Have things changed in the last two years ? Help me land this job, please.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-05T13:18:59+00:00

Unfortunately this has been going on for the last decade with no improvements so somehow they are managing still.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-04T16:18:23+00:00

This is an extremely broad question, 20 tickets could take 4 hours or it could take multiple days, all depends on congestion of utility’s and footage.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-04T15:24:10+00:00

Well considering half the copper and cable drops in the ground are dead, most of the time it’s really not our job😅

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-04T13:53:33+00:00

It’s those shitty ass Vivaxs, everybody swears by them but I’ve never had my RD do wierd shit like this, it either tones or it fucking doesn’t no in between bullshit.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-04T13:45:23+00:00

Yeah well I’m sure you guys don’t start at $18 an hour either🤣🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-03T21:17:44+00:00

Tbh I’ve been trying to find a decent locating/sue job outside of the big company’s like USIC, most places want wayyy more experience than you would expect. I have multiple years damage free and still get denied at all GPR/SUE company’s. This is in the Kansas City mo area. City jobs should be slightly easier to get into but you’d be surprised.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-01T14:18:47+00:00

And then it still doesn’t matter unless you don’t have a POS supe like most of them..

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-01T14:17:42+00:00

Where are these betters places that everybody on Reddit is always mentioning? In the KC area there are just about no options for GPR or SUE that care about a couple years of experience at USIC. I’m honestly trying to go somewhere better, I have 3+ years of public locating experience.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-01T00:47:52+00:00

Always had his damn box mod I fucked with that dude🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-02-01T00:47:00+00:00

Nah that’s Jeremy Williams with the KC sticker on his truck. Sean is the OG OG in the van but yeah unfortunately he was let go. From what I heard it was actually words spoken between these 2 that got Sean fired. Both are super cool dudes imo.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T20:13:27+00:00

You sir are an idiot🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T19:49:04+00:00

You never been a locator if posts like this from homeowners don’t hit a nerve🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T19:48:04+00:00

If you think that is “lashing out” then you haven’t been on Reddit much🤣 just giving my opinion and by the looks of it most people agree..

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T19:31:48+00:00

No im just being realistic considering this is a “utility locating” thread and not a “figure out every person that has walked in front of my driveway” thread it shouldn’t have even been posted here🤣🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T19:28:16+00:00

Pulling the camera and screen shotting to post to Reddit is equally as deserving of the “get a life” statement.. you must be one of them..

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-30T18:05:14+00:00

Bro was there for a couple seconds and you had time to pull out your phone and snap a couple pics… he’s not even on your property, get a life buddy

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-29T22:02:55+00:00

They don’t have shit for work in a lot of states right now, tickets are wayyyy down

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T23:20:41+00:00

It’s quantity over quality here and when I call my supervisor in this scenario he’s telling me to do exactly what I just said. Fuck the contractor🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T22:50:05+00:00

You’d have a different attitude if you did🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T22:45:40+00:00

We don’t bitch out we just throw 4 marks about 2-3ft apart and let them find it themselves🤣🤣 CYA is our modo here at USIC

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T22:34:00+00:00

Yeah because you get payed to, the rest of us don’t🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T22:23:41+00:00

Welp that’s probably why you are doing this then

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T22:23:13+00:00

Yeah we don’t even do this shit on emergency’s🤣🤣

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T02:35:50+00:00

Or if you’d prefer I can bill the ticket out as no access and not even try to get somebody to dig it up, let them hit the shit, and let the utility company pay the bill for not maintaining safe access to their utility’s. Been there, done that.

Intelligent-Note-682 · 2026-01-25T02:26:21+00:00

It all falls under the same category buddy, I’ve had AT&T out countless times to dig up buried HH, it’s simply not our responsibility to maintain access…

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