Re: Should a manager manage?
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First off, my credentials -- I literally grew up on construction sites. My grandfather, father and uncle were all iron workers back in the 70's in vegas. My grandfather started his own steel company in the early 80's. It eventually morphed into a post tensioning company which my father and uncle run presently.
Through my father I know the owners of several concrete businesses. I am as familiar with the work culture of construction companies as anyone I know who is my age.
IMO, if you can't -- for whatever reason -- straight up tell your employees that they are working these extra shifts then you are in the wrong line of work. Construction is a deadline-dependent business. Many times these deadlines require people to work long hours and at odd times.
That said, if you won't make it mandatory that your employees work these long and odd extra hours (at the risk of getting their asses fired) then you better learn to enjoy all that extra time you are going to spending in the office.
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<------------Ironworker in Portland, Or who HATES PT decks. LOL
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