TECHNICIAN TIME! Ep.#7 "Alert Confirmation"
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Welcome back to this week’s episode of TECHNICIAN TIME! Here we go:
This day’s been gay enough: you’re certainly not sticking around for a gay peep show—forget this dude—it’s time to skedaddle.
You grab your tool tote and hear the water shut off. Quick as mist evaporating in 115 degrees you sprint to your van; you don’t even take time to throw the tools in the back, you just plop them on the passenger’s seat, fire up the engines, and peel outta there!
After traversing a safe distance to be out of sight, you fetch your phone to call the customer to inform him you had to boogie, but: “Another tech will be out with proper parts to repair.”
“Thanks,” he says, “Hey…”
There’s a pause.
“…Yes…?” You ask.
“Were you watching me shower?”
What the H-E-C-K!?
“Um, what?” you say incredulously.
“Yeah, were you watching me shower?” He’s doubling down. Unbelievable.
“Uh, let me assure you, I was doing no such thing. Was your shower right there?”
“Yeah, I saw you standing there.”
“Well, Sir, you’re the one who put me there to work on your system then promptly went to shower! What’da ya’ expect!” Your tone is of shocked disbelief. Seriously, is everyone gay in this town?
“Okay, well, it just seemed like you were standing there watching me.”
“Well, Sir, I really don’t have anything else to say to you. You’re the one who made it awkward. I have to go now. Good bye.” You hang up only to speed dial your manager. Like a good politician, you gotta get ahead of this story.
“Sounds like he wanted you to watch,” your manager says with a chuckle. “I wouldn’t worry about him. Sorry the office sent you there. Next time give me a call on something like that.”
“Sure, will do. I’d like to get some more training, and not just with mist, I really want to learn to solder. When do you think I could get a second wave of training?”
“I’d like for you to get some more field experience,” your manager says. You're slightly crestfallen. “Learn the bread and butter,” he continues. “I see you left estimates at your second job, that’s a good start. Land some sales, get some add-ons. Upsell. Show me you’ve got the basics down. Sound like a goal?”
Great pep talk you want to say. “Yeah, okay.”
“Also, I’m glad you called. Since we have to pull another tech to this job, I’d like for you to pick up this other call that just came in. It’s an emergency leak. A tech was out there yesterday, and now the customer’s water heater is leaking. Will you pick it up for me?”
You’ve had a sh*tty run so far, and now an emergency recall on another tech? You hesitate. You were hoping the manager would pick up on your subtle hint, and just pull your route, and let you train with another tech in the field.
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Good for the manager to back him up. I've got a bad feeling about this next call. He will be dealing with an angry customer.
Can't complain on the first day about their training. Gotta get baptized by fire.