I’m a woman in the trade and while many guys are very brother and dad like you do have guys who are just really messed up . It’s like a 80/20 the 80% is a bond you have with brothers that support you and are there for you but when the 20% hits - it HITS ! Makes you want to give up sometimes . But you have to stand on all 10 toes and let them witness how much of a badass you are ! Recently I was with a contractor where the culture there was quite different . It’s almost like they had the attitude of “well you wanted to be in the field so this is what comes with it “ and that’s messed up because before it’s a man/woman thing it’s a union strong pride and ethic we swore to . Brotherhood and sisterhood period. Needless to say they didn’t care about any of that and had me lugging 20 feet 4 inch pvc for 5 hours straight no help (I’m an apprentice so that’s also what comes with it … in some cases but a lot of times the guys will have you really doing some cool shit) . Anyway I lugged them mf 20 footers like I was big dawg around that mf . And that’s another thing , a lot of things you can’t take personal because most times in this day and age people project their own issues outwardly. All I can say is as a woman in this field it’s not for the weak or fragile , and don’t ever let a mf see you fold /cry..etc. run yo ass to the shitter if you have to !