Having worked as a utility contractor and in construction, I can say that without a doubt it is the most toxic professional culture one can find in a ‘reputable’ industry. I know that’s a big asterisk. But it’s filled with narcissists, sociopaths, drunks, drug addicts, criminals, and crooks…. And that’s just the C suite. As you flow down the org chart you find all the same things but it’s harder to find someone embodying all those at the same time like you do at the top.
However, I’ve also met some of the most honest, hard working people in my life in this industry as well.
Even with all the measures that are supposed to keep it honest, there is so much financial fuckery that is played it’s no wonder you find so many super flawed humans ‘succeeding’ at it…..But it is also some of the most honest and rewarding work one can do in that it has a real tangible benefit to the world, people, and communities. Unlike say finance, consulting, pharmacy benefit managers, etc.
It occupies all states at once in an occupational superposition.