arthur davis

I still remember my interview, and the day I joined British Telecom and became a BT Engineer. A terrific ‘Champagne’ moment. 25 years ago I was so proud to have been accepted and be part of something so exciting. No other job would be like it, it was the dawn of a fantastic journey!

BT Engineer – My first day

On my first day of work, I was taken to a BT Telephone Exchange in Rayleigh Essex – my hometown. The sheer amount of relays and ‘a spaghetti’ of wiring on a proportion i’ve never seen, left me standing in awe. I was to be trained to work and understand what my mind at that moment struggled to comprehend. Given that I had always been so interested in electronics, my eyes were ‘like saucers’! Colleagues treated each other with respect, there was a ‘happy family’ feeling to the whole thing. You all knew your role, you were all team players.

BT Engineer – I loved my job, and my customers.

Every time I fixed someone’s telephone line, or installed an extra socket and saw the job through from start to finish, I got a huge sense of satisfaction. There, at the end of a BT Engineer visit, was a satisfied happy customer. I helped elderly and hard of hearing people understand their BT telephone and get more out of it. Just programming the numbers in and demonstrating an amplifying handset, simply having the time to spend an extra 15 minutes to go that extra mile was very rewarding all round. I got to work in very interesting and diverse places.

and im trying to get back with kellys any help would be great

Arthur davis