DieselTech
Enlightened
I dont really have too many complaints about my current job.
I have a company van, and leave home at about the same time every morning. Some days I only drive 45 minutes or so to the job, other days I'll drive an hour and a half.
I guess my biggest frustration is getting through the customer's security with my tools and parts and all. Some places take almost an hour just to get into the building, but I'm getting paid and billing the client for that time, so it really doesnt matter. The only ones that really stink are places where they've mangled parts that weigh several hundred pounds, and they refuse to let me back my van up to a dock door to unload it. Then I wind up carrying solid steel components through security and across the building on a little two wheeled hand truck, then dong the same thing when I leave.
Some clients give us tiny, cramped work spaces, or beside incredibly loud production machinery. For the most part I dont have too many clients that get upset about having to pay for stuff, because when they call in they've already decided it has to be repaired.
Oh, and the trucks that the client's maintenance people have worked on first. Some places have good maintenance people, some dont. I've actually gone in places where their guys had entire electronics and control systems ripped out of a lift, wiring harnesses strewn 50 feet around the room, and the entire thing stripped down to the bare bones- then they wanted me to put it all back together, plus fix the original problem, in less than an hour and cover it all under warranty.
I have a company van, and leave home at about the same time every morning. Some days I only drive 45 minutes or so to the job, other days I'll drive an hour and a half.
I guess my biggest frustration is getting through the customer's security with my tools and parts and all. Some places take almost an hour just to get into the building, but I'm getting paid and billing the client for that time, so it really doesnt matter. The only ones that really stink are places where they've mangled parts that weigh several hundred pounds, and they refuse to let me back my van up to a dock door to unload it. Then I wind up carrying solid steel components through security and across the building on a little two wheeled hand truck, then dong the same thing when I leave.
Some clients give us tiny, cramped work spaces, or beside incredibly loud production machinery. For the most part I dont have too many clients that get upset about having to pay for stuff, because when they call in they've already decided it has to be repaired.
Oh, and the trucks that the client's maintenance people have worked on first. Some places have good maintenance people, some dont. I've actually gone in places where their guys had entire electronics and control systems ripped out of a lift, wiring harnesses strewn 50 feet around the room, and the entire thing stripped down to the bare bones- then they wanted me to put it all back together, plus fix the original problem, in less than an hour and cover it all under warranty.
