Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Coke in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!".
You should take care of that secretary. You never know when you need an article of clothing fixed. If you're on a nearby call, she could fix it for you. So, bring sweets or flowers every time you go there.[/QUOTE]
I would if I could ....... that incident happened back in the mid 70's .....most of these factories are closed now, and have all moved their operations overseas .
This is sad: but : Can you imagine how much trouble a tech could get into if some of the things mentioned here were to happen at some of the locations we have calls at now . Think about it :
' May I borrow your stapler...by the way...where's your restroom ? '
' Just step over here to this closet and give me you pants....I'll be right back with them. '
"So, bring sweets or flowers every time you go there."
In today's offices, that would all probably be considered sexual harassment .
"The Serenity Prayer" . . .
God grant me the serenity to accept stupid people , the courage to not waste my time and energy on them , and the wisdom to know that I cannot fix STUPID .
I have read through this entire post and no one has stated the #1 copy-ism out there.
the ID 10 T error code.
this is the worst or best one depending on how you look at it.
how many of you have returned to your vehicle shaking your head !!!!!!!
and as for looking for the ever elusive missing screw on the carpeted floor, your next move finds it under your knee.
$hit Happens - Deal with it and move on.........................................................................Lock & Load
While we're mentioning ID10T errors, what about PEBKACs?
Cthulhu for president! Why settle for the lesser evil?
How many times has the machine been down, not feeding, noisey, etc etc the customer is screaming, and you walk in and it is working fine and you find no problem, basically do nothing to it and tell the customer that you made "some adjustments" and "cleaned some sensors". The next day they call and say how wonderfully the machine is working and you smile to yourself nowing full well that YOU DIDN'T DO A DAMN THING TO IT! ID 10 T
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Another one: The customer has called dispatch, your boss and the corporate office yelling and screaming about what a piece of crap the machine is. It's down, I don't know whats wrong with it, just get out here and fix it NOW! You show up, he starts yelling at you. You finally get to the machine and it is an obviously customer caused call. And here is the kicker; you go to your contact/key operator and she says to you: "The boss did it" (ie: the guy doing all the yelling!). Never fails. The customer that screams the loudest is usually the one that caused the problem in the first place!
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