Does anyone work FOR Konica?

[JR2ALTA]

Going to class is a vacation for me. The hotel for Konica training in Illinois treat you very well. Shuttles to class, pizza lunch, donuts, after class happy hour. Konica keeps them booked so they show their gratitude.

That mileage reimbursement mentioned above is very low.

Is there a bonus program?

[KMFLT3CH]

That mileage reimbursement mentioned above is very low.

That's just the per mile reimbursement, we also get $310 lump sum biweekly to cover for depreciation, wear and tear, etc.

The government pays out 55~ cents a mile nowadays? So I just have my accountant get the remaining amount that KM didn't cover. It all comes out to the same amount to me... in the end I make more than what it costs to keep my vehicle running.

[rrrohan]

That's just the per mile reimbursement, we also get $310 lump sum biweekly to cover for depreciation, wear and tear, etc.

The government pays out 55~ cents a mile nowadays? So I just have my accountant get the remaining amount that KM didn't cover. It all comes out to the same amount to me... in the end I make more than what it costs to keep my vehicle running.

Don't you guys get company cars and fuel cards? That's half the perk for me, free car and fuel

[Max]

In UK the car is not free. You pay a company car/fuel tax and a some companies take an aditional fee for private mileage after work hours. On average car tax is £120-150 per months and double if you earn £46k+ Average salary of a service engineer is £18k - £26k per year.

[dave w]

Back in the 80's through to the early 00's the corporate company I worked for had a svs contract with one of the largest UK Banks.

Part of this contract was looking after the branches in Jersey and Guernsey, we had one Engineer who lived in Jersey doing the job.
On average 6 calls a week and on a 24hr server standby which he was rarely called out.

He was never replaced when he left and Engineers were sent across from the mainland when required, This was always a bun fight as we all wanted to do it.

[EarthKmTech]

As long as we're dreaming, how about being an in-house tech in a single building. Say 200 machines in the same building or adjoining buildings. All the same brand, say 6 models?

We have multiple sites with hundreds of machines at each with a dedicated tech to look after them. It takes a special kind of person to do it because doing that every day in the same place over and over and over again sometimes ends up turning into the shining (well not that bad but some have gone nuts). Not to mention some people are just jerks and keeping a smile on your face despite all odds is not sustainable in the long term. At least as a field tech you have time to yourself in the car and freedom to get out and about.

[wjurls]

To be fair, its been 2 or 3 years since I had to do training, iirc. Despite being 3000 miles away, Huntington is the closest training facility by far. It's still the only KM facility I've been to in 10+ years.

Huntington has since been closed and moved to Anaheim. It is essentially in the same parking lot as Angels Stadium now.

[rrrohan]

Huntington has since been closed and moved to Anaheim. It is essentially in the same parking lot as Angels Stadium now.

last KM training i did was on the C652DS...

I feel like ive done it long enough i dont really benifit to much from training anyway.

On a side note, Australia doesnt even get access to the KM app store. Think Japan is in same boat.

What a joke

[tech28]

When I went to a Sharp school in Jersey, back in 84, roomed with a tech that all he had was the HBO building in the city, he lived in the Bronx, took the train everyday into the city, had his tool box and supplies in a closet like room, desk, ect. That's all he did everyday, in the building. Me personally, couldn't take it. I like the going everywhere, mobility, meeting, talking to different people. Being in the same building all day, you see the same people all the time. Boring.