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Post by jpete » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 6:26 pm

Man I hate starting a new job but current conditions have finally gotten to much to deal with.

I hate when people ruin what should be a great place to work.

But if everything works out, I'll learn a new facet of the refrigeration field and make $2 more per hour.


 
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Post by KLook » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 6:32 pm

Good luck Jpete. I have found that competency is far less common then people think.

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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 6:33 pm

Another thing to seriously remember is "no matter where ya go, there ya are" BUT, good luck with it.

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 7:03 pm

Sure seems alot of that's going on and around,JPete.....and it stinks !

Good Luck with the New Start ! :flex:

 
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Post by franco b » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 8:44 pm

Best wishes in the hew job. I am sure you will do well and the extra money is nice too.

 
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Post by jpete » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 11:20 pm

freetown fred wrote:Another thing to seriously remember is "no matter where ya go, there ya are" BUT, good luck with it.
Yup. And I'll be there with a clear conscious.

I can't get on board with a corporate philosophy that says "any equipment over 10 years old is a sales opportunity. "

Or charging $800 for a half hours work and $25 worth of parts.

 
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Post by grumpy » Sat. Feb. 25, 2017 11:28 pm

Sounds like Obummercare.


 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 12:19 am

Good luck. I hope the new job is everything you want.

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Post by theo » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 6:29 am

Anymore with the companies it's all about the Money,,,,, Sad :cry:

 
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Post by samhill » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 6:49 am

Good luck Jpete, my son is much in the same position as you except he will be staying with the same company. He tends to get bored, he started out learning all about the robotics & even got an offer from the manufacturer but didn't want to relocate. They allowed him to transfer into Maintenance on the distribution end & still fixing the robotics as necessary, now he's going to get his certification for ammonia refrigeration (he had already been certified for most everything else) but again the deal is that the other two dept's could use him as needed. He always gets more money & even a personal parking space where he can plug in his engine heater, they just don't want to lose him so try & keep him busy. I'm hoping he finally stats put, it's good money & benefits plus close to home.

 
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Post by KLook » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 7:48 am

Yup. And I'll be there with a clear conscious.

I can't get on board with a corporate philosophy that says "any equipment over 10 years old is a sales opportunity. "

Or charging $800 for a half hours work and $25 worth of parts.
Funny you mention that. I spoke with young man I worked with at the correctional facility yesterday. He left that horrible job by going to night school for a year and getting his hvac certification. Now he is shocked by the "sell" attitude he is experiencing.....Pretty much just as you describe. But he has good ethics, and won't play the game. They go to seminars with others of their kind to learn how to extract more money from the people.....or they would say to increase revenue flow without increasing expenditures...

crooked SOB's

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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 8:26 am

I hate to say this but with the wages workers expect, the business owners probably gotta find that $$$ anywhere they can. As far as unqualified workers, that's just sad but surely not just HVAC people.

 
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Post by jpete » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 11:30 am

Yeah. We've already gotten the "increase average ticket" training and one of my corporate emails was "5 tips to overcome price objection".

If I wanted to wear a white button down shirt and sell stuff, I'd have stuck with retail management.

I just want to fix things and move on.

I get that their are operating expenses but gouging isn't my style.

Plus, the office staff was never that great and now they are all at each other's throats over the changing procedures

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 11:41 am

Sounds like they need to watch Dickens' "A Christmas Coral" again. :D

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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Feb. 26, 2017 12:26 pm

In 2003 I was paid $11.00/hr for being a mechanic in a John Deere lawn & garden equipment repair shop. The management there had that same "install as many parts as we can " attitude too. It was an emotional drain to continue working there with that idea being pushed on us mechanics. I got into more than one shouting match with them about it & when they decided to close that shop in July 2003,it was bittersweet for me.I was relieved to not continue in that environment,but was unable to find employment in that field again. In May 2004 I started my repair shop & for many yrs have wished for even that measly $11/hr that they paid. I can review my soon 13 yrs with great satisfaction knowing that I have enabled lots of customers to get their equipment repaired & maintained at a reasonable amount. The list of customers who have patronized my shop for those almost 13 yrs helps greatly with the satisfied feeling. While I have never achieved the income that my friends have who work for an employer,i am very comfortable with living cheap & with less than the best of things. I can close my shop each day & feel happy knowing that I have served my customers fairly. I do at times envy those who have been employed with a company for 30 yrs & make very good $$$$$$ + get many benefits & health insurance coverage. I am pretty well satisfied with my job security in this line of work tho.

JP,hopefully your new job will be a long term & satisfying one for you.


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