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  • Lee2475
    Technician
    • Oct 2014
    • 48
    #1

    Fancy moving

    Hi
    I fancy a change, I have always wanted to go to the states and live, Although I have never been haha.

    Whats it like working as a field service engineer out there? I work on Xerox devices over here and it's easy to get about, I should imagine it's a nitemare over in the states.

    I am going to do the Route 66 bike tour next year really looking forward to that.

    Im sick of the RAIN here!!
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    • blackcat4866
      Master Of The Obvious

      Site Contributor
      10,000+ Posts
      • Jul 2007
      • 22999
      #2
      Re: Fancy moving

      It's a big country. Depending on where your at, you could experience single lane dirt roads and no traffic, to 8 lane wide highways crawling along at speeds that cannot be measured on a speedometer. It could be 21C in the winter and 43C in the summer, or -23C in the winter and 21C in the summer. It could rain every day, or rain almost never. What did you have in mind? I might be able to make a recommendation. =^..^=
      If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
      1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
      2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
      3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
      4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
      5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

      blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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        • slimslob
          Retired

          Site Contributor
          25,000+ Posts
          • May 2013
          • 37365
          #3
          Re: Fancy moving

          Your territory could be as large as over 100 miles across in all direction or as small as a 30+ floor office building where you use the elevator to go from one call to another. You may have to work on one model line or you might work for a company that sell one line but services what ever someone calls to look at.

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            • theengel
              Service Manager

              1,000+ Posts
              • Nov 2011
              • 1784
              #4
              Re: Fancy moving

              Personally, I'd recommend Cincinnati. You get almost extremes of all weather, almost extremes of all traffic.

              Although, you don't see too many copier guys making enough money to be able to just take off on a route 66 tour... you'd have to have some serious vaca time stored up, wouldn't you?

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                • gwaddle
                  Senior Tech

                  500+ Posts
                  • May 2009
                  • 782
                  #5
                  Re: Fancy moving

                  If you did come here, one thing for sure you'd have to adjust to is the lack of vacation time compared to what you probably have now.
                  I know I should be ashamed of myself. Strangely though, I am not.

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                    • ss12
                      Trusted Tech

                      250+ Posts
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 289
                      #6
                      Re: Fancy moving

                      What is the vacation time as a tech?

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                        • gwaddle
                          Senior Tech

                          500+ Posts
                          • May 2009
                          • 782
                          #7
                          Re: Fancy moving

                          Originally posted by ss12
                          What is the vacation time as a tech?
                          The most I've ever gotten in any job was 2 weeks.
                          I know I should be ashamed of myself. Strangely though, I am not.

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                            • ss12
                              Trusted Tech

                              250+ Posts
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 289
                              #8
                              Re: Fancy moving

                              Wow it's at least 20 days in the uk,more with length of service as well as the public holidays

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                                • gwaddle
                                  Senior Tech

                                  500+ Posts
                                  • May 2009
                                  • 782
                                  #9
                                  Re: Fancy moving

                                  Originally posted by ss12
                                  Wow it's at least 20 days in the uk,more with length of service as well as the public holidays
                                  Next year I go to 3 weeks. That's after 10 years with the company.
                                  I know I should be ashamed of myself. Strangely though, I am not.

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                                    • slimslob
                                      Retired

                                      Site Contributor
                                      25,000+ Posts
                                      • May 2013
                                      • 37365
                                      #10
                                      Re: Fancy moving

                                      Originally posted by ss12
                                      What is the vacation time as a tech?
                                      Vacation? What vacation. When you work for a small company you get a day here and a day there. Last year my boss was going to give me the last week of the year off. Then on the Saturday after Christmas he called and asked me to come in on Monday. Our other senior tech had gotten fired. He did however pay me for my time.

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                                        • Ikon Princess
                                          Trusted Tech

                                          100+ Posts
                                          • Feb 2009
                                          • 126
                                          #11
                                          Re: Fancy moving

                                          I would suggest northern california. We have beautiful sceanery and no rain.

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                                            • slimslob
                                              Retired

                                              Site Contributor
                                              25,000+ Posts
                                              • May 2013
                                              • 37365
                                              #12
                                              Re: Fancy moving

                                              Originally posted by Ikon Princess
                                              I would suggest northern california. We have beautiful sceanery and no rain.
                                              If you are wanting no rain, come try Bakersfield. Even in wet years we do not get much rain. Of course we do get quite a few weeks of triple digit temperatures.

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                                                • allan
                                                  RTFM!!

                                                  5,000+ Posts
                                                  • Apr 2010
                                                  • 5462
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Fancy moving

                                                  My vacation is called stad-by.
                                                  Whatever

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                                                    • nmfaxman
                                                      Service Manager

                                                      Site Contributor
                                                      1,000+ Posts
                                                      • Feb 2008
                                                      • 1702
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Fancy moving

                                                      Better get a motor when you go from Texas to Cal.
                                                      Lots if nothing for miles.
                                                      Why do they call it common sense?

                                                      If it were common, wouldn't everyone have it?

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                                                        • KapeKopyTek
                                                          Trusted Tech

                                                          Site Contributor
                                                          250+ Posts
                                                          • Nov 2013
                                                          • 285
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Fancy moving

                                                          Weatherwise, you'll feel right at home here in southern New England, which, I gather, is NOT what you're looking for......

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