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Originally posted by condenseddave Originally posted by thegoodhumorman ...and don't let Walmart make you callous. Somebody at that company really does care. Really. Yeah, the greeter in the wheelchair. He's the ONLY one, though. So it is true- all these years I have just gotten by on faith alone- I thought I encountered that one greeter oh back in '96 but I later found out that I had mistakenly thought it was a wave as I approached and a smile..... only to hear him screech "MAIL CALL!" as he tackled a family of four to the floor. I turned and saw the postman carrying a long bag to customer service, and when I saw the barrel of the rifle I flew out of there-no matter how good his mood, Walmart customer noservice was a recipe for a bloodbath. Take a photo if it is him- Nat'l Enquirer will publish.....! I should point out that this is a fictional account and meant no slander to either of these institutions of efficiency and caring .... [Edited by thegoodhumorman on 12-07-2005 at 10:15 PM]
There is a guy in a wheelchair here actually! I get sick of that place, getting checked going through makes me never wanna go back...
Originally posted by thegoodhumorman ...and don't let Walmart make you callous. Somebody at that company really does care. Really. Yeah, the greeter in the wheelchair. He's the ONLY one, though.
took me a while to learn you don't stand any taller stepping on top of the last guy/company. Just fix the problem that their brother in law (whoops!) created without pointing out he was colorblind. Thats a lose-lose there. ...and don't let Walmart make you callous. Somebody at that company really does care. Really. Welcome to Comm.- betcha miss John Q Homeowner hanging over yer shoulder while hes looking at his watch....
Top :0} Things are great. Not doing as much commercial as I had expected but thats fine. Im doing tons of Boiler work, installs too which I actually enjoy. As long as its not sheetmetal ! I do get a few calls on the Commercial side but not much, hhope to get more but its okay for now. Learned something the other day, no matter how crappy of an install you find from another company, do NOT say anything bad to the homeowner, ie "This was a very bad install". Sometimes I am too much to the point I guess. If you guys would have seen this install you would have agreed. maybe Ill talk more about it later, off to sleep!
he's probably out on a call right now.
Since this old one got dredged in another thread. And more than a year has passed... What's happenin' Chad?
Since this old one got dredged in another thread.
Chad Glad to hear your having fun!!!
Chad
Thought I would update my situation. Love it. Learning everyday, some said that there is really no differance being a residential guy verses Commercial, but I dont know. Alot of things are differant if you ask me. So far Ive worked on all the local supermarket/Walmart.Liquer Stores, etc. The first time I walked into a Compressor room with 50 lines running out i was a little overwhelmed. Terminoligy is differant, finding that out. Alot of computerized controls ( which I like) .The days are longer, moving racks = alot of brazing...Moving a walkin cooler isnt as hard as it looks. The doors are NOT light... Last and not least, the checks are better
Come on Dave, everyone knows your a real man, and a market man at that.
Wow summer is here...I haven't been here in a while Chad turned down a job , got another ,and is already in refrigeration counsiling This is the season that makes men out of new refrigeration guys.....I hope I make it this time. CONGRATS CHAD!!...NOW GET TO GETTIN"!! THERE"S CALLS HOLDING seriously , good job
I'm confused. Did one of you call me a Homo while I was away???
I'm confused.
Ugggh, I stopped by tonight, internal overload was closed again..Whew, so I think. Go to start it up, goes out on locked rotor. Dammit, I smoked it. Way to go... Live and learn. Worse part is I did check that wiring carefully, so I though. Wires were really faded, dammit now Im making excuses..
Thank you Dow, I appreciate the works of wisdom. One very positive thing I was told when I started, which makes me look at things differant, is you do not work for us, you work for each individual building. They are your customers, we want them to respect you, and call you. When they need a $6,000 repair job, they say do it. Very true.
You start moving up in the ranks as a mechanic, you simply chill out and are not uptight about mistakes you make or your coworkers make. Everyone makes mistakes. Even them dudes doing this for many many years. Some are just plain brain farts, some are simply getting a little lazy at the end of the day, and a small share come by way of pure and simple carelesness. The important thing to remember is to not only learn from those mistakes you make but also, when you make that mistake again, a year from now, you'll be right on the money and know exactly whats wrong and get er online. Judging by the way you are here and your likes and hobbies, I bet the crew you have worked with has already made their mind up that your a decent guy and you will learn whatever you don't know from them and through your own determination. Chad, nothing about you I have learned to know would make me beleive you will not do well with this new job and the bigger equipment. It will become old hat to you before you know it. Relax. Serious. Your going to do just fine. As you will become more aware of things and get aquainted with larger systems, you will learn the personality of systems as well. I will give you one example. I have two office buildings. Built exactly alike, with close to exactly the same HVAC systems in them. VAV 100 ton Mammoths, with Johnson Controls. My parameters for Building static, duct staic, staging, (heat or cool) enthalpy. There are simply differences with each system. Now. The point. I just didn't walk into either one of these buildings and snap my fingers and go "I got it". It took me time to understand the use and application, the uniquesness of each area and it's load, the fact one faces west and the other east. Building warm up parameters are even different. Just because the last ten contractors felt there way was right or whatever, I snuck up on these systems. I watched them. I tweaked and tuned. I fixed my problems gradually. It's a process. It's not a one "quickie" call and your the hero from then on out. It never works that way. You need to understand that you no longer are attempting to knock out ten calls a day with little wife panties rotten crotch and her home a/c is down and your the man. Your not in a race. Your going to be gradually expected to know more, handle more. And with that a commensurate paycheck. Take as much time as you need, in reason to feel generally comfortable your system your working on is online and running. Running the way it either has the ability to, or what it can do with out killing itself. Really dive in to your career and look at it as such. None the less. I am very happy for you.
This place is great. Actually liking going to work. I did have a little problem today though, working with another tech, I was replacing a compressor on a Sanyo split, and he was doing the same on one next to me. Old folks home with 50 of these things. Well everything went perfect, I weighed in my charge, went inside to fire it up, no compressor. She was a little, well alot hot. Shoot... Pulled the cover off and rechecked my wiring, dammit. This critter has red as common, white as run and black as start??? I switched run/start around. Ohmed out compressor, it is out on internal limit. The guy working with me was telling me dont worry it will reset in a few hours. I expected a flambayfest but he was real cool, crap happens. Told me of a few of his late mess ups heh. Im just hoping that thing does reset, Im sure it would...
Sounds great. All the luck in the world to you. You'll do fine. Quit worrying. Go Home and relax, take the kids and wife out to dinner. You found a home for awhile..
Way to go Chad! I made a promise and if you need a little push I,like all of us here, will be there for ya. If I can be of help go to my site and grab my phone #. I am the only one that answers it. If you have Nextel I will give you my DC#. I am not a market or chiller guy but I will make you burn your brain cells! Best of luck always. Lusker
Good Deal!!!
Well things have worked out great. After I turned that job down, working for Grandmas rasturant chain, I found the job I have been looking for. No more residential, well Im sure Ill do a few but you get my point. 95% Commercial. I am now working with a great crew, 7 techs in the shop and 6 of them have been there for over 10 years each. I hadnt worked "with" someone for years, it was nice to do that for once. Changed out a condensing unit that was acidic as heck, and changed out a Carrier RTU Compressor and added a Potential relay. I did all the wiring so at least they now know I have some skill I guess. The guy I worked with said if I could wire that in Ill be just fine. We are remodeling a huge supermarket moving like 7 racks so that will keep me busy until Winter. Im going to have the chance to work on the kind of equipment Ive wanted to for awhile now. After 7 years in residential I think it was time! So when can I put you guys on speed dial Oh yeah after my 4th check I am going to be a "monetarty" site supported, always been a site supporter but after 20 hour weeks for the last 4 months in residential (Mild Climate) I simply could not afford it. Chad Naylors Refrigeration Bemidji, Mn 218-444-COOL 218-444-HEAT
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