Dana White says the only real hard work is working in construction at 115 degrees every day "My oldest son is getting his master's degree in Boston right now. When I lived in Boston, I used to work for EJ Paving company. They pave roads. I actually want my... son to go do some days at this paving company." "I run around, I don't sleep much, and everybody's like, oh, you work so hard, you work so hard. No, no, no. I'll show you what hard work is. Hard work is construction. Hard work is concrete." "I don't know how many days this summer were 115 degrees out. These construction guys are out there working in 115 degree weeks. That's hard work, real work. And then in the winter, people don't realize this in Vegas, but it gets down into the 30s. These guys will be outside working when it's 30 degrees out. Hard physical labor every day. Then you go home, you eat, you go to bed, you get up the next day and you go do it again." "In your life, to figure out what you wanna do, you have to figure out what it is you don't wanna do."show more

The only hard work certainly isn't just construction. There are farmers who are in the heat until the sun goes down...every day, including weekends. No days off.

Keep in mind though, a lot of these bodies are broken by the time these men reach their 40's.

Everyone should have a job at least once in their life that requires physical labor. At 15 I was vacuuming dozens of cars at a car wash in the summertime. Stood on my feet sweeping streets at an amusement park.

Baldy trying to show he's steeped in working class ethos by summon tales of manual labor. He's fond of invoking working-man tropes to show he hails from the same background as many fighters. But he was a $60k+ annum elevator attendant who relied on tax-free tips.

Yeah it’s hard work but most of these guys are lazy as shit and will take a week to do 2 days of work as long as they meet their deadline. Actually had a friend in a union who got yelled at by his boss for working too fast

I wouldn't want to work roofing or paving in 115F, but complaining about "30 degree weather" in the winter is pretty entertaining. Some parts of America are like -40 and dudes are still out there keeping the world running. Try that out!

Yes. That work is harder than sitting at your laptop.

Construction workers are only 7% of the U.S. workforce, yet they account for more than a third of all occupational heat-related deaths . Dana White is right to call it real work

truth! At 18, I worked in HVAC as a "tin-knocker". installed duct in new construction but because I was a "greenhorn" I was sent to the attic to wrap duct in insulation and install. Maryland Summer got those attics to 130+. I learned what I didn't want.

He is correct. 👏 Hard manual labor is the only “hard work” - i’d maybe add caring for sick or dying into that category. Everything else is either complex/difficult to learn or demanding mentally but it’s not “hard work”.

You can do all of that but when your father is a billionaire. You can see it's more of a larp for the son

Yeah that legendary 115 degree Boston heat 🤡

Meanwhile CEOs are bragging they're doing multiple jobs in a climate controlled environment and telling others to get off their ass.

I spent summers in South Louisiana installing air conditioners on mobile homes. Same kind of thing - hard physical labor in the 95-100 degree heat. And as soon as the AC kicked on, we left. Learned real quick to do well in school.

I worked 3 summers in the SoCal desert on a 130 degree asphalt runway in blowing sand hooking up planes all day long. Melted two pair of boots to the ground. You grow character working jobs like that

Well, someone has to do that work to maintain, build and keep all the infrastructure together — so that there can be room for “entertainers and athletes” to keep the construction workers entertained and something to gamble on. The trick is, being the puppet master that pulls the strings vs the puppet, and only so many humans on Earth can actually pull the strings.

He’s got the kind of common sense that’s not so common these days. Hard labor is the greatest, most motivating and humbling education a person can get.

The difference is any bum can be a construction worker but not anyone can be a CEO. Skills matter.

Try Oil and Gas. No Days Off, lierally.

Dana’s right. There’s a difference between being busy and doing backbreaking work every day. A lot of people could benefit from experiencing that difference firsthand.

Working construction in 115° heat is absolutely brutal. It also doesn’t own the copyright on “hard work.” Nurses, teachers, EMTs, caregivers, servers, people working two jobs, people grinding through disabilities…hard is hard. Turning human suffering into some macho competition is fucking stupid. And rich guys romanticizing misery after they’ve successfully escaped it will never stop being hilarious.

Per OSHA and NIOSH, a new worker should start at no more than 20% of the usual hot-day hours on day one, and add no more than 20% each day after. The crews working those 115-degree weeks are already past that new-worker ramp. A couple of days at EJ Paving starts someone on that ramp, so on a hot paving day a new worker should only take part of the shift. OSHA still has no final federal heat standard that requires it.

Construction was the easiest job I’ve ever had. Just turn your brain off and dig. Working in an office job was 100x harder, dealing with people and emotions all day nearly killed me

I don’t doubt you’ve worked hard on your life, but 115° in Boston? The Vegas heat has fried your brain

It is hard work. Many are done by immigrants. Can we fill them with people right here in the US. Many are not willing to do this intense manual labor. Some jobs start at very low wage.

Oh no, 30 degrees! The horror!

Confusing your inability to get money without having to do manual labor with it being the only hard work <<<< his biceps are working perfectly but his brain???? Nah

The working man is the tough guy. The working man is the hero. Men that plunge their hands into the dirt, mud, grease and work jobs no one else wants, should be honored. This country is nothing without them. Our grandparents were giants and we stand on their shoulders

I mean construction job is difficult and hard, but serious office job also demands quite a lot of work, ofc I mean serious not some bullshit jobs like journalists.

Learn from it

Tell me about it mate. Been there done that since 17 .. brick paving too hard slog that shit

It is also hard to work when its 10 degrees out or less in construction. Better work! Or freeze lol

Dana is right. Majority of the white collar jobs are made up and gay AF.

Working hard is the best thing a man can do.

30s in Vegas isn't that cold Try subzero in the midwest