arg. I may have the option of getting another job with Bell soon.
My job right now basically consists of getting the phone line from outside of the house and literally drilling a hole in the side of the house and pushing the line in. Done. Move on to the next house.
It's boring. Whenever someone asks me if I like what I'm doing, I usually reply and say "I like it.. but it's not something I'd like to do as a career."
Currently I'm considered to be a technician. A "Pre-Dedicated Install Technician". I have the ability to do everything all the other techs do, such as fresh installs which include installing jacks and such.. basically the next step beyond what i'm doing now. I did this job for 6 weeks and liked it. but I dont do it anymore because the dude that I replaced came off of disability.
Regardless, I'm a technician.
I've been offered the chance to get another job as a fiber optic cable-puller. My old boss, the one that told me about the Alberta position, told me about this job. He's got a new job as a fiber optic technician, and I'd be a part of his team.
Pro's of taking the new job / Cons of leaving my current job
- I'll be indoors all winter instead of outdoors - I'll be dispatched to a job site instead of driving around trying to find one myself. - There's more opportunity for growth. - I'll be getting the same pay, hopefully. But I'll find out in a couple hours for sure. If not, I'll be earning $1.45 less per hour to start... - I'll be employed 5 days a week, steady, 8-5, with some opportunity of overtime, and overtime is NOT available where I am.
Pro's of staying where I am / Cons of not taking the new job
- I exhibit loyalty. - I get to keep my status as a technician. (basically, just a title.) - I'll have to give back my van and probably have to drive my own vehicle to the job site, which could be as far away as Ajax. I'll have to spend my own gas to get there, and get home. Anywhere I drive during the day, I get 35c/km though, which is good... but on a car that's 23 years old, that's just begging the next repair to come much faster than if I just drove it when i needed it, like I do now. - I get many more freedoms where I am now as far as me deciding how to spend my time.
Other random points
- There will be more structure to my day if i take the new job. I can already tell I'm getting lazy. When I started, I'd get up at 6:45 in the morning, hop in my car, drive to the office to grab the van and leave from there. Occasionally I'd take a 1 hour lunch, but but sometimes I'd skip it entirely to make sure I did enough work for the day. Now, I park my van at home.. which basically lets me leave whenever I want, as long as I get enough work done in a day. I take 1, 2, sometimes 3 hour lunch breaks. They want us to do 16 houses in an 8 hour shift. Where I used to work 9 hours to get 11 or so houses done in a day, now I can work 3.5 to 4 hours and get 20 done. I'm above revenue for the day, and I only work half of it. So I'm getting very lazy.
- I'll be leaving some guys I love working with. I use the term 'work with' lightly, I see them maybe once a day... But I'll be a part of a team at the new job rather than on my own....
Thursday, November 16, 2006 ::
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