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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,003 --> 00:00:04,171 Male announcer: This week on the season finale of Undercover Boss, 2 00:00:04,173 --> 00:00:06,707 the CEO of Mastec, one of the country's 3 00:00:06,709 --> 00:00:08,642 largest builders of telecommunication and 4 00:00:08,644 --> 00:00:11,511 energy systems, poses as a recently laid-off 5 00:00:11,513 --> 00:00:13,347 high school coach getting a second chance 6 00:00:13,349 --> 00:00:14,915 at starting a new career. 7 00:00:14,917 --> 00:00:16,283 How are you? My name is Manny. 8 00:00:16,285 --> 00:00:18,051 Wendy Maxwell, nice to meet you. 9 00:00:18,053 --> 00:00:21,188 Nice to meet you. 10 00:00:21,190 --> 00:00:23,924 Announcer: By going out in the field... 11 00:00:23,926 --> 00:00:25,525 - Pull your pile. - I'm pulling, I'm pulling. 12 00:00:25,527 --> 00:00:26,660 Announcer: ...this soft-spoken boss 13 00:00:26,662 --> 00:00:27,995 will find out if he's tough enough 14 00:00:27,997 --> 00:00:29,830 to work on the front lines. 15 00:00:29,832 --> 00:00:32,032 How you doing in there? You doing all right? 16 00:00:32,034 --> 00:00:33,233 Okay. 17 00:00:33,235 --> 00:00:34,534 Little faster, rookie. 18 00:00:34,536 --> 00:00:36,503 He's sensitive, man. Like a doctor. 19 00:00:36,505 --> 00:00:37,504 Yeah. 20 00:00:37,506 --> 00:00:38,972 Remind me of my dentist, dude. 21 00:00:38,974 --> 00:00:41,875 You got to be tough. 22 00:00:41,877 --> 00:00:43,910 One part of me just wants to cut him a little slack, 23 00:00:43,912 --> 00:00:46,079 the other part is like, "look at this guy." 24 00:00:46,081 --> 00:00:47,347 Announcer: And along the way 25 00:00:47,349 --> 00:00:49,316 he'll face real danger. 26 00:00:49,318 --> 00:00:51,985 Now this will provide this transformer with power. 27 00:00:51,987 --> 00:00:55,956 Right now? 28 00:00:55,958 --> 00:00:57,791 [Yells] 29 00:00:57,793 --> 00:01:00,160 Announcer: Coming up next on the season finale of Undercover Boss. 30 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:03,685 Undercover Boss 3x13 - Mastec Original air date May 11, 2012 31 00:01:03,710 --> 00:01:07,210 Sync and corrected by atrn97g www.addic7ed.com 32 00:01:07,301 --> 00:01:09,168 Announcer: Headquartered in Miami, Florida, 33 00:01:09,170 --> 00:01:11,204 Mastec is one of the largest builders 34 00:01:11,206 --> 00:01:14,908 of telecommunication and energy systems in North America. 35 00:01:14,910 --> 00:01:17,176 With more than 9,000 employees, 36 00:01:17,178 --> 00:01:18,144 Mastec builds everything 37 00:01:18,146 --> 00:01:20,079 from power lines to gas lines 38 00:01:20,081 --> 00:01:23,816 to sources of renewable energy. 39 00:01:23,818 --> 00:01:26,953 At the head of this $2.8 billion corporation 40 00:01:26,955 --> 00:01:28,354 is one man. 41 00:01:28,356 --> 00:01:32,692 I'm Jose Mas, and I'm the CEO of Mastec. 42 00:01:32,694 --> 00:01:36,195 Mastec's an infrastructure construction company. 43 00:01:36,197 --> 00:01:37,730 The easiest way to understand Mastec 44 00:01:37,732 --> 00:01:39,532 is when you're at home and you turn on a light switch. 45 00:01:39,534 --> 00:01:41,768 We're the ones behind building that power grid 46 00:01:41,770 --> 00:01:44,003 that allows that light to turn on. 47 00:01:44,005 --> 00:01:45,471 When you pick up your telephone and you have a dial tone, 48 00:01:45,473 --> 00:01:46,773 we're the ones that build the system 49 00:01:46,775 --> 00:01:48,541 to allow that communication to happen. 50 00:01:48,543 --> 00:01:51,811 That's what Mastec does. 51 00:01:51,813 --> 00:01:54,814 Mastec was founded by my father, Jorge Mas Canosa. 52 00:01:54,816 --> 00:01:57,350 He actually immigrated from Cuba in 1959. 53 00:01:57,352 --> 00:01:59,252 He came to the United States, not speaking the language 54 00:01:59,254 --> 00:02:02,288 with no money in his pocket. 55 00:02:02,290 --> 00:02:03,423 You know, he worked a bunch of odd-end jobs. 56 00:02:03,425 --> 00:02:04,624 He worked as a shoe salesman, 57 00:02:04,626 --> 00:02:07,226 you know, some of the hotels, cleaning dishes. 58 00:02:07,228 --> 00:02:08,962 And eventually, he had some friends 59 00:02:08,964 --> 00:02:10,430 that had opened up a business 60 00:02:10,432 --> 00:02:12,365 doing underground construction that was failing, 61 00:02:12,367 --> 00:02:14,100 where they offered him an interest in the business 62 00:02:14,102 --> 00:02:15,401 if he could turn it around. 63 00:02:15,403 --> 00:02:16,703 He did it. 64 00:02:16,705 --> 00:02:17,770 Had no idea what he was doing, 65 00:02:17,772 --> 00:02:19,072 but he figured it out, 66 00:02:19,074 --> 00:02:20,573 eventually bought his partners out, 67 00:02:20,575 --> 00:02:22,008 and really grew the company 68 00:02:22,010 --> 00:02:24,877 during the '60s, '70s, and '80s. 69 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:26,512 I grew up watching my father 70 00:02:26,514 --> 00:02:27,714 fight for his people. 71 00:02:27,716 --> 00:02:29,115 He took a keen interest 72 00:02:29,117 --> 00:02:30,750 in the Cuban-American struggle. 73 00:02:30,752 --> 00:02:32,285 He actually served as the chairman 74 00:02:32,287 --> 00:02:35,655 of the Radio Advisory Committee to Cuba 75 00:02:35,657 --> 00:02:37,657 for president Reagan, president Bush, 76 00:02:37,659 --> 00:02:38,725 president Clinton, 77 00:02:38,727 --> 00:02:43,763 and it made him a huge presence in Miami. 78 00:02:43,765 --> 00:02:45,632 My dad was an incredible man 79 00:02:45,634 --> 00:02:47,667 that I would love to be like. 80 00:02:47,669 --> 00:02:50,269 My dad was a larger-than-life figure. 81 00:02:50,271 --> 00:02:51,471 He loved being around people. 82 00:02:51,473 --> 00:02:52,939 And I actually love being around people as well. 83 00:02:52,941 --> 00:02:54,607 I love hearing stories. 84 00:02:54,609 --> 00:02:56,109 He passed away at his house 85 00:02:56,111 --> 00:02:59,145 in 1997 at the age of 58. 86 00:03:02,216 --> 00:03:05,985 And that moment showed me the impact that he had 87 00:03:05,987 --> 00:03:08,154 in his life. 88 00:03:11,258 --> 00:03:14,927 And then it just ballooned up to his funeral, 89 00:03:14,929 --> 00:03:17,664 his burial, you know. 90 00:03:17,666 --> 00:03:19,198 Couple hundred thousand people. 91 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,166 Unbelievable. 92 00:03:20,168 --> 00:03:22,068 There were the average citizen 93 00:03:22,070 --> 00:03:23,569 that came to pay their respects 94 00:03:23,571 --> 00:03:27,940 for somebody that fought so hard to help his people. 95 00:03:27,942 --> 00:03:31,010 I mean, he was an unbelievable spirit, 96 00:03:31,012 --> 00:03:33,046 a very giving man. 97 00:03:33,048 --> 00:03:36,282 He fought for them until the day he died. 98 00:03:40,821 --> 00:03:43,456 I became CEO of the company in 2007, 99 00:03:43,458 --> 00:03:45,858 and at the time, financially, we weren't doing great. 100 00:03:45,860 --> 00:03:47,393 - Good morning. - Good morning. 101 00:03:47,395 --> 00:03:48,528 I made a lot of changes, 102 00:03:48,530 --> 00:03:50,363 really diversified our business, 103 00:03:50,365 --> 00:03:52,432 and the success that Mastec's had over the last four years 104 00:03:52,434 --> 00:03:55,168 has been unbelievable. 105 00:03:55,170 --> 00:03:57,203 Since 2007, we've tripled revenues 106 00:03:57,205 --> 00:03:59,005 and quadrupled earnings. 107 00:03:59,007 --> 00:04:01,441 And I got the Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year award 108 00:04:01,443 --> 00:04:02,675 for the success that we've had 109 00:04:02,677 --> 00:04:04,110 here in the last couple years. 110 00:04:04,112 --> 00:04:05,411 You know, as the CEO of Mastec, 111 00:04:05,413 --> 00:04:06,446 the buck stops here. 112 00:04:06,448 --> 00:04:07,547 Every decision that gets made, 113 00:04:07,549 --> 00:04:09,248 ultimately, I'm responsible for. 114 00:04:09,250 --> 00:04:10,483 We've got big goals, 115 00:04:10,485 --> 00:04:12,118 we want to become a lot bigger than what we are. 116 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:16,956 And I'm not satisfied until we get there. 117 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:24,063 You know, as CEO of a large, publicly traded company, 118 00:04:24,065 --> 00:04:25,298 I get paid very well. 119 00:04:25,300 --> 00:04:26,466 I have a nice home, 120 00:04:26,468 --> 00:04:29,869 I'm able to provide a lot for my family. 121 00:04:29,871 --> 00:04:31,370 Hey, kids. 122 00:04:31,372 --> 00:04:32,772 I have two beautiful children. 123 00:04:32,774 --> 00:04:34,440 I have a great wife. 124 00:04:34,442 --> 00:04:35,808 Jose's an amazing father. 125 00:04:35,810 --> 00:04:38,711 He's a great role model to our kids. 126 00:04:41,749 --> 00:04:43,416 There was nobody he admired more in the world 127 00:04:43,418 --> 00:04:44,784 than his dad. 128 00:04:44,786 --> 00:04:46,552 And I think part of the reason he's so successful 129 00:04:46,554 --> 00:04:48,521 is he had a role model like his dad. 130 00:04:48,523 --> 00:04:49,922 Make the pass and cut. 131 00:04:49,924 --> 00:04:52,191 One of the activities that I most enjoy with my kids 132 00:04:52,193 --> 00:04:53,259 is I coach them in basketball. 133 00:04:53,261 --> 00:04:55,561 You get here and you pop your shot. 134 00:04:55,563 --> 00:04:57,797 It's a big part of our family nucleus. 135 00:04:57,799 --> 00:04:59,966 Come on. 136 00:05:03,103 --> 00:05:04,570 Over the course of the last four years, 137 00:05:04,572 --> 00:05:05,772 we've grown a lot. 138 00:05:05,774 --> 00:05:07,340 But as we become so large, 139 00:05:07,342 --> 00:05:09,509 there's many jobs that I still don't know. 140 00:05:09,511 --> 00:05:10,576 My father was hands-on. 141 00:05:10,578 --> 00:05:11,611 He dug the first ditch. 142 00:05:11,613 --> 00:05:13,079 And for me it's very important 143 00:05:13,081 --> 00:05:14,981 to participate in these jobs, 144 00:05:14,983 --> 00:05:16,482 getting to understand the challenges 145 00:05:16,484 --> 00:05:18,084 and opportunities that we have. 146 00:05:18,086 --> 00:05:20,520 Bye, baby. I'll miss you. 147 00:05:22,623 --> 00:05:24,257 Is the tingling and stinging normal? 148 00:05:24,259 --> 00:05:25,558 Yeah, it's normal. 149 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,493 While undercover, I'll be posing as Manny Medina, 150 00:05:27,495 --> 00:05:29,428 a gym teacher from Eagle, Colorado, 151 00:05:29,430 --> 00:05:30,863 who's been recently laid off. 152 00:05:30,865 --> 00:05:32,031 Oh, my God. 153 00:05:32,033 --> 00:05:33,533 My employees will be told I'm a contestant 154 00:05:33,535 --> 00:05:35,501 on a reality show called "Second Chances," 155 00:05:35,503 --> 00:05:36,769 where someone who's been recently laid off 156 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:38,104 tries to get a second chance 157 00:05:38,106 --> 00:05:40,640 by working in a new career. 158 00:05:52,252 --> 00:05:53,619 I'm here today in the Fort Myers area. 159 00:05:53,621 --> 00:05:54,954 And today I'm going undercover 160 00:05:54,956 --> 00:05:57,056 as a high-voltage electrician. 161 00:05:58,292 --> 00:05:59,258 My father was very passionate 162 00:05:59,260 --> 00:06:01,260 about bringing power to homes, 163 00:06:01,262 --> 00:06:02,995 and making that efficient and effective. 164 00:06:02,997 --> 00:06:04,597 Even though the business has changed a lot, 165 00:06:04,599 --> 00:06:06,599 you always have to stay close to your roots. 166 00:06:06,601 --> 00:06:09,836 And working around energized cable is extremely dangerous. 167 00:06:09,838 --> 00:06:11,037 So I'm looking to make sure 168 00:06:11,039 --> 00:06:12,171 that our employees are working safely. 169 00:06:12,173 --> 00:06:13,739 They need to be doing a job of quality 170 00:06:13,741 --> 00:06:17,243 and they need to do it, you know, as quickly as they can. 171 00:06:17,245 --> 00:06:18,711 - Hey, how you doing? - How you doing, sir? 172 00:06:18,713 --> 00:06:20,479 How you doing, man? I'm Manny, looking for Alex. 173 00:06:20,481 --> 00:06:21,681 Yes, sir. Nice to meet you. 174 00:06:21,683 --> 00:06:22,849 You're Alex. How are you? 175 00:06:22,851 --> 00:06:24,016 - This is my brother, Kelvin. - How you doing? 176 00:06:24,018 --> 00:06:26,786 Hey, Kelvin. How are you, man? 177 00:06:26,788 --> 00:06:28,387 Always work together. 178 00:06:28,389 --> 00:06:30,189 Let's see if you have what it takes to do this. 179 00:06:30,191 --> 00:06:31,691 My brother been doing this for ten years. 180 00:06:31,693 --> 00:06:34,827 He was my teacher, and I since passed the teacher. 181 00:06:34,829 --> 00:06:37,496 "Pass the teacher," ha! Yeah, good luck with that one. 182 00:06:37,498 --> 00:06:38,898 Well, what are we doing here today? 183 00:06:38,900 --> 00:06:40,967 There's power running underground, 184 00:06:40,969 --> 00:06:42,735 so what we're doing now is going to provide power 185 00:06:42,737 --> 00:06:45,638 to all these houses... 186 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:46,873 We're going to use that crane 187 00:06:46,875 --> 00:06:49,175 to lift it and set it on the pad. 188 00:06:49,177 --> 00:06:52,712 Once we set it, we go to the step of all the connections. 189 00:06:52,714 --> 00:06:54,146 As a safety issue, 190 00:06:54,148 --> 00:06:55,548 we always treat everything as live. 191 00:06:55,550 --> 00:06:57,216 But if that's live, that'll kill you, right? 192 00:06:57,218 --> 00:06:58,851 Exactly. Yeah. 193 00:06:58,853 --> 00:07:00,486 If you cut the cable wrong 194 00:07:00,488 --> 00:07:01,988 and somebody might go without knowing what they're doing 195 00:07:01,990 --> 00:07:04,490 and connect it, this will blow up. 196 00:07:05,459 --> 00:07:06,826 Man, you're scaring me, man. 197 00:07:06,828 --> 00:07:08,261 - Can't be afraid of it. - All right. 198 00:07:08,263 --> 00:07:09,662 You got to respect it. 199 00:07:09,664 --> 00:07:13,065 Manny reminds me of, like, an older version of a less cooler... 200 00:07:13,067 --> 00:07:14,967 - Eminem? - Eminem. Yeah. 201 00:07:14,969 --> 00:07:16,402 This is pretty simple. 202 00:07:16,404 --> 00:07:19,605 This handle tells you exactly what this arm's going to do. 203 00:07:19,607 --> 00:07:20,840 This here is winch down. 204 00:07:20,842 --> 00:07:21,974 Which is winch over there. 205 00:07:21,976 --> 00:07:23,476 Which is the winch over there. 206 00:07:23,478 --> 00:07:24,944 - This extends the boom. - This extends the boom. 207 00:07:24,946 --> 00:07:26,412 - Retracts the boom. - Simple, right? 208 00:07:26,414 --> 00:07:27,480 - So far. - All right. 209 00:07:27,482 --> 00:07:28,614 Are you leaving me? 210 00:07:28,616 --> 00:07:29,916 I'll tell you what to do down there. 211 00:07:29,918 --> 00:07:30,983 All right, all right. 212 00:07:30,985 --> 00:07:33,052 [Laughs] 213 00:07:33,054 --> 00:07:34,120 All right. 214 00:07:34,122 --> 00:07:35,488 Make sure we don't drop this, man, 215 00:07:35,490 --> 00:07:36,489 or we're going to have to work 216 00:07:36,491 --> 00:07:38,591 for the rest of our life for free, okay? 217 00:07:38,593 --> 00:07:39,625 All right. 218 00:07:39,627 --> 00:07:42,295 Now winch up. 219 00:07:49,002 --> 00:07:50,002 A winch, right? 220 00:07:50,004 --> 00:07:52,204 Yeah, winch up. 221 00:07:52,206 --> 00:07:54,874 [Laughs] 222 00:07:54,876 --> 00:07:57,410 All right, Manny. Bring it to me. 223 00:08:01,548 --> 00:08:03,049 God, Manny is just slow. 224 00:08:03,051 --> 00:08:04,483 Slower than a turtle, man. 225 00:08:04,485 --> 00:08:05,918 It's normal that it turns like that? 226 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:06,886 Yeah, it's fine. 227 00:08:06,888 --> 00:08:08,220 Manny was too gentle. 228 00:08:08,222 --> 00:08:09,956 You have to be fast and productive and safe 229 00:08:09,958 --> 00:08:10,957 all at once, you know? 230 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:13,626 You can't be timid or scared. 231 00:08:13,628 --> 00:08:15,494 Little faster, rookie. 232 00:08:15,496 --> 00:08:17,530 - Got to do it quick, man. - You got to do it... yeah. 233 00:08:17,532 --> 00:08:20,533 Come on. Bring it right here. 234 00:08:20,535 --> 00:08:23,202 - There you go. - He's doing it. 235 00:08:23,204 --> 00:08:24,470 You're almost there. 236 00:08:24,472 --> 00:08:26,072 I've never operated a boom truck before. 237 00:08:26,074 --> 00:08:27,206 So it was actually pretty cool 238 00:08:27,208 --> 00:08:28,674 that I was able to pick up the transformer 239 00:08:28,676 --> 00:08:30,076 and put it where it needed to go. 240 00:08:30,078 --> 00:08:34,447 Three hours later, transformer is set. 241 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:43,856 Okay. 242 00:08:43,858 --> 00:08:46,325 So, you grab one of the brown wire and you pull. 243 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:50,863 A lot of people just make a mess. 244 00:08:50,865 --> 00:08:53,632 But me, I like to actually make my job look good. 245 00:08:53,634 --> 00:08:56,702 From here, pull the knob, set it to strip. 246 00:08:56,704 --> 00:08:59,405 Do that circle. 247 00:08:59,407 --> 00:09:00,639 See how it goes in? 248 00:09:00,641 --> 00:09:02,108 You made that look easy. 249 00:09:02,110 --> 00:09:03,309 A lot of years, brother. 250 00:09:03,311 --> 00:09:06,312 Now this will provide this transformer with power. 251 00:09:06,314 --> 00:09:11,250 Right now? 252 00:09:11,252 --> 00:09:13,452 [Yells] 253 00:09:13,454 --> 00:09:14,687 Just kidding, man. 254 00:09:14,689 --> 00:09:16,322 [Laughter] 255 00:09:16,324 --> 00:09:17,656 How was it? You got scared? 256 00:09:17,658 --> 00:09:19,358 You scared the #$&* out of me, man. 257 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,427 I was about to jump. 258 00:09:21,429 --> 00:09:22,695 Felt like I was in a fraternity 259 00:09:22,697 --> 00:09:24,363 in college again getting hazed. 260 00:09:24,365 --> 00:09:25,965 They got me. They got me good on that one. 261 00:09:25,967 --> 00:09:28,134 I'm going to have to figure out a way to get them back. 262 00:09:28,136 --> 00:09:29,602 Think you could do it? 263 00:09:29,604 --> 00:09:31,337 I don't know. We'll see. 264 00:09:31,339 --> 00:09:32,471 Don't be nervous, man. 265 00:09:32,473 --> 00:09:34,273 That's like what, $10,000, $20,000 dollars? 266 00:09:34,275 --> 00:09:35,808 Psh, what the heck is that? 267 00:09:35,810 --> 00:09:37,977 It's just a little bit of pressure. 268 00:09:41,882 --> 00:09:46,152 Got to keep in mind, got to work fast. 269 00:09:46,154 --> 00:09:47,386 [Sighs] 270 00:09:51,358 --> 00:09:53,426 H's sensitive, man. He's like a doctor. 271 00:09:53,428 --> 00:09:55,127 - Yeah. - Remind me of my dentist, dude. 272 00:09:55,129 --> 00:09:57,096 "Am I touching you too hard?" 273 00:09:57,098 --> 00:09:58,664 No, you got to be tough. 274 00:09:58,666 --> 00:09:59,932 You know my girlfriend built an elbow? 275 00:09:59,934 --> 00:10:01,400 You girlfriend did it? 276 00:10:01,402 --> 00:10:02,768 - First try she did an elbow. - Five minutes. 277 00:10:02,770 --> 00:10:05,805 [Laughing] 278 00:10:05,807 --> 00:10:07,773 What do you think about this so far? 279 00:10:07,775 --> 00:10:10,042 You know, so far, other than you guys teasing me, 280 00:10:10,044 --> 00:10:12,011 it ain't too bad. 281 00:10:12,013 --> 00:10:13,746 What do you guys aspire to do in the company? 282 00:10:13,748 --> 00:10:15,748 What's the next step for you guys? 283 00:10:18,752 --> 00:10:20,686 How long does it take to be a lineman? 284 00:10:20,688 --> 00:10:22,421 Depends who trains you. 285 00:10:22,423 --> 00:10:24,557 The company doesn't provide it here. 286 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:25,991 You want to get into this line of work? 287 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:27,426 You've got to spend money. 288 00:10:27,428 --> 00:10:28,360 Companies don't pay for it? 289 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:29,929 - Actual, no. - No? 290 00:10:29,931 --> 00:10:32,898 Also, you got to buy all your tools, your bag, 291 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,733 anything that would make your job easier. 292 00:10:34,735 --> 00:10:37,069 It's not good. 293 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:38,637 There's no question that we've got training schools 294 00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:40,406 across a lot of different areas. 295 00:10:40,408 --> 00:10:43,375 Why everybody wouldn't know about that bothers me. 296 00:10:43,377 --> 00:10:44,543 The other way around. 297 00:10:44,545 --> 00:10:46,479 And having to provide some of their own tools, 298 00:10:46,481 --> 00:10:47,413 we got to fix that. 299 00:10:47,415 --> 00:10:48,881 You know, I got to fix that. 300 00:10:48,883 --> 00:10:50,683 Now he's going to go ahead and inspect your elbow. 301 00:10:50,685 --> 00:10:52,618 Okay. 302 00:10:52,620 --> 00:10:54,520 Man, it's freaking ugly, but... 303 00:10:54,522 --> 00:10:56,122 Freaking ugly? You're just picky, man. 304 00:10:56,124 --> 00:10:57,323 I'm picky, man. 305 00:10:57,325 --> 00:10:59,325 [Laughter] 306 00:10:59,327 --> 00:11:01,627 So how long have you been doing this job? 307 00:11:01,629 --> 00:11:03,295 I started when I was 18. 308 00:11:03,297 --> 00:11:04,396 And, um, we're two brothers, 309 00:11:04,398 --> 00:11:05,531 and we're lucky to work together, 310 00:11:05,533 --> 00:11:08,534 and coming from the Dominican Republic, 311 00:11:08,536 --> 00:11:09,835 a hard life, I don't know if... you know, 312 00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:10,836 third-world country. 313 00:11:10,838 --> 00:11:12,505 - It's poor, man. - It is. 314 00:11:12,507 --> 00:11:15,274 Talking about walking around with no shoes, you know. 315 00:11:15,276 --> 00:11:17,176 We came here when we were, like, ten years old. 316 00:11:17,178 --> 00:11:19,078 - Ten years old. - He was ten. We were young. 317 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,313 And I didn't know no English, bro. 318 00:11:21,315 --> 00:11:23,048 My mother had to take a boat. 319 00:11:23,050 --> 00:11:25,751 You know, the whole freaking story how we make it here. 320 00:11:25,753 --> 00:11:27,786 You know, Alex and Kelvin coming from 321 00:11:27,788 --> 00:11:29,588 the Dominican Republic 322 00:11:29,590 --> 00:11:31,924 to start a new life is amazing. 323 00:11:31,926 --> 00:11:33,826 Obviously, you know, my family's been through 324 00:11:33,828 --> 00:11:35,227 something very similar where 325 00:11:35,229 --> 00:11:36,395 my parents had to leave their country. 326 00:11:36,397 --> 00:11:37,963 Getting in this line of work 327 00:11:37,965 --> 00:11:39,732 is what helped us move up, 328 00:11:39,734 --> 00:11:42,468 or else we don't know what we'd be doing. 329 00:11:42,470 --> 00:11:44,870 To know that Mastec's afforded that opportunity 330 00:11:44,872 --> 00:11:46,872 to two immigrants coming to this country 331 00:11:46,874 --> 00:11:49,441 and starting from scratch, much like my father did, 332 00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:51,877 I think he would be extremely proud of what we're doing. 333 00:11:51,879 --> 00:11:54,580 Before you, uh, get back to work, 334 00:11:54,582 --> 00:11:56,115 there's a little something you're going to have to do. 335 00:11:56,117 --> 00:11:59,251 All right. 336 00:11:59,253 --> 00:12:00,452 Oh, man. 337 00:12:00,454 --> 00:12:01,554 - There you go, buddy. - Go ahead. 338 00:12:01,556 --> 00:12:02,888 You got to teach me. 339 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:05,591 - No, no right in the moment. - No? I just got to do it? 340 00:12:05,593 --> 00:12:06,892 There you go. There you go. 341 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:08,260 It's your turn, bro. 342 00:12:11,865 --> 00:12:13,265 I think they make a great team, 343 00:12:13,267 --> 00:12:14,300 and they've got an opportunity 344 00:12:14,302 --> 00:12:15,568 to really advance in this company 345 00:12:15,570 --> 00:12:17,369 so we got to figure out how to make that happen. 346 00:12:17,371 --> 00:12:19,405 - That a little... - A little hip-hip 347 00:12:19,407 --> 00:12:21,273 - There you go. - Freaking hilarious. 348 00:12:21,275 --> 00:12:23,075 I don't know about that. I don't know about that. 349 00:12:23,077 --> 00:12:25,177 You guys, you know. 350 00:12:27,180 --> 00:12:28,347 Announcer: Coming up... 351 00:12:28,349 --> 00:12:29,515 A lot of people don't like it. 352 00:12:29,517 --> 00:12:30,683 Announcer: ...the boss learns 353 00:12:30,685 --> 00:12:31,951 something unsettling. 354 00:12:31,953 --> 00:12:33,686 Went in a restaurant and pretty much was told 355 00:12:33,688 --> 00:12:36,188 if we worked on the wind farm, they didn't want our dollars. 356 00:12:36,190 --> 00:12:37,289 Wow. 357 00:12:37,291 --> 00:12:38,524 Announcer: And later... 358 00:12:38,526 --> 00:12:39,425 Come on down. 359 00:12:39,427 --> 00:12:40,559 Announcer: ...Jose discovers 360 00:12:40,561 --> 00:12:41,827 he doesn't stack up. 361 00:12:41,829 --> 00:12:43,462 I don't think you're ready for this yet. 362 00:12:43,464 --> 00:12:44,630 All right. 363 00:12:53,094 --> 00:12:55,862 I'm in American Falls, Idaho on a wind farm, 364 00:12:55,864 --> 00:12:59,799 and today I'm going to be a heavy equipment operator. 365 00:12:59,801 --> 00:13:01,334 When this wind farm's complete, 366 00:13:01,336 --> 00:13:03,470 it's going to power 37,000 homes. 367 00:13:03,472 --> 00:13:05,405 The renewable energy business is very important for me. 368 00:13:05,407 --> 00:13:08,375 In 2008 it was the first major acquisition 369 00:13:08,377 --> 00:13:09,776 that I made as CEO. 370 00:13:09,778 --> 00:13:11,411 We think it's going to be a big growth engine 371 00:13:11,413 --> 00:13:12,746 for the company for a long time. 372 00:13:12,748 --> 00:13:14,414 Today I'm going to be looking for the impact 373 00:13:14,416 --> 00:13:16,316 that we're having on the landowner's land 374 00:13:16,318 --> 00:13:18,652 and anything we can do to make the business better. 375 00:13:18,654 --> 00:13:20,353 Are you my new trainee today? 376 00:13:20,355 --> 00:13:21,955 I am, how are you? My name is Manny. 377 00:13:21,957 --> 00:13:23,089 Wendy Maxwell, nice to meet you. 378 00:13:23,091 --> 00:13:24,224 Nice to meet you. 379 00:13:24,226 --> 00:13:25,525 This is pretty cool. 380 00:13:25,527 --> 00:13:27,527 Well, what we do is pretty cool. 381 00:13:27,529 --> 00:13:29,162 I don't like the idea 382 00:13:29,164 --> 00:13:31,898 of giving money to foreign countries to buy oil. 383 00:13:31,900 --> 00:13:36,369 There's enough in our United States to help us. 384 00:13:36,371 --> 00:13:38,038 Sounds like you're working for a mission. 385 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,740 It's what I do. I'm part of the civil crew. 386 00:13:40,742 --> 00:13:43,777 And we're the first ones on the job and the last ones off. 387 00:13:43,779 --> 00:13:45,812 We come in, we build all the roads, 388 00:13:45,814 --> 00:13:47,981 we dig all the holes from the turbines, 389 00:13:47,983 --> 00:13:50,450 and, after they erect these wonderful things, 390 00:13:50,452 --> 00:13:52,719 we reclaim and dress up all the land. 391 00:13:52,721 --> 00:13:55,021 Do you know anything at all about heavy equipment? 392 00:13:55,023 --> 00:13:56,056 Nothing. 393 00:13:56,058 --> 00:13:57,957 Okay. We're going to try 394 00:13:57,959 --> 00:13:59,492 to move some of this dirt 395 00:13:59,494 --> 00:14:01,628 and make it as level and pretty as we can. 396 00:14:01,630 --> 00:14:03,697 So all I'm going to do is make a few passes. 397 00:14:03,699 --> 00:14:04,864 And then we'll get you in 398 00:14:04,866 --> 00:14:06,733 - and let you give it a try. - All right. All right. 399 00:14:06,735 --> 00:14:08,401 As long as you don't show me up. 400 00:14:08,403 --> 00:14:09,502 No, I'm not going to show you up. 401 00:14:09,504 --> 00:14:10,704 Okay. 402 00:14:14,342 --> 00:14:16,209 You know, this is your typical wind farm site. 403 00:14:16,211 --> 00:14:17,610 Probably owned by a farmer. 404 00:14:17,612 --> 00:14:19,546 And the farmer gets paid 405 00:14:19,548 --> 00:14:21,448 for leasing out the space to the wind farm. 406 00:14:21,450 --> 00:14:23,249 They're letting us use their property, 407 00:14:23,251 --> 00:14:24,851 we're here to do a job, but at the end of the day 408 00:14:24,853 --> 00:14:26,986 we have to turn that land over exactly how we found it. 409 00:14:26,988 --> 00:14:27,954 Think I'm ready. 410 00:14:27,956 --> 00:14:29,222 Okay. Just don't hit this. 411 00:14:29,224 --> 00:14:30,990 There's no way I'm hitting that. 412 00:14:30,992 --> 00:14:32,359 $2 million turbine. 413 00:14:32,361 --> 00:14:33,727 I'm jumping off before I hit that. 414 00:14:33,729 --> 00:14:35,695 No, don't jump off. 415 00:14:35,697 --> 00:14:37,731 This is your forward and reverse, 416 00:14:37,733 --> 00:14:40,500 left and right to move your machine. 417 00:14:40,502 --> 00:14:42,836 This is your blade control in the front. 418 00:14:42,838 --> 00:14:44,337 - Okay. - Pretty much that's it. 419 00:14:44,339 --> 00:14:48,174 So turn your key. 420 00:14:48,176 --> 00:14:50,143 Do you want me to give it a shot now, pulling... 421 00:14:50,145 --> 00:14:52,011 pushing some dirt. 422 00:14:52,013 --> 00:14:54,247 Go for it. 423 00:15:05,993 --> 00:15:07,427 Don't be trying to get all fancy now 424 00:15:07,429 --> 00:15:08,795 we just need to push some dirt. 425 00:15:08,797 --> 00:15:10,363 Okay. 426 00:15:10,365 --> 00:15:11,831 Manny is real soft-spoken. 427 00:15:11,833 --> 00:15:13,733 He talks really low. 428 00:15:13,735 --> 00:15:14,834 You doing all right? 429 00:15:14,836 --> 00:15:16,002 Okay. 430 00:15:16,004 --> 00:15:19,305 We all loud people, you know, like to have fun. 431 00:15:19,307 --> 00:15:21,107 And if this something he would like to do, 432 00:15:21,109 --> 00:15:25,078 he might have to get a little bit more vocal. 433 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,046 I don't think that looked too pretty. 434 00:15:27,048 --> 00:15:30,550 You can't expect to be perfect if you're only learning. 435 00:15:30,552 --> 00:15:31,718 You know I want to do a good job. 436 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,019 Part of my DNA is I want to win, 437 00:15:33,021 --> 00:15:34,621 I want to do everything right. 438 00:15:37,525 --> 00:15:38,591 Don't go too deep. 439 00:15:38,593 --> 00:15:40,894 I found myself messing up a couple times. 440 00:15:43,497 --> 00:15:46,833 Well, you still have a pretty good load on your blade. 441 00:15:46,835 --> 00:15:50,503 Raise your blade up as you go, and then you lose your load. 442 00:15:50,505 --> 00:15:52,071 First time on a 'dozer, and it's tough. 443 00:15:52,073 --> 00:15:54,574 I think I made more hills than I straightened it out, so... 444 00:15:54,576 --> 00:15:57,043 I think I do other things better than operate equipment. 445 00:16:02,616 --> 00:16:07,320 Okay, let's put it in neutral and then kill it. 446 00:16:07,322 --> 00:16:09,155 Okay, Manny. How did that feel? 447 00:16:09,157 --> 00:16:11,524 Felt all right, but I can't keep an even surface. 448 00:16:11,526 --> 00:16:13,426 You know, it's a learning process. 449 00:16:13,428 --> 00:16:16,429 Some people have it, some people don't. 450 00:16:16,431 --> 00:16:18,231 But we'll move on to something else. 451 00:16:18,233 --> 00:16:19,399 We're going to compact some gravel. 452 00:16:19,401 --> 00:16:20,667 All right. 453 00:16:23,404 --> 00:16:25,305 I read everywhere about clean energy, 454 00:16:25,307 --> 00:16:27,073 and it's the wave of the future. 455 00:16:27,075 --> 00:16:28,174 What's the job like? What's... 456 00:16:28,176 --> 00:16:31,511 Well, we work longer hours. 457 00:16:31,513 --> 00:16:34,647 Most of the time you're away from home, from family. 458 00:16:34,649 --> 00:16:36,249 I guess I'm fortunate enough... 459 00:16:39,220 --> 00:16:41,154 I'm from South Louisiana. 460 00:16:41,156 --> 00:16:43,223 Don't see it but about three weeks out of the year, 461 00:16:43,225 --> 00:16:44,424 but that is home. 462 00:16:44,426 --> 00:16:46,192 You know, it's a solitary life. 463 00:16:46,194 --> 00:16:47,694 It's hard. 464 00:16:47,696 --> 00:16:51,164 But, because of this job, I'm able to do things 465 00:16:51,166 --> 00:16:53,833 for my children, for my grandchildren 466 00:16:53,835 --> 00:16:55,435 that otherwise I wouldn't be able to do. 467 00:16:55,437 --> 00:16:57,403 Do you get to see your grandkids a lot? 468 00:16:57,405 --> 00:16:59,506 When I go home at Christmas, you know? 469 00:16:59,508 --> 00:17:01,107 Wow. 470 00:17:01,109 --> 00:17:04,777 Throughout my life, I've been poorer than dirt. 471 00:17:04,779 --> 00:17:06,446 But the one thing you can give somebody 472 00:17:06,448 --> 00:17:10,049 when you can't give anything else is a smile. 473 00:17:10,051 --> 00:17:11,417 That is free. 474 00:17:11,419 --> 00:17:14,721 And, I've kind of lost my smile. 475 00:17:14,723 --> 00:17:17,023 Why? What's wrong with your smile? 476 00:17:17,025 --> 00:17:18,591 Well, I have fibromyalgia. 477 00:17:18,593 --> 00:17:21,060 And I take a good bit of medication, 478 00:17:21,062 --> 00:17:23,563 which is causing me to lose teeth. 479 00:17:23,565 --> 00:17:25,398 What is it that they would do? 480 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,500 I'd probably have to have them all pulled 481 00:17:27,502 --> 00:17:30,203 and all put back in. 482 00:17:30,205 --> 00:17:32,205 But when we come out here to work, 483 00:17:32,207 --> 00:17:36,376 I can't take extended periods of time off to go do that. 484 00:17:36,378 --> 00:17:40,113 And I've got a little bit more financial obligation, 485 00:17:40,115 --> 00:17:43,583 because I want to go home and not owe a soul. 486 00:17:43,585 --> 00:17:46,753 My home be paid for, everything. 487 00:17:46,755 --> 00:17:48,221 Wendy's a great person. 488 00:17:48,223 --> 00:17:50,123 She's a woman working as an equipment operator, 489 00:17:50,125 --> 00:17:51,925 which is almost unheard of. 490 00:17:51,927 --> 00:17:53,860 She's working hard, long hours, long days, 491 00:17:53,862 --> 00:17:56,195 and she's doing it so her life and her family's life 492 00:17:56,197 --> 00:17:57,230 can be better. 493 00:17:57,232 --> 00:17:58,531 I was very impressed. 494 00:17:58,533 --> 00:18:00,233 So what are we going to be doing up here? 495 00:18:00,235 --> 00:18:01,968 We're dressing up all the roads, 496 00:18:01,970 --> 00:18:04,003 because they take such a beating. 497 00:18:04,005 --> 00:18:05,505 You know, we're coming back 498 00:18:05,507 --> 00:18:07,307 and adding a couple inches of gravel on top. 499 00:18:07,309 --> 00:18:09,042 And so we're going to compact some gravel. 500 00:18:09,044 --> 00:18:10,476 Here we are. 501 00:18:10,478 --> 00:18:12,211 Isn't that a beautiful view out there? 502 00:18:12,213 --> 00:18:14,380 It's gorgeous. 503 00:18:14,382 --> 00:18:17,083 It's just magnificent. 504 00:18:19,787 --> 00:18:21,220 A great thing. 505 00:18:21,222 --> 00:18:23,189 A lot of people don't like it. 506 00:18:23,191 --> 00:18:25,024 They don't like to look at them. 507 00:18:25,026 --> 00:18:27,527 You know, if we go into communities... we're not welcome. 508 00:18:27,529 --> 00:18:30,830 You know, if they're not making the dollars, 509 00:18:30,832 --> 00:18:32,498 then they really don't want it. 510 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:34,534 Like one time we went in a restaurant 511 00:18:34,536 --> 00:18:37,236 and pretty much was told if we worked on the wind farm, 512 00:18:37,238 --> 00:18:38,371 they didn't want our dollar. 513 00:18:38,373 --> 00:18:40,073 Wow. 514 00:18:40,075 --> 00:18:41,541 You know, it's tough. 515 00:18:42,843 --> 00:18:44,444 To see to our future, 516 00:18:44,446 --> 00:18:46,646 then that's what we have to do. 517 00:18:46,648 --> 00:18:47,580 Let's go get her done. 518 00:18:47,582 --> 00:18:48,915 All right. 519 00:18:48,917 --> 00:18:50,183 I think we're doing something that's good 520 00:18:50,185 --> 00:18:52,218 for not only the country, but the communities 521 00:18:52,220 --> 00:18:53,820 that we're working in, and I absolutely 522 00:18:53,822 --> 00:18:54,854 want to look into it and see if there's things 523 00:18:54,856 --> 00:18:55,888 that we can do to improve the relationship 524 00:18:55,890 --> 00:18:57,156 between our employees 525 00:18:57,158 --> 00:19:00,059 and the communities in which we're working in. 526 00:19:00,061 --> 00:19:02,161 This is Billy Maxwell. 527 00:19:02,163 --> 00:19:03,229 - Hello, Billy. - Hi. 528 00:19:03,231 --> 00:19:04,263 How are you? I'm Manny. 529 00:19:04,265 --> 00:19:05,331 Nice to meet you. 530 00:19:05,333 --> 00:19:07,266 Also my husband, but you know, 531 00:19:07,268 --> 00:19:11,471 he's only my husband after I clock out in the day. 532 00:19:11,473 --> 00:19:12,672 Are you learning anything? 533 00:19:12,674 --> 00:19:14,440 Trying to figure it out. 534 00:19:14,442 --> 00:19:17,043 Right, well, there's only one way to learn it after your... 535 00:19:17,045 --> 00:19:19,145 she shows you what to do, the only really way to learn it 536 00:19:19,147 --> 00:19:20,546 is to do it. 537 00:19:20,548 --> 00:19:21,547 I'm ready. 538 00:19:21,549 --> 00:19:23,516 Turn it on. 539 00:19:23,518 --> 00:19:25,051 I'm going to get out of here. 540 00:19:25,053 --> 00:19:26,519 So, uh, good luck to you, Manny. 541 00:19:26,521 --> 00:19:27,920 All right, thank you very much. 542 00:19:27,922 --> 00:19:29,889 So I'm going in this direction, forward, then back? 543 00:19:29,891 --> 00:19:30,823 Right. 544 00:19:30,825 --> 00:19:32,425 Wendy is here with her husband. 545 00:19:32,427 --> 00:19:34,027 They spend a lot of time away from home. 546 00:19:34,029 --> 00:19:36,462 And it's tough, I mean, she's out here trying 547 00:19:36,464 --> 00:19:37,697 to make it better for her kids, 548 00:19:37,699 --> 00:19:39,365 make it better for her grandkids, 549 00:19:39,367 --> 00:19:41,734 and she's doing it a hard way, she's doing it the American way. 550 00:19:41,736 --> 00:19:43,036 Pretty awesome to be around her. 551 00:19:43,038 --> 00:19:44,170 Is that good? 552 00:19:44,172 --> 00:19:46,572 That's better. 553 00:19:49,043 --> 00:19:52,478 Announcer: Coming up, Jose faces a dangerous task. 554 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,047 Now what do we got a fire extinguisher for? 555 00:19:54,049 --> 00:19:55,448 If somebody drives by, in their car, 556 00:19:55,450 --> 00:19:56,683 and flips a cigarette out the window, 557 00:19:56,685 --> 00:19:58,051 I want to be able to put the fire out. 558 00:19:58,053 --> 00:19:59,519 Years ago, a house literally blew up. 559 00:19:59,521 --> 00:20:00,820 Blew up? 560 00:20:04,675 --> 00:20:06,074 Announcer: Jose Mas is a boss 561 00:20:06,076 --> 00:20:07,509 undercover in his own company. 562 00:20:07,511 --> 00:20:10,011 He's currently posing as a high-school coach 563 00:20:10,013 --> 00:20:11,479 looking for a second chance at a new career. 564 00:20:11,481 --> 00:20:13,181 Wendy Maxwell, nice to meet you. 565 00:20:13,183 --> 00:20:14,616 All right. This is pretty cool. 566 00:20:14,618 --> 00:20:16,251 Announcer: His journey continues 567 00:20:16,253 --> 00:20:18,520 in Dallas, Texas. 568 00:20:23,259 --> 00:20:25,060 Today I'm going to be working with a foreman. 569 00:20:25,062 --> 00:20:26,995 On this job we're changing out natural gas pipes 570 00:20:26,997 --> 00:20:28,396 so we're taking old pipes in bad shape, 571 00:20:28,398 --> 00:20:31,299 and replacing them with new pipes. 572 00:20:31,301 --> 00:20:33,668 What that does at times is there's less leakage 573 00:20:33,670 --> 00:20:35,470 in the pipes, which hopefully brings down 574 00:20:35,472 --> 00:20:36,638 everybody's natural gas bill. 575 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:37,939 You have a brand new pipe. 576 00:20:37,941 --> 00:20:39,874 Uh, we've had some issues here in Dallas. 577 00:20:39,876 --> 00:20:41,710 We lost a big account. 578 00:20:41,712 --> 00:20:42,811 You know, I'm competitive. 579 00:20:42,813 --> 00:20:44,512 I want to win every job in a market. 580 00:20:44,514 --> 00:20:45,947 So our goal here is to go after every account 581 00:20:45,949 --> 00:20:46,982 that we can win, and hopefully, eventually 582 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,350 win back the account that we lost. 583 00:20:48,352 --> 00:20:49,818 Excuse me, how you doing? I'm looking for Rick. 584 00:20:49,820 --> 00:20:50,919 This man right here. 585 00:20:50,921 --> 00:20:52,120 That's him? Thank you. 586 00:20:52,122 --> 00:20:53,622 Hey Rick, how are you? I'm Manny. 587 00:20:53,624 --> 00:20:54,889 Good. 588 00:20:54,891 --> 00:20:56,591 So, uh, you going to be helping us today? 589 00:20:56,593 --> 00:20:57,659 I'm going to be helping you today. 590 00:20:57,661 --> 00:20:58,960 All right, cool. 591 00:20:58,962 --> 00:21:00,462 We're retrofitting all the gas service lines 592 00:21:00,464 --> 00:21:01,763 going to the houses. 593 00:21:01,765 --> 00:21:02,897 We're taking out the steel. 594 00:21:02,899 --> 00:21:04,933 The steel pipes are rusty, 595 00:21:04,935 --> 00:21:07,369 a lot of corrosion on them from years of sitting in there. 596 00:21:07,371 --> 00:21:09,137 Some of this stuff was done in the '20s. 597 00:21:09,139 --> 00:21:12,140 They had an issue several years ago 598 00:21:12,142 --> 00:21:15,644 where a house literally blew up. 599 00:21:15,646 --> 00:21:17,045 - Blew up? - Yeah. 600 00:21:17,047 --> 00:21:19,514 So, I mean, it's not feasible to leave it in. 601 00:21:19,516 --> 00:21:21,449 You know, instead of just going and getting the ones 602 00:21:21,451 --> 00:21:22,717 that are leaking, we're just going to do them all. 603 00:21:22,719 --> 00:21:25,553 Replace them with new, poly-plastic pipe. 604 00:21:25,555 --> 00:21:27,722 So are you familiar with the use of any 605 00:21:27,724 --> 00:21:28,790 of this equipment at all? 606 00:21:28,792 --> 00:21:29,891 No, I'm not. 607 00:21:29,893 --> 00:21:31,092 What did you do before you came out here? 608 00:21:31,094 --> 00:21:32,861 I was a high school basketball coach and, 609 00:21:32,863 --> 00:21:35,697 you know, school's are having a tough time. 610 00:21:35,699 --> 00:21:37,365 Hard to make a living that way. 611 00:21:37,367 --> 00:21:38,533 It's true. 612 00:21:38,535 --> 00:21:40,835 So I'm trying to figure out what to do next. 613 00:21:40,837 --> 00:21:42,537 Grab a shovel and just kind of clear this out. 614 00:21:42,539 --> 00:21:44,439 Okay. 615 00:22:00,089 --> 00:22:02,090 I'm not used to being this physical on the job. 616 00:22:02,092 --> 00:22:03,491 Usually I'm using my brain 617 00:22:03,493 --> 00:22:04,559 a lot more than I'm using my body. 618 00:22:04,561 --> 00:22:07,562 Let's get this pipe out of here. 619 00:22:13,502 --> 00:22:15,370 This is live gas down here. 620 00:22:15,372 --> 00:22:17,038 Actually, hang tight. 621 00:22:22,445 --> 00:22:24,779 What we're going to do... 622 00:22:24,781 --> 00:22:26,681 now what do we got a fire extinguisher for? 623 00:22:26,683 --> 00:22:29,884 If, uh, if somebody drives by, in their car, 624 00:22:29,886 --> 00:22:31,186 and flips a cigarette out the window, 625 00:22:31,188 --> 00:22:32,754 I want to be able to put the fire out. 626 00:22:32,756 --> 00:22:36,758 This is a live gas main. 627 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:38,126 Going to put soap around it. 628 00:22:38,128 --> 00:22:40,729 If it bubbles, we'll fix the leak first 629 00:22:40,731 --> 00:22:41,896 before we do any work. 630 00:22:41,898 --> 00:22:43,198 That doesn't scare you? 631 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,766 No. 632 00:22:44,768 --> 00:22:46,801 I'm not overly concerned about it, but a guy 633 00:22:46,803 --> 00:22:48,336 that doesn't know how to react 634 00:22:48,338 --> 00:22:50,605 to a situation, he might freak out. 635 00:22:50,607 --> 00:22:52,374 You know, those are the kind of the things 636 00:22:52,376 --> 00:22:54,709 that I think about as the foreman. 637 00:22:54,711 --> 00:22:57,212 Take this soap bottle and just squeeze it. 638 00:22:57,214 --> 00:22:58,813 See the fitting? 639 00:22:58,815 --> 00:23:01,249 All around that. Soak it good. 640 00:23:01,251 --> 00:23:02,684 I mean, make sure it's good and wet. 641 00:23:02,686 --> 00:23:04,119 All right. No bubbles, right? 642 00:23:05,588 --> 00:23:07,389 All right, that'll be good. 643 00:23:07,391 --> 00:23:08,456 While you're down there, 644 00:23:08,458 --> 00:23:10,658 see how we had all this extra slack 645 00:23:10,660 --> 00:23:12,127 - on that pipe over there? - Yes. 646 00:23:12,129 --> 00:23:13,595 I'm going to push it this way, and I want you to pull, 647 00:23:13,597 --> 00:23:15,363 and we're going to pull all that slack back in the hole. 648 00:23:15,365 --> 00:23:18,199 Okay. 649 00:23:18,201 --> 00:23:19,501 Pull your pipe. 650 00:23:19,503 --> 00:23:21,269 I'm pulling, I'm pulling. 651 00:23:21,271 --> 00:23:23,071 Manny, he's very soft-spoken. 652 00:23:23,073 --> 00:23:24,172 Working out here with a bunch of guys, 653 00:23:24,174 --> 00:23:26,040 sometimes you got to get rough with them. 654 00:23:26,042 --> 00:23:28,910 You know, you got to be loud. 655 00:23:28,912 --> 00:23:30,678 He's having problems. 656 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,482 It's tough. 657 00:23:34,484 --> 00:23:37,252 You know, you don't know if you talk to a guy like that 658 00:23:37,254 --> 00:23:39,320 if it's going to hurt his feelings. 659 00:23:39,322 --> 00:23:40,822 - Is that good? - No. 660 00:23:40,824 --> 00:23:42,457 One part of me just wants to cut him a little bit of slack, 661 00:23:42,459 --> 00:23:43,558 but there other part is like, 662 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,860 "hey, guys, you know, look at this guy." 663 00:23:45,862 --> 00:23:47,929 Go ahead and pull your pipe. 664 00:23:47,931 --> 00:23:49,364 Out here you've got to have 665 00:23:49,366 --> 00:23:51,733 a little bit of confidence and show it. 666 00:24:03,212 --> 00:24:06,214 It's a tough job. It's physically tiring. 667 00:24:06,216 --> 00:24:08,349 There's a very dangerous element to this job. 668 00:24:08,351 --> 00:24:09,517 You know, and that's a natural gas main line. 669 00:24:09,519 --> 00:24:11,419 You make a mistake, that... that line can blow up. 670 00:24:11,421 --> 00:24:12,554 You got this? 671 00:24:12,556 --> 00:24:13,588 I'm going to try it. 672 00:24:13,590 --> 00:24:14,889 They're risking their life 673 00:24:14,891 --> 00:24:17,192 every day for our company, and that's impressive. 674 00:24:17,194 --> 00:24:18,426 So, Rick, how can I unscrew this? 675 00:24:18,428 --> 00:24:20,628 Well, righty-tighty, lefty-loosey, 676 00:24:20,630 --> 00:24:24,532 I learned that a long time ago. 677 00:24:24,534 --> 00:24:26,401 - You want a break for lunch? - Sure. 678 00:24:29,939 --> 00:24:31,372 I got to figure out what I'm going to do, right? 679 00:24:31,374 --> 00:24:33,241 So I might... I might get a chance 680 00:24:33,243 --> 00:24:34,742 to work for this company. What's that like? 681 00:24:34,744 --> 00:24:38,746 Well, ten years ago, things were a lot better here. 682 00:24:38,748 --> 00:24:42,517 From what I understand, the laborers, 683 00:24:42,519 --> 00:24:44,886 other than their paycheck at the end of the week, 684 00:24:44,888 --> 00:24:46,287 they don't have any incentive. 685 00:24:46,289 --> 00:24:48,490 You know, we've got a bonus program that, 686 00:24:48,492 --> 00:24:49,791 you know, that hasn't worked. 687 00:24:49,793 --> 00:24:51,259 Nobody's gotten it, nobody's reached it. 688 00:24:51,261 --> 00:24:52,627 How many of these can you do in a day? 689 00:24:52,629 --> 00:24:54,295 They want us to do 690 00:24:54,297 --> 00:24:56,698 somewhere around three a day. 691 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,333 And it's almost impossible. 692 00:24:58,335 --> 00:25:02,370 I don't see how we're going to ever reach it, but... 693 00:25:02,372 --> 00:25:04,405 I put out a bonus program to try to, you know, 694 00:25:04,407 --> 00:25:06,875 help the employees make more money, to give them a chance 695 00:25:06,877 --> 00:25:08,676 to get ahead and advance. 696 00:25:08,678 --> 00:25:09,944 But if nobody's able to achieve it, 697 00:25:09,946 --> 00:25:12,213 then we got to re-look at it. 698 00:25:12,215 --> 00:25:13,314 Do you have a family? 699 00:25:13,316 --> 00:25:15,583 I'm engaged to be married. 700 00:25:15,585 --> 00:25:20,321 And I have a 55 year-old sister-in-law, 701 00:25:20,323 --> 00:25:21,823 she's mentally retarded. 702 00:25:21,825 --> 00:25:22,924 What's that like? 703 00:25:22,926 --> 00:25:24,859 She... she's a lot of fun. 704 00:25:24,861 --> 00:25:27,428 So, basically if we go somewhere, 705 00:25:27,430 --> 00:25:29,731 she goes with us. 706 00:25:29,733 --> 00:25:31,432 But, on the bright side, she is 55-years old, 707 00:25:31,434 --> 00:25:33,201 so she can go with us if we want to go dancing, 708 00:25:33,203 --> 00:25:35,270 if we want to go to the club or something. 709 00:25:35,272 --> 00:25:38,806 She calls me boy. She loves her boy. 710 00:25:38,808 --> 00:25:40,675 When are you getting married? 711 00:25:40,677 --> 00:25:43,611 We haven't set a date yet, I don't know. 712 00:25:43,613 --> 00:25:44,946 I think the... 713 00:25:44,948 --> 00:25:46,347 I've been married for 14 years, man. 714 00:25:46,349 --> 00:25:48,049 Really? Congratulations. 715 00:25:48,051 --> 00:25:48,983 Thank you. 716 00:25:48,985 --> 00:25:50,151 Has it been good, all good? 717 00:25:50,153 --> 00:25:51,386 It's been good. 718 00:25:51,388 --> 00:25:53,321 You know, it's kind of one of them deals. 719 00:25:53,323 --> 00:25:55,957 We're waiting to see where the money's at, 720 00:25:55,959 --> 00:25:57,158 you know, before we get married. 721 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:58,960 Because she wants to have a special wedding, 722 00:25:58,962 --> 00:26:01,563 you know, and we don't have the money to do that right now. 723 00:26:01,565 --> 00:26:02,997 Right. 724 00:26:02,999 --> 00:26:05,033 I haven't been in the position that Rick's been in. 725 00:26:05,035 --> 00:26:07,468 I haven't had to worry about providing something 726 00:26:07,470 --> 00:26:09,070 for my wife or for my kids. 727 00:26:09,072 --> 00:26:11,606 And, to me, it's important that we don't let our success 728 00:26:11,608 --> 00:26:12,607 get to our head. 729 00:26:12,609 --> 00:26:13,775 Because these are the real stories 730 00:26:13,777 --> 00:26:15,310 of the men and women at Mastec. 731 00:26:15,312 --> 00:26:17,512 And, you know, I won't forget that. 732 00:26:17,514 --> 00:26:19,480 Because it's going to help me to make better decisions. 733 00:26:19,482 --> 00:26:21,282 [Speaking spanish] 734 00:26:21,284 --> 00:26:22,850 I guess let's get back to work. 735 00:26:22,852 --> 00:26:25,386 - All right. - Let's go. 736 00:26:36,231 --> 00:26:37,799 Today, I'm in Ponca City, Oklahoma, 737 00:26:37,801 --> 00:26:39,834 and I'm going to be working on a construction crew 738 00:26:39,836 --> 00:26:42,236 on a transmission line. 739 00:26:42,238 --> 00:26:44,839 You know, a transmission line's like a highway for power. 740 00:26:44,841 --> 00:26:46,741 Everything we do requires power. 741 00:26:46,743 --> 00:26:48,276 And we need affordable power. 742 00:26:48,278 --> 00:26:49,410 But to be able to do that 743 00:26:49,412 --> 00:26:50,878 we need a system, a highway, 744 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,215 that moves our power from the places where it can be produced 745 00:26:54,217 --> 00:26:57,018 most effectively to homes and businesses. 746 00:26:57,020 --> 00:26:58,586 That's what these transmission lines do. 747 00:26:58,588 --> 00:27:01,055 Today, we're upgrading an existing transmission line. 748 00:27:01,057 --> 00:27:03,558 These are big lines, a lot of things can go wrong. 749 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:04,792 A lot of things can happen. 750 00:27:04,794 --> 00:27:06,761 So I want to make sure they're working safely. 751 00:27:06,763 --> 00:27:09,564 How you doing? Looking for Hugh. 752 00:27:09,566 --> 00:27:10,565 I'm Hugh. 753 00:27:10,567 --> 00:27:11,666 Hey Hugh, how are you? I'm Manny. 754 00:27:11,668 --> 00:27:13,034 Oh, you the new guy, okay. 755 00:27:13,036 --> 00:27:14,135 I'm the new guy. 756 00:27:14,137 --> 00:27:15,536 I'm the foreman of the crew out here. 757 00:27:15,538 --> 00:27:16,738 All right. 758 00:27:16,740 --> 00:27:18,373 Let me get you, uh, to sign this safety sheet. 759 00:27:18,375 --> 00:27:20,908 This here is our little thing we do every day 760 00:27:20,910 --> 00:27:23,778 on, uh, hazards on the job. 761 00:27:23,780 --> 00:27:25,446 We got our protective boot, leather gloves, 762 00:27:25,448 --> 00:27:30,118 ear protector, safety glasses, hard hats, uh... 763 00:27:30,120 --> 00:27:31,252 I think you can just sign it down here 764 00:27:31,254 --> 00:27:35,456 at the bottom somewhere. 765 00:27:35,458 --> 00:27:36,624 All right. 766 00:27:36,626 --> 00:27:40,061 We're going to go strictly by safety. 767 00:27:40,063 --> 00:27:41,062 We're going to be digging. 768 00:27:41,064 --> 00:27:42,664 As you can see, we've done started. 769 00:27:42,666 --> 00:27:44,966 We've got some wire to put in the ground. 770 00:27:44,968 --> 00:27:46,367 We've got ground rods to drive. 771 00:27:46,369 --> 00:27:48,102 What do the ground rods do? 772 00:27:48,104 --> 00:27:49,704 The ground rods is for the, uh, static. 773 00:27:49,706 --> 00:27:51,973 For this point, right now, it's for lightning. 774 00:27:51,975 --> 00:27:54,208 For it won't damage the structure, 775 00:27:54,210 --> 00:27:56,344 won't damage the bases of stuff like this. 776 00:27:56,346 --> 00:27:57,779 And that way everything's cool on it. 777 00:27:57,781 --> 00:27:59,414 All right, cool. 778 00:27:59,416 --> 00:28:00,682 Let's grab some of those ground rods, 779 00:28:00,684 --> 00:28:03,518 and we'll go ahead and get those drove up. 780 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,854 Slide that over the end of this. 781 00:28:06,856 --> 00:28:08,222 All right, beat that thing down. 782 00:28:08,224 --> 00:28:13,094 Just watch how high you pull it. 783 00:28:13,096 --> 00:28:15,096 Hit that thing like you live. 784 00:28:15,098 --> 00:28:16,097 I'm sorry? 785 00:28:16,099 --> 00:28:17,665 I said hit it like you live. 786 00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:18,866 All right, I'm scared that I'm going to put it 787 00:28:18,868 --> 00:28:20,101 all the way up, man. I'm going to hurt my head. 788 00:28:20,103 --> 00:28:24,772 You ain't going to hurt it. 789 00:28:24,774 --> 00:28:28,009 That will make a man out of you. 790 00:28:28,011 --> 00:28:29,510 I probably got an 11-year-old boy 791 00:28:29,512 --> 00:28:32,013 that could beat that thing harder than him. 792 00:28:32,015 --> 00:28:33,548 You could probably get more leverage on it 793 00:28:33,550 --> 00:28:35,383 if you want to jump down here now. 794 00:28:35,385 --> 00:28:39,887 He act like he was scared of it, Manny was. 795 00:28:39,889 --> 00:28:41,756 That ought to be good, right there. 796 00:28:41,758 --> 00:28:43,024 Have you ever operated a backhoe? 797 00:28:43,026 --> 00:28:44,125 Yeah. 798 00:28:44,127 --> 00:28:45,393 You think you'd be safe enough to run 799 00:28:45,395 --> 00:28:46,694 that front bucket and push it in here? 800 00:28:46,696 --> 00:28:47,962 I think I can do it. 801 00:28:47,964 --> 00:28:49,163 All right, uh, tell you what, 802 00:28:49,165 --> 00:28:50,064 I'll get you over here 803 00:28:50,066 --> 00:28:51,599 on that pile of dirt right there and 804 00:28:51,601 --> 00:28:52,667 see what you can do with it. 805 00:28:52,669 --> 00:28:54,302 All right. Cool deal. 806 00:28:54,304 --> 00:28:55,803 All right. 807 00:28:55,805 --> 00:28:57,739 I don't want you close to these structures. 808 00:28:57,741 --> 00:28:59,040 Because, man, if we hit these things, 809 00:28:59,042 --> 00:29:00,274 boy, we going to be in a world of... 810 00:29:00,276 --> 00:29:02,009 A lot of trouble? 811 00:29:02,011 --> 00:29:03,211 Yeah. 812 00:29:03,213 --> 00:29:04,679 Go ahead and jump up on there now. 813 00:29:04,681 --> 00:29:09,817 Kind of show you. 814 00:29:09,819 --> 00:29:11,652 Go ahead and crank it up and see what it does. 815 00:29:11,654 --> 00:29:14,322 If it's in, you've got to put your seatbelt on. 816 00:29:14,324 --> 00:29:15,590 Put seatbelt on? 817 00:29:15,592 --> 00:29:17,325 Yeah. 818 00:29:17,327 --> 00:29:19,427 All right, put it in gear and see what it does there. 819 00:29:19,429 --> 00:29:20,695 Straight forward. 820 00:29:20,697 --> 00:29:23,865 All right, go ahead and ease it down, straight. 821 00:29:23,867 --> 00:29:25,933 Push it forward, all right. 822 00:29:25,935 --> 00:29:27,101 Roll it to the right. 823 00:29:27,103 --> 00:29:29,237 All right, curl it down. 824 00:29:29,239 --> 00:29:31,405 The other way. 825 00:29:31,407 --> 00:29:32,540 Bring it back up some. 826 00:29:32,542 --> 00:29:34,642 Do you want me to pick up the piece... 827 00:29:34,644 --> 00:29:40,448 yeah, just try to lay it flat and scrape it smooth. 828 00:29:40,450 --> 00:29:42,784 Come on down. 829 00:29:42,786 --> 00:29:44,919 I don't think you're ready for this yet. 830 00:29:44,921 --> 00:29:46,053 You don't think I'm ready for this? 831 00:29:46,055 --> 00:29:47,288 No, no. You'll find out, 832 00:29:47,290 --> 00:29:50,158 I'm picky when it comes to using equipment. 833 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,260 I don't want nobody hurt, and if I don't feel safe 834 00:29:52,262 --> 00:29:54,796 with you, I ain't going to let that happen. 835 00:29:54,798 --> 00:29:56,297 I don't want nobody to get hurt or nothing. 836 00:29:56,299 --> 00:29:57,565 All right. 837 00:29:57,567 --> 00:29:59,000 I'd rather be safe than sorry. 838 00:29:59,002 --> 00:30:00,268 I need to get some water. 839 00:30:00,270 --> 00:30:04,472 Yeah, my mouth was getting pretty cotton-y there. 840 00:30:04,474 --> 00:30:06,340 I'm getting too old for this. 841 00:30:06,342 --> 00:30:07,408 I'm about ready to retire. 842 00:30:07,410 --> 00:30:08,609 So tell me a little bit about yourself. 843 00:30:08,611 --> 00:30:09,911 How do you like, uh... 844 00:30:09,913 --> 00:30:10,978 I'm from Georgia. 845 00:30:10,980 --> 00:30:12,079 You're from Georgia? 846 00:30:12,081 --> 00:30:13,080 Yeah, yeah. 847 00:30:13,082 --> 00:30:14,081 Do you have any family back in Georgia? 848 00:30:14,083 --> 00:30:15,683 Yeah, I got a wife, ten grandbabies, 849 00:30:15,685 --> 00:30:17,218 - Oh, wow. - Four kids. 850 00:30:17,220 --> 00:30:19,053 So what's it like working so far away from home? 851 00:30:19,055 --> 00:30:21,022 It's not good. 852 00:30:21,024 --> 00:30:24,759 I've been with the company... march 6th will be 15 years. 853 00:30:24,761 --> 00:30:27,161 I started out with 'em in telephone communications. 854 00:30:27,163 --> 00:30:29,263 Went from that to the power. 855 00:30:29,265 --> 00:30:32,567 I was the first Georgia power service crew that Mastec had. 856 00:30:32,569 --> 00:30:34,035 So now I'm on the transmission. 857 00:30:34,037 --> 00:30:35,069 All over the place. 858 00:30:35,071 --> 00:30:37,004 I've been around. 859 00:30:37,006 --> 00:30:39,674 Uh, I got injured on the job. 860 00:30:39,676 --> 00:30:41,642 I got twisted around a boring rod. 861 00:30:41,644 --> 00:30:45,012 Broke my ankle, busted a jewel, 862 00:30:45,014 --> 00:30:46,714 and my eyes were hemorrhaging. 863 00:30:46,716 --> 00:30:48,950 But, uh, yeah, I stayed in the hospital a couple days. 864 00:30:48,952 --> 00:30:50,384 Everything come out pretty good. 865 00:30:50,386 --> 00:30:52,019 I got a plate and screws in that ankle. 866 00:30:52,021 --> 00:30:54,789 Mastec treated me real good on that deal. 867 00:30:54,791 --> 00:30:58,226 Mr. Mas, the senior, he's dead now, but, uh, 868 00:30:58,228 --> 00:31:01,195 Mr. Mas talking to my wife while we're... 869 00:31:01,197 --> 00:31:04,599 and they was telling her, you know, if there was anything 870 00:31:04,601 --> 00:31:06,334 that she needed, do not hesitate to ask. 871 00:31:06,336 --> 00:31:08,469 And, you know, that means a lot to me. 872 00:31:08,471 --> 00:31:09,904 You know, a man that owns the company come up 873 00:31:09,906 --> 00:31:12,306 and say something like that to my wife, that meant a lot. 874 00:31:12,308 --> 00:31:14,408 You know, it wasn't surprising 875 00:31:14,410 --> 00:31:16,177 to hear that my dad that. 876 00:31:16,179 --> 00:31:19,580 Because he was, uh, an incredible human being. 877 00:31:19,582 --> 00:31:23,751 Um, he did a lot of things like that. 878 00:31:23,753 --> 00:31:26,487 But I got to meet him and, uh, junior. 879 00:31:26,489 --> 00:31:29,023 Uh, which Mas now that's got it? 880 00:31:29,025 --> 00:31:30,858 Jose, I guess. 881 00:31:30,860 --> 00:31:32,260 And I wish they could get out and 882 00:31:32,262 --> 00:31:33,828 see everybody a lot more. 883 00:31:33,830 --> 00:31:35,229 I think a lot more people 884 00:31:35,231 --> 00:31:37,298 would have a better outlook at some of the company. 885 00:31:37,300 --> 00:31:40,034 Today, I came expecting one thing, 886 00:31:40,036 --> 00:31:42,336 and sometimes you learn something else. 887 00:31:42,338 --> 00:31:43,871 Hugh taught me a good lesson. 888 00:31:43,873 --> 00:31:45,773 What makes Hugh exceptional is his love of the company. 889 00:31:45,775 --> 00:31:48,643 With guys like that, we're in great hands. 890 00:31:48,645 --> 00:31:49,844 Can I grab another water in here? 891 00:31:49,846 --> 00:31:51,112 Yeah. 892 00:31:51,114 --> 00:31:55,449 You know, it started with my father, long time ago, 893 00:31:55,451 --> 00:31:59,520 and, uh, here I am. 894 00:31:59,522 --> 00:32:01,756 Well, we need to finish this thing. 895 00:32:01,758 --> 00:32:02,857 Come on. 896 00:32:02,859 --> 00:32:04,959 All righty. 897 00:32:12,534 --> 00:32:13,901 So I'm at the end of my journey. 898 00:32:13,903 --> 00:32:16,570 Thousands of miles away from home, in a basketball gym. 899 00:32:16,572 --> 00:32:19,840 Because this is a place for me that I can find solace. 900 00:32:19,842 --> 00:32:24,211 And I can think about the week that I've had. 901 00:32:24,213 --> 00:32:25,813 I met some unbelievable people. 902 00:32:25,815 --> 00:32:27,848 I heard their stories. 903 00:32:27,850 --> 00:32:31,185 What moves them, what motivates them. 904 00:32:31,187 --> 00:32:32,620 And the reality is that I'm not the reason 905 00:32:32,622 --> 00:32:36,657 for the success of Mastec. 906 00:32:36,659 --> 00:32:37,858 I'm one person. 907 00:32:37,860 --> 00:32:42,196 Our success starts in the jobs that I did this week. 908 00:32:42,198 --> 00:32:44,398 I need to be a lot more visible. 909 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,567 I need to get out and meet more of our people. 910 00:32:46,569 --> 00:32:49,437 It's hard, but if it meant that much to Hugh 911 00:32:49,439 --> 00:32:51,906 and it had that much of an impact, 912 00:32:51,908 --> 00:32:53,975 I have to do it. 913 00:32:53,977 --> 00:32:55,643 My father was 58 when he passed away, 914 00:32:55,645 --> 00:32:56,911 I was 26. 915 00:32:56,913 --> 00:33:00,815 And it's amazing to me that 14 years later, 916 00:33:00,817 --> 00:33:02,016 he's still teaching me lessons. 917 00:33:07,791 --> 00:33:09,692 My time undercover has finally come to an end. 918 00:33:09,694 --> 00:33:10,960 I've had an incredible journey, 919 00:33:10,962 --> 00:33:13,929 and I've learned some unbelievable lessons. 920 00:33:13,931 --> 00:33:16,899 So I've called the employees to the freedom tower. 921 00:33:16,901 --> 00:33:18,367 The freedom tower is where Cubans were first 922 00:33:18,369 --> 00:33:20,336 processed when they came to this country. 923 00:33:20,338 --> 00:33:21,604 The road outside of the freedom tower 924 00:33:21,606 --> 00:33:23,005 is actually named after my father. 925 00:33:23,007 --> 00:33:26,041 I'm about to reveal my true identity to the employees. 926 00:33:26,043 --> 00:33:27,276 And they think they're voting to decide 927 00:33:27,278 --> 00:33:28,878 whether or not I deserve a second chance. 928 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:30,246 It's something that's completely out of his element. 929 00:33:30,248 --> 00:33:32,782 He's never done anything like this before. 930 00:33:32,784 --> 00:33:36,152 Manny don't look like he's really cut out for this type of work... 931 00:33:43,293 --> 00:33:44,260 Hey, guys. 932 00:33:44,262 --> 00:33:45,461 How you doing, Manny? 933 00:33:45,463 --> 00:33:46,662 All right, so I got a secret. 934 00:33:46,664 --> 00:33:49,598 I'm not really Manny. 935 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:50,733 My name's Jose Mas. 936 00:33:50,735 --> 00:33:51,867 Oh, God. 937 00:33:51,869 --> 00:33:52,968 And I'm the CEO of Mastec. 938 00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:55,137 You're kidding me, right? 939 00:33:55,139 --> 00:33:56,505 You had that hair dyed blonde and 940 00:33:56,507 --> 00:33:58,507 you kind of fooled me a little bit. 941 00:33:58,509 --> 00:34:01,877 Wendy, we talked a little bit about 942 00:34:01,879 --> 00:34:03,345 some of the communities that you're working. 943 00:34:03,347 --> 00:34:06,682 And you were concerned some communities accepted you, 944 00:34:06,684 --> 00:34:08,284 or others that didn't really want you there. 945 00:34:08,286 --> 00:34:10,419 So one of the things that I'd like to do is 946 00:34:10,421 --> 00:34:11,654 when we get to a new wind site, 947 00:34:11,656 --> 00:34:13,589 I want to do an event for the community, 948 00:34:13,591 --> 00:34:16,459 and explain to the community what it is that we're doing, 949 00:34:16,461 --> 00:34:18,194 why it's a benefit to them, 950 00:34:18,196 --> 00:34:19,428 and how it can help them. 951 00:34:19,430 --> 00:34:21,297 Thank you. 952 00:34:21,299 --> 00:34:22,865 You brought up the issue about your smile. 953 00:34:22,867 --> 00:34:26,101 And you said that you wanted to bring joy to people's world. 954 00:34:26,103 --> 00:34:27,570 So you're going to get the time off 955 00:34:27,572 --> 00:34:29,238 to go do your teeth. 956 00:34:29,240 --> 00:34:31,640 And whatever it costs, we're going to pay for. 957 00:34:31,642 --> 00:34:33,642 I don't know if it's 20, $25,000, to fix your teeth. 958 00:34:33,644 --> 00:34:35,110 Wow. 959 00:34:35,112 --> 00:34:36,345 I want you to smile 960 00:34:36,347 --> 00:34:38,214 and I want you to bring joy to people's lives. 961 00:34:38,216 --> 00:34:40,950 Thank you. Thank you. 962 00:34:40,952 --> 00:34:42,485 There's something else that I want to do for you, 963 00:34:42,487 --> 00:34:44,320 because I think you told me that you had about 964 00:34:44,322 --> 00:34:46,622 $30,000 in different debts. 965 00:34:46,624 --> 00:34:51,260 And I'm going to give you $30,000 too. 966 00:34:51,262 --> 00:34:55,331 So that you can feel good about having your teeth done. 967 00:34:55,333 --> 00:34:59,535 And you don't feel that that's taking away from anything else. 968 00:35:03,340 --> 00:35:05,441 Thank you, sir. 969 00:35:05,443 --> 00:35:06,842 Jose. 970 00:35:06,844 --> 00:35:10,246 Jose. 971 00:35:10,248 --> 00:35:12,915 I don't know if there's words to... 972 00:35:12,917 --> 00:35:15,017 to convey that feeling. 973 00:35:15,019 --> 00:35:19,989 You know, to have that done means everything. 974 00:35:19,991 --> 00:35:21,323 Kelvin, Alex. 975 00:35:21,325 --> 00:35:24,226 You guys gave me a really hard time, man. 976 00:35:24,228 --> 00:35:26,362 You called me "rookie." 977 00:35:26,364 --> 00:35:29,832 You said, "my girlfriend's faster than that." 978 00:35:29,834 --> 00:35:31,634 I don't know, man. I was a little offended. 979 00:35:31,636 --> 00:35:32,835 I'm disappointed to hear that you didn't think 980 00:35:32,837 --> 00:35:34,937 my skills were up to task. 981 00:35:34,939 --> 00:35:38,407 I don't know what to say. 982 00:35:38,409 --> 00:35:39,775 Actually, when I got out of there, 983 00:35:39,777 --> 00:35:41,076 I said, "I'm going to get you guys back," 984 00:35:41,078 --> 00:35:42,578 somehow I'm going to find a way to get you back." 985 00:35:42,580 --> 00:35:44,580 So I got you back. I got you back! 986 00:35:44,582 --> 00:35:45,948 - You did. - Yes, you did. 987 00:35:45,950 --> 00:35:47,783 Because I was like... 988 00:35:47,785 --> 00:35:49,018 Great to meet you guys. 989 00:35:49,020 --> 00:35:50,519 Same here, sir. Pleasure to meet you. 990 00:35:50,521 --> 00:35:52,388 I had an awesome time working with you guys. 991 00:35:52,390 --> 00:35:54,256 You guys talked a little bit about 992 00:35:54,258 --> 00:35:56,926 some of the tools weren't being provided by the company. 993 00:35:56,928 --> 00:35:58,894 We're going to work on getting you guys the tools 994 00:35:58,896 --> 00:36:01,063 that you need to make the jobs as best as you can 995 00:36:01,065 --> 00:36:02,197 across the company. 996 00:36:02,199 --> 00:36:03,299 Because I think you guys 997 00:36:03,301 --> 00:36:04,767 are incredible representatives of the company. 998 00:36:04,769 --> 00:36:05,701 And I, you know, 999 00:36:05,703 --> 00:36:07,236 want to do something for you guys. 1000 00:36:07,238 --> 00:36:08,571 I don't think you guys had an opportunity 1001 00:36:08,573 --> 00:36:11,874 to finish your lineman school and get your license. 1002 00:36:11,876 --> 00:36:12,942 Mastec has a school. 1003 00:36:12,944 --> 00:36:14,476 Really? 1004 00:36:14,478 --> 00:36:16,445 And my commitment today to you 1005 00:36:16,447 --> 00:36:17,546 is I'm going to pay for both of you 1006 00:36:17,548 --> 00:36:20,950 to get your lineman certificate. 1007 00:36:20,952 --> 00:36:22,685 I'm speechless, man. 1008 00:36:22,687 --> 00:36:24,386 I want you guys at events. 1009 00:36:24,388 --> 00:36:26,755 I want you guys to reach for your dreams. 1010 00:36:26,757 --> 00:36:28,791 I never knew things like this existed, you know? 1011 00:36:28,793 --> 00:36:30,893 You guys are immigrants. 1012 00:36:30,895 --> 00:36:32,127 Yeah. 1013 00:36:32,129 --> 00:36:33,162 Just like my family. 1014 00:36:33,164 --> 00:36:36,699 And once upon a time, 1015 00:36:36,701 --> 00:36:38,801 somebody reached their hand down to my dad 1016 00:36:38,803 --> 00:36:39,935 and they gave him a chance. 1017 00:36:39,937 --> 00:36:41,737 And he was able to build this 1018 00:36:41,739 --> 00:36:42,972 and give me and my family everything. 1019 00:36:42,974 --> 00:36:45,674 And I'm a big believer in education, 1020 00:36:45,676 --> 00:36:47,176 so we have a scholarship fund, 1021 00:36:47,178 --> 00:36:49,845 and next year I want to have a special scholarship 1022 00:36:49,847 --> 00:36:51,880 called "The Duran Brothers Scholarship." 1023 00:36:51,882 --> 00:36:55,117 And I want you guys to pick one kid in Fort Myers. 1024 00:36:55,119 --> 00:36:59,455 A hispanic kid in Fort Myers, and give him $25,000 1025 00:36:59,457 --> 00:37:01,991 towards their college education. 1026 00:37:01,993 --> 00:37:05,294 On behalf of you, so that you guys can change somebody's life. 1027 00:37:05,296 --> 00:37:06,895 - Yeah. - That would be great. 1028 00:37:06,897 --> 00:37:09,465 And it's not because of what you're doing for me, 1029 00:37:09,467 --> 00:37:11,000 it's just the way you're doing it. 1030 00:37:11,002 --> 00:37:13,969 You're not just helping us, you're helping somebody else. 1031 00:37:13,971 --> 00:37:15,671 If I ever make it big, 1032 00:37:15,673 --> 00:37:17,673 I want to do the same thing you're doing. 1033 00:37:17,675 --> 00:37:19,074 Know what I'm saying? 1034 00:37:19,076 --> 00:37:20,242 I'm actually looking up to you now, 1035 00:37:20,244 --> 00:37:23,212 and I just met you the other day. 1036 00:37:23,214 --> 00:37:26,448 Remember when I told you God works in mysterious ways? 1037 00:37:26,450 --> 00:37:28,751 Speechless, don't know what to say. 1038 00:37:28,753 --> 00:37:31,720 I'm thinking like I'm dreaming right now. 1039 00:37:31,722 --> 00:37:33,589 Hugh, you know, of all the people that I met 1040 00:37:33,591 --> 00:37:35,924 during the week, you're probably the one that had 1041 00:37:35,926 --> 00:37:39,461 the most experience in all the different parts of Mastec. 1042 00:37:39,463 --> 00:37:42,531 I've tried. I've tried to learn it all. 1043 00:37:42,533 --> 00:37:44,033 And for that, I say thank you. 1044 00:37:44,035 --> 00:37:46,635 I want you to get all your family, 1045 00:37:46,637 --> 00:37:51,140 and I want you to go and use my home in the Bahamas. 1046 00:37:51,142 --> 00:37:53,375 And I want you to take a big family trip out there. 1047 00:37:53,377 --> 00:37:55,144 I'm going to cover all the expenses, 1048 00:37:55,146 --> 00:37:57,212 all the airfare for whoever you want to take. 1049 00:37:57,214 --> 00:37:59,314 We'll get you a boat to go fishing. 1050 00:37:59,316 --> 00:38:00,749 You know, that's a token of my appreciation 1051 00:38:00,751 --> 00:38:02,918 and gratitude for everything you've done for this business. 1052 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,754 Couldn't ask for nothing no better. 1053 00:38:05,756 --> 00:38:09,258 And it will be greatly appreciated, I guarantee. 1054 00:38:09,260 --> 00:38:12,661 You know, one of the things that you talked about, 1055 00:38:12,663 --> 00:38:14,463 which probably impacted me as much in this week 1056 00:38:14,465 --> 00:38:16,532 as anything else, is when you talked about my father. 1057 00:38:16,534 --> 00:38:18,834 And you said that he had come out and visited you 1058 00:38:18,836 --> 00:38:20,102 in the hospital. 1059 00:38:20,104 --> 00:38:22,538 And one of the things you said is, 1060 00:38:22,540 --> 00:38:23,872 "since the old man died," 1061 00:38:23,874 --> 00:38:25,274 you know, "I haven't seen the kids come around." 1062 00:38:25,276 --> 00:38:28,077 That was, uh, a realization. 1063 00:38:28,079 --> 00:38:29,044 Yeah. 1064 00:38:29,046 --> 00:38:31,046 It really, uh, affected me. 1065 00:38:31,048 --> 00:38:32,347 So I'm going to make a commitment 1066 00:38:32,349 --> 00:38:33,982 that I'm getting out there a lot more. 1067 00:38:33,984 --> 00:38:35,417 I think it'd make a big difference. 1068 00:38:35,419 --> 00:38:39,888 I want to do something for you. 1069 00:38:39,890 --> 00:38:43,125 I want to give you $25,000. 1070 00:38:43,127 --> 00:38:45,494 Man. 1071 00:38:45,496 --> 00:38:46,962 And, uh, a lot of that 1072 00:38:46,964 --> 00:38:48,464 has to do with the lessons that you've taught me this week. 1073 00:38:48,466 --> 00:38:54,269 I thank you, a lot. I really do. 1074 00:38:54,271 --> 00:38:57,940 You know, my father passed away 14 years ago. 1075 00:38:57,942 --> 00:39:00,209 Sitting in that truck with you that day, 1076 00:39:00,211 --> 00:39:02,611 it's like if he was talking to me. 1077 00:39:02,613 --> 00:39:05,681 That's what that meant to me. 1078 00:39:05,683 --> 00:39:07,015 For it to have meant that much to you, 1079 00:39:07,017 --> 00:39:08,150 for you to talk about it, 1080 00:39:08,152 --> 00:39:11,653 really helped me realize how important that is, 1081 00:39:11,655 --> 00:39:13,422 and how much more I need to do that. 1082 00:39:13,424 --> 00:39:14,590 Right. 1083 00:39:14,592 --> 00:39:16,859 So from the bottom of my heart, I say thank you. 1084 00:39:16,861 --> 00:39:18,026 Thank you so much, man. 1085 00:39:18,028 --> 00:39:19,862 It made me feel good to hear that, you know, 1086 00:39:19,864 --> 00:39:25,067 he wanted to get out and, uh, kind of check over the company. 1087 00:39:25,069 --> 00:39:26,568 You know, I believe he'll be around. 1088 00:39:26,570 --> 00:39:28,804 I am ready for that vacation, 1089 00:39:28,806 --> 00:39:31,106 and I'm going to go put my rear-end in the sand 1090 00:39:31,108 --> 00:39:33,108 and my feet in the water. 1091 00:39:33,110 --> 00:39:34,977 Rick, you know, you talked about the bonus program, 1092 00:39:34,979 --> 00:39:40,516 and the fact that you don't think it's reachable. 1093 00:39:40,518 --> 00:39:41,683 If we have a program out there 1094 00:39:41,685 --> 00:39:43,786 that everybody thinks is bogus 1095 00:39:43,788 --> 00:39:45,087 and is completely unachievable, 1096 00:39:45,089 --> 00:39:47,022 then we're doing a disservice because 1097 00:39:47,024 --> 00:39:49,725 it's actually very negative, so you have my commitment 1098 00:39:49,727 --> 00:39:51,160 that I'm going to fix that. 1099 00:39:51,162 --> 00:39:54,463 My guys work hard for me, 1100 00:39:54,465 --> 00:39:56,331 and they deserve better. 1101 00:39:56,333 --> 00:39:57,733 I want them to get ahead. 1102 00:39:57,735 --> 00:39:59,234 I want them to have opportunities. 1103 00:39:59,236 --> 00:40:01,837 And all that's going to be because of you. 1104 00:40:01,839 --> 00:40:03,806 I just... I don't know what to say. Thank you. 1105 00:40:03,808 --> 00:40:06,408 You talked about your fiancee and the fact that 1106 00:40:06,410 --> 00:40:08,977 you'd love to get married, but you don't have the money. 1107 00:40:08,979 --> 00:40:11,680 I learned a lot of lessons from you that day. 1108 00:40:11,682 --> 00:40:14,016 Maybe I wasn't that good at the work, but I was listening. 1109 00:40:14,018 --> 00:40:18,420 And, uh, I'd like to pay for your wedding and your honeymoon. 1110 00:40:21,124 --> 00:40:25,661 I'd like to give you $20,000 for you to get married 1111 00:40:25,663 --> 00:40:29,765 and take her on a proper honeymoon. 1112 00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:31,166 That'd be awesome. 1113 00:40:31,168 --> 00:40:32,601 She's going to flip out. 1114 00:40:32,603 --> 00:40:34,269 There's something else I want to do for you. 1115 00:40:34,271 --> 00:40:37,172 You told me about your fiancee's sister. 1116 00:40:37,174 --> 00:40:38,307 What I'd like to do is 1117 00:40:38,309 --> 00:40:40,509 I'd like to give you $25,000 for her care. 1118 00:40:40,511 --> 00:40:42,277 I want you to use it as you please, 1119 00:40:42,279 --> 00:40:46,982 to give you guys some time to make your marriage work. 1120 00:40:46,984 --> 00:40:49,084 It's incredible. 1121 00:40:49,086 --> 00:40:53,655 I can't believe this is happening, really. I mean it's... 1122 00:40:53,657 --> 00:40:58,393 thank you for what you do for us. 1123 00:40:58,395 --> 00:41:01,396 Things like this don't happen to people like me. 1124 00:41:01,398 --> 00:41:04,433 It's happening. 1125 00:41:12,709 --> 00:41:14,843 Over the last four years, we've had an incredible ride. 1126 00:41:14,845 --> 00:41:17,412 But at the same time, it's not all about revenue. 1127 00:41:17,414 --> 00:41:18,614 It's not all about growth. 1128 00:41:18,616 --> 00:41:24,019 There's a human touch to the business. 1129 00:41:24,021 --> 00:41:25,254 How are you? Jose Mas. 1130 00:41:25,256 --> 00:41:26,755 Nice to meet you. 1131 00:41:26,757 --> 00:41:28,957 Jose Mas. 1132 00:41:28,959 --> 00:41:31,159 Our people need to have the feeling that they're welcome, 1133 00:41:31,161 --> 00:41:32,928 that they're part of the family. 1134 00:41:32,930 --> 00:41:34,596 But I also know, we're not going to get there, 1135 00:41:34,598 --> 00:41:36,765 we're not going to be there if people don't know me. 1136 00:41:36,767 --> 00:41:39,401 [Speaking spanish] 1137 00:41:39,403 --> 00:41:41,670 You know, I've really fallen short of going out 1138 00:41:41,672 --> 00:41:42,804 and really touching people 1139 00:41:42,806 --> 00:41:45,440 and really being visible to the company. 1140 00:41:45,442 --> 00:41:46,708 I'm Jose Mas, man. 1141 00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:48,010 - How you doing? - It's good to see you, man. 1142 00:41:48,012 --> 00:41:50,012 I used to work in the summers. 1143 00:41:50,014 --> 00:41:53,649 I remember you, I was, uh, a little kid running around. 1144 00:41:53,651 --> 00:41:54,750 Thank you for everything you've done 1145 00:41:54,752 --> 00:41:56,151 and for being with us for so long. 1146 00:41:56,153 --> 00:41:57,719 Thank you, I appreciate it. 1147 00:41:57,721 --> 00:41:58,954 All right, great seeing you. 1148 00:41:58,956 --> 00:42:00,122 - Have a good night. - All right, take care. 1149 00:42:00,124 --> 00:42:01,323 You know, my father built this business. 1150 00:42:01,325 --> 00:42:03,425 He started in the trenches, worked his way up, 1151 00:42:03,427 --> 00:42:05,694 you know, people knew him, he was out there. 1152 00:42:05,696 --> 00:42:08,096 And, you know, looking back at the last couple years, 1153 00:42:08,098 --> 00:42:11,033 you know, really something that's been missing. 1154 00:42:11,035 --> 00:42:13,735 So I'm committed to really making that happen. 1155 00:42:32,260 --> 00:42:47,260 Sync and corrected by atrn97g www.addic7ed.com 80593

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