Amaqembu amancane okwakha ezindaweni zomsebenzi zasendaweni aphendukela ku-Induku Yokubophaukulungisa ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo: ukwakheka kwekhonkrithi okushelelayo. Sekuyiminyaka, izikhonkwane ezishibhile, ezihlanganisiwe zaziphuma phakathi nesikhathi sokuthulula—okwenza abasebenzi bame futhi bazilungise, okudla amahora amaningi futhi kushiye ngisho nezindonga zigobile. Ngenyanga edlule, iqembu eDayton lachitha amahora amathathu engeziwe lilungisa ukwakheka kwekhonkrithi ngoba izikhonkwane ezindala zayeka umsebenzi ophakathi; manje sezifungaInduku Yokubophaukungayinaki leyo nkinga ngokuphelele. Akuyona nje ikhambi lokwakha okukhulu, futhi—amaqembu amancane enza izisekelo zasekhaya athiInduku Yokubophaigcina ukwakheka kwayo kuzinzile lapho imvula noma udaka lungase lulahle izinto.Induku Yokubophaizinguquko ezithi: izibambo zayo zensimbi ezimbozwe nge-zinc ziqinisa ozimele befomu, ngisho nasezimweni zomsebenzi ezimanzi, ezinodaka. Usonkontileka wendawo uMia Hale uyaphawula, “Sasivame ukwenza kabusha u-10% wezingxenye zethu zefomu; ngeInduku Yokubopha, lelo nani lehle laya ku-zero.” LokhuInduku Yokubophaakugcini nje ngokugcina isakhiwo—kunciphisa isikhathi sokuphumula esingadingekile samaqembu amancane asebenza ngezikhathi ezixineneyo.

Izisebenzi zasendaweni ziyashesha ukuncomaInduku Yokubophanomklamo osebenzayo. Ngokungafani nezinamathiselo ezinkulu ezidinga amathuluzi akhethekile,induku yokubophaizikhala zifakwa endaweni yazo ngokulungiswa kwezandla okulula, ukucheba imizuzu eyi-15 endaweni ngayinye yokufaka. “Ngangivame ukuphuthaza ngama-wrench ukuze ngithole izinduku ezindala; lokhuInduku Yokubophaiyangena bese ihlala,” kusho ilungu leqembu uJavi Torres. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ithwala imithwalo esindayo kunezinye izindlela ezijwayelekile: ngesikhathi sokuthululwa kwe-basement muva nje,Induku Yokubophaisekele isisindo sikakhonkolo esingaphezulu ngo-20% ngaphandle kokugoba noma ukushelela—into izikhonkwane ezindala ezazingenakukwazi ukuyenza.Induku Yokubophaukuthembeka kuyanda, kanti izinhlangano zokwakha zesifunda sezikugqamisa eziqondisweni zokuphepha. Izinkampani ezincane neziphakathi ziyaqoqa, njengobaInduku Yokubophailinganisela ukungabizi kanye nokuqina—asikho isidingo sokushintsha izibambo ezigugile njalo ngemva kwemisebenzi embalwa.

UHale ukubeka kucace: “Ngemisebenzi emincane—njengokulungisa izindlu ezindala noma ukuthulula ama-slab egalaji—yonke imali nemizuzu kubalulekile.Induku Yokubophaakuyona nje ingxenye ethile; kusenza sikwenze kahle ekuqaleni, akukho ukuhlehliswa.” Muva nje, njengoba kunamaqembu amaningi endawo aqala ukulungisa izakhiwo ezingaphansi komhlaba kanye nokwakha izakhiwo ezincane zezentengiselwano,Induku Yokubophaukuphenduka into ebalulekile. Abasebenzi abangakwazi ukunciphisa ijubane noma ukunciphisa amathuba okuphepha? Baqala ngokuyibamba—akekho ofuna ukwenza kabusha umsebenzi ngoba i-fastener ishelele, futhi le nto ivimbela lokho ukuthi kungenzeki.