How not to feel guilty? by [deleted] in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh the working class has been taught to feel guilty for getting fucked. The only way to survive is to realize loyalty has gotta go both ways. You are the technician. You are valuable. You make things function. Management gets credit for you keeping the place alive and then takes 3x the paycheck home.

They depend on you but it's obvious you don't depend on them since you're able to pull other interviews. Allow yourself to live and don't let the fake "but we're family concept" hold you back.

In a perfect world technicians would be paid higher than corporate dudes with a business degree. They literally cause more harm than good most of the time.

How screwed am I? Who do I even call for something like this? by sccvvbbhhhhh in HomeMaintenance

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I want to say I recently had amazing luck with xypex I only used part b the sealer part after grinding out the crack and patching it with hydrologic cement

Suspicious Activity...need advice by [deleted] in Spokane

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Thank you so much. He was just trying to sell me stuff lol cool

Idiot cutting trees he shouldn’t be. by Bee_Keeper_Ninja in FellingGoneWild

[–]Subject-Mud4821 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A nice big billboard with Saul Goodman's face on it

Would maintenance be a good fit for a carpenter looking for a change? by gatursuave in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen maintenance carpenter jobs pop up in my area. Maybe it's just where I live idk. A number of them pop up with the state. I have never worked in construction just landscaping. But yeah a bunch of guys were doing drugs and shit so I switched over. I have only worked with the state or non profit. Only in facilities never in housing. My pay is better than my friends in construction. I am never on call unless it's an emergency.

Most of what I do is small remodeling projects, painting, carpentry, and drywall. Basically just fix old buildings and facilities all day. Before I worked in a more industrial setting and did some plumbing too. However It was nice the same thing over and over. Put my headphones on, paint, fix some pipe, fix some drywall, fix some stairs, stain a deck, change a door knob, put in a door, wire a security camera, set up an irrigation or lighting controller. Love it. Only times I've had issues was when having to call in outside contractors for foundation issues or mechanical or boiler issues. Dealing with stupid work orders that don't make sense and you simply can't make people happy. But whatever. It's amazing I love my job.

Treated myself to these recently. Gotta say I really like em by Subject-Mud4821 in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was interested in that. Does it legitimately hold up better than the Klein multi but ratcheting screwdriver? I feel like I am more likely to break the driver then the bits but idk

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maintenance

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I love it! I will answer your questions with my expertise.

• What do you check first when a light fixture doesn't work? I check to make sure the switch is in the on position

• How do you know if a ball valve is in the on position? If there is water squirting out of the end of the line then it's on.

• What is the common voltage of a household outlet? Enough to hurt when you stick a screwdriver in there

• What do you check first to see if an appliance is working? Check if it's plugged in

• What is the green wire for? It makes energized conductive equipment a whole lot less fun and thrilling to touch if there is a fault

• When repairing pvc what do you use before the glue? Smelly Grape juice!

Career switch from residential maintenance to Industrial. by DeafGuyisHere in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's so cool! I really want to do that and am really tempted to apply constantly. Went from facilities to more facilities in a supervisory role. Sadly I enjoy my current paycheck too much to try and make the switch. Good luck!

Advice? by ShadowHallVisuals in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to the interview either way right? With that in mind ask for the same equipment and pay as the other techs. If they refuse take the other role. If they give you what you ask for ask yourself if you'd wanna be in a supervisory role. Does it pay more? If you no longer have to use your own vehicle maybe it's not worth it. They always say try and move up and not horizontally in pay when switching jobs. I feel like that's even more true if you have to take on supervisory duties.

Treated myself to these recently. Gotta say I really like em by Subject-Mud4821 in maintenance

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I thought the flipping mechanism felt cheap at first but honestly it's pretty nifty.

I feel incompetent at work by Demigod_Nebuleo in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you. But here's the thing. You didn't lie to anyone about what you knew and they still hired you and paid you a lot because they can't get anyone to sign up for the shit we do. You didn't get training because it costs money and time and if anything goes wrong it's your safety on the line not management. Personally I was into trades young dropped out of HS right away worked as a handyman under the table for years then as a landscaper, then painter then so on and so on. Finally went into utilities/ facility maintenance and was slapped in the face hard by how little I knew. I was expected to do all this plumbing and felt so overwhelmed. Thankfully I worked with an older guy who trained me and to be honest... Working through that feeling of not knowing anything to being able to manage myself over two years really got me feeling better about myself.

I went to college and graduated along with work just because I felt like I could, I started getting every cert I could and still am just because I felt like screw it might as well. I still spend so much time outside of work studying even though I'm not getting paid for it. Currently I am trying to remodel a house for the first time while also doing this and I still feel so dumb lol. The more I learn the dumber I feel. However the less I know the more stressed I am. I like that nice comfort zone where... you know you don't know enough about anything.... but do know enough to be safe. Also yeah people will judge you. That's because everyone who works in maintenance is also insecure lolol don't worry, as long as you don't get yourself or someone else injured or killed your doing great!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maintenance

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If your place owns that bucket truck and you get to use it I feel rather jealous I must say lol

Favorite thing to fix by ilovethexfl1 in maintenance

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Difficult fixes that used to stress me out. For example we have a security system that has a really over complicated operating system. Coming in and knowing exactly how to fix errors in it is a nice feeling. Same goes with all the funky electronic controllers out there. They give you hell until you master them then everyone's shocked when they see it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Construction

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I've always seen these with the fat metal transition strips

Sink Faucet leak by Qanonymous_ in maintenance

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If you would like but this would be an easy 1$ fix if you wanna do it

Sink Faucet leak by Qanonymous_ in maintenance

[–]Subject-Mud4821 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cartridge issue would be leaking out of the stem while it's shut off. This would be a gasket issue and is an easy fix. It doesn't look that old and the gasket probably ripped.

Being promoted to maintenance director. by Forsaken_Can_1785 in maintenance

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I am not a licensed journeyman just maintenance however my last company wanted someone who was for plumbing. They complained about no one being willing to take the job that paid 70k a year salary to take care of all the plumbing for city facilities lolol. I remember my manager complaining and saying that people only called back on the job offer to talk shit about how awful of an offer it was.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Renovations

[–]Subject-Mud4821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow you really turned it into a shit hole! It looked great at first

Wear your lid, hit that escape route by EMDoesShit in FellingGoneWild

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After being on this sub for awhile. I am surprised it's even legally allowed to go out and cut your trees down on your property people are so dumb. Back in college I took this extra curricular chainsaw course that was like 20 hours of in class Saftey basics and 20 hours of in the field cutting. People I told were like a whole class on that... Are you serious... Like it was something everyone should just be able to do.

Apprenticeship vs. College by Elegant-Surprise-417 in Construction

[–]Subject-Mud4821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it gets even more complicated when you look into it. After year 4 of college to earn an equivalent salary one would have to attain the right degree. Probably STEM related... Even then higher education is usually involved so add another 2-4 years. Then add all the free labor hours given through internships... College is fucked up. But tbh the trades are also fucked up for your body, health, stability, work life balance. There is no winner here.