Workman

If in a dream a builder or plumber comes to do work in your house, he may symbolically be pointing out a problem in yourself or in your life, and perhaps showing what you ought to be doing about it (the house = you). The same may apply even if the workman is working in the street. For example, if he has come to unblock a drain, it may mean you have an emotional blockage that needs to be dissolved.

To dream of workmen may represent that the dreamer needs to be working on themselves. For example, if the “men working” signs are up while no one is working, laziness and irresponsibility may be at issue.

The workmen may be drilling into the earth, which suggests that the dreamer may be embarking on an exploration of the unconscious mind.

1. Some task needs to be completed.

2. One is getting an admonition (“work, man!”) To work harder on something.