ᐅ Catering for Construction Crews on Projects with a General Contractor
Created on: 27 Apr 2020 08:35
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kati1337
Hello everyone!
I heard that the masons are starting work today. We plan to bring the construction workers some drinks.
I was thinking of bringing 1-2 cases of mineral water and a few soft drinks like cola.
Do you think that would be appropriate?
Unfortunately, we can’t provide full catering like some do, neither financially nor time-wise (we don’t live right next door).
But I guess that’s not absolutely necessary, right? After all, we are not building with friends who work for free, but with a general contractor.
Still, we don’t want to have a “dry site.” Occasionally, I thought about bringing some sandwiches or cake as well, but maybe not every day.
Do you think this would be okay?
And would you also offer beer, or only non-alcoholic drinks?
Best regards,
Kati
I heard that the masons are starting work today. We plan to bring the construction workers some drinks.
I was thinking of bringing 1-2 cases of mineral water and a few soft drinks like cola.
Do you think that would be appropriate?
Unfortunately, we can’t provide full catering like some do, neither financially nor time-wise (we don’t live right next door).
But I guess that’s not absolutely necessary, right? After all, we are not building with friends who work for free, but with a general contractor.
Still, we don’t want to have a “dry site.” Occasionally, I thought about bringing some sandwiches or cake as well, but maybe not every day.
Do you think this would be okay?
And would you also offer beer, or only non-alcoholic drinks?
Best regards,
Kati
It’s definitely not a must. We occasionally brought some supplies and left the boxes until they were empty. Interestingly, beer was the least popular; even the after-work beer was often skipped. Medium sparkling water was the big hit.
When we visited, sometimes we brought a thermos with coffee and a few bread rolls.
Once electricity was set up on the construction site, we left an old coffee machine with accessories there, and the workers brewed coffee themselves as needed.
It certainly didn’t hurt, and the “collaboration” with them always worked well. There were times when a task was postponed a bit to discuss with us whether we really wanted it that way or maybe differently. “If we do it like this, you lose space; we could do it like that, and it would be better!”
But whether it was because of the refreshments? No idea.
When we visited, sometimes we brought a thermos with coffee and a few bread rolls.
Once electricity was set up on the construction site, we left an old coffee machine with accessories there, and the workers brewed coffee themselves as needed.
It certainly didn’t hurt, and the “collaboration” with them always worked well. There were times when a task was postponed a bit to discuss with us whether we really wanted it that way or maybe differently. “If we do it like this, you lose space; we could do it like that, and it would be better!”
But whether it was because of the refreshments? No idea.
Thank you all! Great ideas included. Especially the coffee machine that can be powered with the construction electricity by yourself is a clever solution.
And also small chocolate snacks like Hanuta and such, those can be easily bought in advance and brought by occasionally.
And also small chocolate snacks like Hanuta and such, those can be easily bought in advance and brought by occasionally.
PyneBite schrieb:
That might be misunderstood in certain circles Hello PyneBiteI don’t understand that. It’s probably a regional term for something like? Well, what is the original term? Pastry, cinnamon rolls.
In what circles could this be misunderstood and how? I’m really curious.
Steven
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