i will never be a rich man

[spacedust]

so....why the hell do we stay in this line of work ? it doesnt pay well.......customers hate us.....machines really hate us..........cal dispatchers think we are the scum of the earth........boss men think we are canon fodder.........
is it me ?!

[KenB]

Re: i will never be a rich man

so....why the hell do we stay in this line of work ? it doesnt pay well.......customers hate us.....machines really hate us..........cal dispatchers think we are the scum of the earth........boss men think we are canon fodder.........
is it me ?!

Nope, it's not just you. We're just gluttons for punishment, I guess.

[Tonerbomb]

Re: i will never be a rich man

so....why the hell do we stay in this line of work ? it doesnt pay well.......customers hate us.....machines really hate us..........cal dispatchers think we are the scum of the earth........boss men think we are canon fodder.........
is it me ?!

Not just you! Technicians are to honest to be sales people, for whom we are supposed to worship the ground they leave a trail of slime upon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If it wasn't for sales we wouldn't have a job..... yeah right!!!

[JustManuals]

Re: i will never be a rich man

Get back on your meds, you'll feel better. Works for me.

[JR2ALTA]

Re: i will never be a rich man

Could be worse, you could be a shop tech.

Same pay and about 2.5 more hours of actual work.

[ZOOTECH]

Re: i will never be a rich man

QUOTE=JR2ALTA;314753]Could be worse, you could be a shop tech.

Same pay and about 2.5 more hours of actual work.[/QUOTE]

Hey, I represent that - it sucks sometimes, but I'm not out in the rain or heat. I clock in at 8:00 and out at 5:00 - full 8 hrs, but...I'm pretty much on my own.

[blackcat4866]

Re: i will never be a rich man

I always thought it was for the glory.

=^..^=

[banginbishop]

Re: i will never be a rich man

so....why the hell do we stay in this line of work ? it doesnt pay well.......customers hate us.....machines really hate us..........cal dispatchers think we are the scum of the earth........boss men think we are canon fodder.........
is it me ?!

cant be that bad as we still do the job, ive done a lot worse than what i do now like washing up in a university kitchen when i lost my job years ago.

[mojorolla]

Re: i will never be a rich man

Here are some jobs I have had that were worse than a copier technician:
-3rd shift meat porter: Basically, the entire place is 45 degrees F and you have to scrub and wash everything down with a high pressure hose.
-The Slush Puppie man: Those frozen drinks that turn kids tongues red or blue. Sticky, sugar based toxic sludge pumped from a machine right into your children, yum. The bees love it though; free stings on a daily basis.
-Tour guide: at a nature preserve. Never could understand how nature need explaining let alone to a group of woman in their 90's, lacking the ability to walk or see very well.
-Xerox copier tech: there are not enough words in the English vocabulary to properly describe that horror.

[ddude]

Re: i will never be a rich man

No, you will never be rich if you look at just the monetary gain, however, you will have heaped riches upon you just by what you do daily-The field service position is a magnificent journey to new jobsites every day,new challenges that test your abilities, unknown territories and unfamiliar landscapes with new adventures at every turn-Each new customer is a unique puzzle that you are tasked with solving to the best of your ability, turning the angry shrew into a loyal subject and willing follower. Each letdown by your parts department is an opportunity to 'spin' the result to you customer in a way that makes you and your company the hero. You are independent, yet you still have a powerful backup- You are talented, yet every day you learn something new. You see new faces, different places, each and every day your mind is tested with a unique problem, each day you walk into an unfamiliar place with a smile on your face and an attitude that says 'this is a new employer'-You have the ability to walk straight into hellfire and stroll out as a hero, multiple times per day! You control each and every encounter, you 'make your day' multiple times-You cannot place a salary figure on what you experience daily-.


Imagine yourself at other jobs, look truthfully, and then decide where you want to be, where your riches are......................

[fixthecopier]

Re: i will never be a rich man

The spaceships that my robot masters will pilot when they come for me, closely resemble giant copiers. This is all just practice for when I flee this planet.