A young worker pushed an elderly colleague into a muddy pit and laughed at him, but he soon deeply regretted it when three expensive foreign cars stopped near the construction site 😱😲
The morning at the construction site of the new residential complex was cold and damp. It had rained during the night, and the ground had turned into sticky mud. Along the road stretched a deep trench filled with murky water. Workers lazily walked between concrete blocks and reinforcement bars.
Among them was a new worker — an elderly man wearing an old jacket and rubber boots. He had appeared at the construction site only a few days earlier. Almost no one spoke to him. The old man silently watched the work, sometimes writing something in a small notebook and carefully examining the foundation.
At one point he approached a young worker who was fastening a metal structure near the trench.
— You’re doing everything wrong, the old man said calmly.
The young man didn’t even immediately realize that he was being addressed.
— What? he replied irritably.
The old man pointed at the fastenings.
— If there is even a small vibration here, this part may not withstand the load. And besides… you’re not following the safety regulations.
The young worker straightened up sharply. A malicious grin appeared on his face.
— And who are you to teach me? he said loudly so the others could hear.
Several workers nearby stopped working and looked toward them with interest.
— I’m just saying how it should be done properly, the old man replied calmly.
The young man burst out laughing.
— Look at him. The old man decided to become the chief engineer.
Someone among the workers snorted. The others also began to laugh.
The young man stepped closer and mockingly looked at the elderly man’s trembling hands.
— Have you seen yourself in the mirror? Your hands are shaking. Can you even hold a shovel?
The workers behind him laughed again.
The old man sighed heavily but did not leave.
— You have no right to speak to me like that, he said quietly.
Those words seemed to pour fuel on the fire.
The young worker’s face suddenly changed. He stepped forward, grabbed the old man by the collar of his dirty jacket and jerked him toward himself.
— Are you going to lecture me?
And before anyone could say anything, the young man suddenly pushed him.
The elderly man lost his balance and rolled down into the muddy pit. His boots slipped on the wet ground, and a second later he was already lying in the cold, murky water.
The old man tried to get up. His face was covered in mud, and a flash of surprise and pain appeared in his eyes.
And the young worker stood above him, laughing loudly.
— That’s your safety for you!
Some workers laughed as well, although a few awkwardly looked away.
The old man slowly sat in the mud, breathing heavily. He looked up at the young man. There was neither anger nor shouting in his gaze.
But the young worker soon deeply regretted his action when three expensive black foreign cars stopped near the construction site 😨😱 The continuation of the story can be found in the first comment 👇👇
And at that very moment the sound of brakes was heard near the construction site. Everyone turned around.
Three expensive black foreign cars drove up to the gate of the construction site one after another. The cars stopped right at the entrance. Two men in strict suits stepped out of the first car. They quickly looked around and headed straight toward the trench.
The young worker frowned.
— What the… he began.
But he didn’t manage to finish.
One of the men stopped at the edge of the pit and looked down in surprise.
— Boss… are you okay?
The workers exchanged glances.
The man in the suit bent down and helped the old man out of the mud.
— Sorry we’re late, he said quietly.
The elderly man wiped his face with his sleeve, looked at the young workers and calmly said:
— It’s nothing. I just saw everything I wanted to see.
The young worker’s face suddenly turned pale.
— Wait… he muttered.
But it was already too late. The man in the suit turned to the workers.
— Let me introduce you. This is the owner of the company and of this entire residential complex.
A heavy silence fell over the construction site.
The owner slowly looked at each of them.
— Over the past months I have received dozens of complaints. They said that the workers were lazy, violated safety regulations, and made dangerous mistakes. That’s why I decided to come here as an ordinary worker.
Then he looked at the young man.
— And it seems I did not come here in vain.
The young worker turned even paler.
He turned to the man in the suit.
— Prepare the documents. These people no longer work here.
A few minutes later, no one was laughing at the construction site anymore.
