ABSTRACT
Jack Russell referred to the 'love affair between the 'partners' at the top of the industry', and he said that back on the site little has changed. Boy oh boy, would he be sad to know that nothing much has changed. Except perhaps the amount of BS that some of the lovebirds spout! Indeed, for the subbie's site engineers and supervisors, it has become much more difficult. If they dare to stand up for their firm, they are accused by the Contractor of being 'contractual', 'confrontational' or 'negative'. All too often, their own bosses fail to stand up for them, and they are 'hung out to dry'.
