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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: HWPlmbr1 on October 23, 2012, 05:35:13 pm

Title: New job
Post by: HWPlmbr1 on October 23, 2012, 05:35:13 pm: Hi to all my friends here!

Some may know from my FB postings that I started a new plumbing job.
It is for a 24 hour on call service shop, so basically right up my alley. I started on the 11th, so 13 days ago. I have worked on 5 of those days and had 5 of those days off and that leaves 3 days with no work while being on call.
I can still do math!
1 of those days off I had some of my own work to do!

Time will tell if it really will work out for me. He wants me available at all times when I am on call. Like today, I sat around home while getting no calls, but if he sent me one I would have to jump to it and go. A bit frustrating when nothing happens and you are wondering all day if something will. Then you can't go out and about and do your own thing either.

So that's where I am at for now.

Harold
Title: Re: New job
Post by: HWPlmbr1 on October 23, 2012, 05:48:40 pm: PLUS, I don't remember seeing ANY duct tape on the truck I am driving for him, what have I gotten myself into!!! Gonna have to use his credit card and buy 10 rolls or so!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: dgman on October 23, 2012, 10:50:48 pm: Congratulations Harold! Hopefully I'm next! Haven't heard a good duct tape joke around here lately!
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Post by: BilltheDiver on October 24, 2012, 12:08:15 am: Hope it works out great for you Harold!
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Post by: SheGold on October 24, 2012, 04:19:25 am: Congrats Harold. God brought you to it, have patience he'll make it work for you... God Bless... Sheila
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Post by: Gabby on October 24, 2012, 05:34:12 am: Make him furnish you a cell phone, so you don't have to sit and wait for his call. That's the least he can do.
Gabby
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Post by: Marcellarius on October 24, 2012, 12:02:34 pm: hi Harold, congrats with the new job.
I hope it pays well.
can't you get some waiting money from the guy for being available 24/7, like a 5% or 10% waiting fee for every hour you sit there and wait?
sounds fair to me.
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Post by: newfie on October 24, 2012, 12:07:54 pm: congrats on the new job Harold.
Title: Re: New job
Post by: lwsjc on October 24, 2012, 01:31:48 pm: Can you scroll while waiting?

Larry
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Post by: Bill P on October 24, 2012, 02:29:51 pm: Major congrats. And Larry beat me to the punch; scroll while you're on call.

Bill
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Post by: rob roy on October 24, 2012, 05:27:38 pm: Well done Harold. Hope it all works out for you. Been there done it and got the Tee shirt. Aint funny. Good luck Harold.
Rob Roy.
Title: Re: New job
Post by: wombatie on October 25, 2012, 05:18:07 am: Congratulations Harold I really hope it works out for.

Marg
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Post by: Al W on October 25, 2012, 09:11:01 am: Yup, I would make sure the phone rings LOUDLY and set it in a bowl (amplifier) in the shop and enjoy the wait.
Title: Re: New job
Post by: chief on October 26, 2012, 01:11:57 am: Congrats on the new job!!!
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Post by: cdrover(Clyde) on October 27, 2012, 10:10:06 am: I have some plumbing work, that is his number, and how quickly can you get here????? Oh, address is Newfoundland Canada ;D ;D does he pay milage.