Builders dream about their jobs
Builders cannot stop thinking about work in their dreams.
Just over 51 per cent of tradespeople say they sometimes visualise doing activities - be it installing a toilet or laying a brick - whilst trying to get some kip.
Also, six per cent of builders compared their dreams to a "never-ending game of Tetris" - a puzzle video game where shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile.
Elsewhere, it is said that plumbers are likely to dream about pipes, toilets, sinks and showers.
Whilst roofers will think about fixing roof tiles to a building.
Chris Other, from Toolstation, which carried out the survey, is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: "We know the demands of the job can often keep tradespeople up at night - whether its worrying about a project, chasing payments or just juggling a busy schedule."
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Builders cannot stop thinking about work in their dreams. Just over 51 per cent of tradespeople say they sometimes visualise doing activities - be it installing a toilet or laying a brick - whilst trying to get some kip. Also, six per cent of builders compared their dreams to a "never-ending game of Tetris" - a puzzle video game where shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile. Elsewhere, it is said that plumbers are likely to dream about pipes, toilets, sinks and showers. Whilst roofers will think about fixing roof tiles to a building. Chris Other, from Toolstation, which carried out the survey, is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: "We know the demands of the job can often keep tradespeople up at night - whether its worrying about a project, chasing payments or just juggling a busy schedule."
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