Gooood Intruder Engineer Wanted (do They Exist?)

[whistle]

Not at all

But need another like him.. well 2 like him would be nice

[tinnitus]

what an absolute load of tosh everyone has posted here.

who do you all think you are?

i just got a f*****g call out.

"the alarm goes beep beep beep then two tones then sounds like a machine gun. it goes quiet then sound like the start of mork and mindy!"

"so mr call out man what do you think it is?"

some c*******s are idiots. sorry public forum.

[alterEGO]

Not at all

But need another like him.. well 2 like him would be nice

i was just kidding mate

2 '4' 1 with those wages i'm kidding again

[Guest anguscanplay]

what an absolute load of tosh everyone has posted here.

who do you all think you are?

i just got a f*****g call out.

"the alarm goes beep beep beep then two tones then sounds like a machine gun. it goes quiet then sound like the start of mork and mindy!"

"so mr call out man what do you think it is?"

some c*******s are idiots. sorry public forum.

cool tinnitus - you still wondering about going self employed or are you staying in your comfort zone , you know the one where you get paid weekly / monthly and stuff the boss he can afford it ( not you personaly , just using your post as a launch pad for a rant and rave ) taking an extra half hour for diner and now moaning about paying tax for a van you cant smoke in ?, forgeting to programme the chime on/off but hey the service guy can do that tommorrow , ah shucks ive forgot to pick up some mains cable,contact,sounder well hey theres three of us work for this firm let someone else do it !

your right some customers have a difficulty but most of the employed engineers in this industry have a chip the size of Wales on their shoulder

Angus ( you read the bit where i said not you personaly yeah ) cool

[alterEGO]

but most of the employed engineers in this industry have a chip the size of Wales on their shoulder

Angus ( you read the bit where i said not you personaly yeah ) cool

lol, not me i forgot to say i don't feel my van tax either, well i do its added on to my agreed wage, soo they pay. whooooo no chip here, no wonder i strugle to make the self employed brake.

[Guest anguscanplay]

lol, not me i forgot to say i don't pay my van tax either, well i do its added on to my agreed wage, soo they pay. whooooo no chip here, no wonder i strugle to make the self employed brake.

cool your a honerary 20% er ( but your still paying tax on the added money ) have you never considered going it alone and employing ?

[alterEGO]

cool your a honerary 20% er ( but your still paying tax on the added money ) have you never considered going it alone and employing ?

more then considered plus i keep telling myself i'm only 21 take your time. plus got my little bro started as my apprentice, free training

couldn't see myself employing anyone but him when i know a few good subbys.

[Guest anguscanplay]

more then considered, half did/done it. but just a very hard job to leave. plus i keep telling myself i'm only 21 take your time. plus got my little bro started as my apprentice, free training

couldn't see myself employing anyone but him when i know a few good subbys which i use now.

QED

[arfur mo]

Not a good example of stringing words together - what is Park time?

he meant 'Golf' time, they say things differently up North of Watford

regs

alan

[arfur mo]

hi all,

it's a vexed question but what i a 'good engineer'?

in one persons eye's can bee seen as brilliant, and is treated as a total loser in another's view.

it's not all just about the ability in fitting or fixing the kit to high standards, which are important even to me, but also customer relations, attitude, self presentation including having a wash more than once a month - wether you need it or not

what is always hard to get over to most staff, is clients will remember the smallest of mistakes for a long while, a well crafted installation can be un-ravelled in the clients eyes for a simple dirty hand mark left on the emulsion when fitting a pir, or not waving the vac around before leaving.

if they do clean up, they don't bother to ask the clients permission to borrow their machine, and then leave it full of brick dust and rubble to add insult to injury, and that really impresses the client (and yes, i do carry my own vac).

on the other side of the coin is the way self respecting experienced engineers are often abused as stand-in supervisors. this was especially so when i worked for service departments in my now distant past.

i'd go flat out and get my area up to scratch, and all buttoned down, all the routine servicing up to date (it was up to us to decide who and when we pm'd). then because my area was so quiet i was then seen as doing nothing for my keep. so i'd get pulled all over London and the home counties helping to clear up the many usually daft repeat fault calls, that the current area plum and his super could not fix.

nett result, your reports if not careful drop your so called 'colleagues' in the ****, or yourself for lying in order to protect them. so you also start to get behind again with the routine servicing, get warning discipline letters for it.

me being well versed in arguing my corner (now i bet you just won't believe that of me ) i'd then refuse to go off my patch without my supervisor's prior instruction - that made me ever so popular with the service controller, it brooked their 'authority' and looked to them like i had a large chip on my shoulder (as if), so they retaliate holding back any calls i did get till real late, or make daft appointments for 1st thing on the far side of my area.

ends up it just adds to the general disillusionment felt and the perceived lack of respect for your best efforts, and even the best pay just don't cover all of that.

i wonder if it's changed much, especially with sat tracking your every step? must help make you feel real trusted and respected

regs

alan