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surfer100 · 02-11-2008, 21:18

You haven't given many specifics.

It's this time of year and you have to be on your first job by 8 am. You get up at 6 and leave home at 6.30 getting to the yard at 7 to pick up your supplies, so that you can be at your first job at the appointed time. You have 8 jobs to do that day (4 am's 4 pm's). 2 triple installs (tv, phone and modem), 3 duals (2 tv and phone, 1 modem and phone) and 3 singles (2 tv and 1 phone). The first job is a triple in a terrace (no cellar), TV in back room along with the phone, modem in the front bedroom, customer also says that she asked for an phone ext in the front bedroom although it is not on your order (this you might as well do rather than spend 20 mins trying to get through to the office to confirm, when all they will do is add it to the order). The floors are all wooden, how would you wire this job, how long would you expect it to take, what signal levels are you expecting at cab, drop box and STB (you have 3 more morning jobs to do after this). What time do you complete your jobs. Your line manager will not get you any help if you fall behind and they will not pay overtime (you stay till the finish because you don't like letting people down, knowing that they have probably taken a day of work). Oh and its your fault if you don't take your dinner because we do allow half an hour during your for this.

You say you install and correct things. Contractors do the installing and in house do the service and repair.

I did say i was there 2 yrs ago, so granted things may have changed and if they have i appologize for my tone. I was there for over 7 yrs.

02-11-2008, 21:18	#96
surfer100 Inactive Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 17	Re: Working as a tech for VM You haven't given many specifics. It's this time of year and you have to be on your first job by 8 am. You get up at 6 and leave home at 6.30 getting to the yard at 7 to pick up your supplies, so that you can be at your first job at the appointed time. You have 8 jobs to do that day (4 am's 4 pm's). 2 triple installs (tv, phone and modem), 3 duals (2 tv and phone, 1 modem and phone) and 3 singles (2 tv and 1 phone). The first job is a triple in a terrace (no cellar), TV in back room along with the phone, modem in the front bedroom, customer also says that she asked for an phone ext in the front bedroom although it is not on your order (this you might as well do rather than spend 20 mins trying to get through to the office to confirm, when all they will do is add it to the order). The floors are all wooden, how would you wire this job, how long would you expect it to take, what signal levels are you expecting at cab, drop box and STB (you have 3 more morning jobs to do after this). What time do you complete your jobs. Your line manager will not get you any help if you fall behind and they will not pay overtime (you stay till the finish because you don't like letting people down, knowing that they have probably taken a day of work). Oh and its your fault if you don't take your dinner because we do allow half an hour during your for this. You say you install and correct things. Contractors do the installing and in house do the service and repair. I did say i was there 2 yrs ago, so granted things may have changed and if they have i appologize for my tone. I was there for over 7 yrs.