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Offline RTRx7

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #315 on: September 06, 2014, 08:22:32 AM »
My first job post high school was as a service advisor and I don't envy you one bit. You got a pissed off customer on one end then a pissed off mechanic on the other while you're in the middle trying to juggle bookings to get vehicles in the shop and out the door on time. All the while you're supposed to be trying to upsell people and making the business as much money as possible from a customer who wants it done for as cheap as possible. Then the parts department forgets to order shit and the customers on your ass like white on rice. You were out of loaner cars 2 days ago and you have sales people at your counter demanding that their customer gets one ASAP. Then there's the comebacks because your mechanics that are on flat rate are trying to put as many vehicles through their bay as possible in a day forget to put something back together properly and again you're the one getting shit on yet again. Then you always get the asshat whose vehicle was off warranty a year and 20 thousand miles ago at your counter bitching that his tires are wore out because his cars out of alignment because you made them hit a curb :yay:.

That about sum it up?  :D

Pretty much covered it.

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Offline quinns

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #316 on: September 06, 2014, 11:19:34 PM »
That makes me feel .05% bad about the service adviser that I DESTROYED at the local Cadillac dealership.   In fairness he basically called me an idiot and tried to rip my little sister off for 2k.   It didn't end well for him and I don't believe he's employed there any longer.

Now that I no longer do it I am also in the habit of destroying service advisors hahaha. It is a pretty thankless job though. No one comes to see you when they're happy.

Better get back in Jim, you can only go broke once  :D I do what I can for the work on my wells but sometimes I have to draw the line because a guy can't do it all  :cheers:.
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Offline N2v8fcs

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #317 on: September 08, 2014, 01:24:06 PM »
I'm an Assitant Unit Operator (AUO) with TVA at Paradise Steam Plant. 18 plus years.
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Offline uummm

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #318 on: September 08, 2014, 10:31:14 PM »
I just work in the shipping department for a company that manufactures precision air conditioning equipment for server rooms (anyone familiar with Liebert products?).  No degree in anything and never went to college (mistake).  I have thought about going back to school a couple times, but I am afraid that I may not be able to afford it (and worry about getting a good enough job afterwards to pay student loans with the economy the way it is).  I am really thinking about trying to get a job at a local college so I can go for free though.
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Offline digitalsolo

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #319 on: September 09, 2014, 09:07:28 AM »
I bought a big Liebert in row cooler a few years back.   :)
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Offline JMill

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #320 on: September 09, 2014, 10:08:05 AM »
I am a computer nerd  8)

Offline NOROTOR

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #321 on: September 10, 2014, 10:51:49 AM »
I help run the service division of a large HVAC/Pipe fitting company in Davenport, IA. I am also familiar with Liebert products.
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Offline coltboostin

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #322 on: September 10, 2014, 05:07:32 PM »
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Offline Grommit

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #323 on: September 10, 2014, 06:06:33 PM »
My first job post high school was as a service advisor and I don't envy you one bit. You got a pissed off customer on one end then a pissed off mechanic on the other while you're in the middle trying to juggle bookings to get vehicles in the shop and out the door on time. All the while you're supposed to be trying to upsell people and making the business as much money as possible from a customer who wants it done for as cheap as possible. Then the parts department forgets to order shit and the customers on your ass like white on rice. You were out of loaner cars 2 days ago and you have sales people at your counter demanding that their customer gets one ASAP. Then there's the comebacks because your mechanics that are on flat rate are trying to put as many vehicles through their bay as possible in a day forget to put something back together properly and again you're the one getting shit on yet again. Then you always get the asshat whose vehicle was off warranty a year and 20 thousand miles ago at your counter bitching that his tires are wore out because his cars out of alignment because you made them hit a curb :yay:.

That about sum it up?  :D

Haha damn. Nail on head.
Try it in the heavy truck industry though. You have drivers angry for only getting paid 75$ a day who are pissed for not driving, then the breakdown department who is trying to figure out whats going on, then dispatch who is trying to schedule a load for a brokedown unit, then the fleet maint. department who don't keep any records and are no help because the mechanics are all 60+ years old and dont understand the ideas behind DEF and DOC/SCR/DPF issues, and finally the PO# department who wont pay when the unit is complete.
My day pretty much starts and ends with putting out whatever fires I am able to. (and trust me, they are never truly out, just on a low simmer!)

Im trying to break back out of the Customer Service field...shoot Id rather be back wrenching and take the damn pay cut.
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Offline Heavyfoot

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #324 on: September 10, 2014, 06:36:21 PM »
Former Marine with two combat tours then got out and got my AA, then did private security contracting overseas, going back to school to get a ME degree but have been thinking about law enforcement as of late.

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Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #325 on: September 10, 2014, 08:20:49 PM »
Former Marine with two combat tours then got out and got my AA, then did private security contracting overseas, going back to school to get a ME degree but have been thinking about law enforcement as of late.

Blackwater??

Offline Heavyfoot

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #326 on: September 10, 2014, 08:51:09 PM »
Blackwater??


Nope, Triple Canopy, it's the same thing though and they've recently merged under one umbrella through Constellis Holdings. A Blackwater recruiter which is by the way now called Acadami did try to recruit me 2 weeks ago for another gig but I figured it was time to live like regular person.

Offline Rotank

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #327 on: September 12, 2014, 09:22:39 PM »
I just work in the shipping department for a company that manufactures precision air conditioning equipment for server rooms (anyone familiar with Liebert products?).  No degree in anything and never went to college (mistake).  I have thought about going back to school a couple times, but I am afraid that I may not be able to afford it (and worry about getting a good enough job afterwards to pay student loans with the economy the way it is).  I am really thinking about trying to get a job at a local college so I can go for free though.

Yeah student loans are a big fat joke right now. Probably 70% of them never get payed back. I really don't plan on paying mine back unless I win the lotto or get rich somehow. Maybe if obummer gets out of office I will go back in the military and do SLRP. But the piddly ass little gi bill payments of 319$ a month damn sure didn't do me any good. Shit they didn't cover school related expenses each month.
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Offline FC3S Murray

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #328 on: October 14, 2014, 07:33:46 PM »
I am now a Rolls Royce T-56 Turboprop technician. Oh how I miss the Pratt & Whitney F100-220's  :banghead:



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Offline just startn

Re: What do you do for a living?
« Reply #329 on: October 14, 2014, 09:29:23 PM »
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