It's the weekend, let's bring some levity to this forum. Explain poorly what you do for a living.
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Hopefully, some more union people will chime in here and explain “poorly” what they do every day. I promise that most of what you hear will be fabrication as the only true skill that they possess and continue to hone is lying. They spend their entire careers mastering the art of deception and lying so they should be really great at that. Everything else, not so much LOL.
I’m really hoping that Elon Musk will invent a robot that’ll make all “craft” workers obsolete. All I ever see on these boards are people from that group whine.
Systems techs in Ameritech were a different job description than what they are in bellsouth region. In southeast region , they are pbx/key system technicians. They mostly program /configure. They also do routers. As far as knowledge , it’s just like any other job title. You have dummies who don’t know what they are doing , and you also have some pretty bright guys that side of the house. AT&T breeds complacency but don’t blame the job titles.
"@ywg. Tell me you don’t know anything about systems tech work without telling me you don’t now anything about systems tech work. You went 1st…While sweatin sleeves, running repeated routes, ripping piano wire off old fiber sheaths , and building moisture blocks is indeed all crafty old school dying breed work, systems techs(whom jpf was referencing) do NONE of that. Ones who know would think that systems techs would be somewhat computer literate."
100% wrong. In the old Ameritech region Systems techs were the only ones who could do this work. Service techs did the installs and POTS. And it was still like that in 2017 when I retired. And they're called moisture plugs. Go back to your desk. I'll bet you're a "safety guy." hahahahahahaha
I hit the big red button when the little green light goes on. No, the big green button when the little red light goes on. No, …. F**k!
"Why am I angry? When I spend the best years of my life in a trade, that I used to love, just to have the proverbial rug pulled out from under me. When you accept a job offer they should not have the ability to rescind for a d-mb reasons. I was so hopeful, that I finally after 15 years I was getting promoted to a better way of life just to have it ripped away so someone with the same title could have better parking and schedule."
Who had more seniority? I'll be you used yours...and he used his.
Why am I angry? When I spend the best years of my life in a trade, that I used to love, just to have the proverbial rug pulled out from under me. When you accept a job offer they should not have the ability to rescind for a d-mb reasons. I was so hopeful, that I finally after 15 years I was getting promoted to a better way of life just to have it ripped away so someone with the same title could have better parking and schedule.
@ywg. Tell me you don’t know anything about systems tech work without telling me you don’t now anything about systems tech work. You went 1st…While sweatin sleeves, running repeated routes, ripping piano wire off old fiber sheaths , and building moisture blocks is indeed all crafty old school dying breed work, systems techs(whom jpf was referencing) do NONE of that. Ones who know would think that systems techs would be somewhat computer literate.
I make a bunch of incompetent executives rich.
I beg to differ...I'm craft and have a B.A. in Business Admin. and an A.A. in Electronics & Computer Techology. I'll put my IQ up against any 1st thru 3rd level manager in this company! Believe me, I've worked for a lot of Supervisors that had no business being in management, total id--ts! Most couldn't construct a legible email if their jobs depended on it! I chose craft for the freedom and also not to be stuck behind a desk all day. AND, I don't take my work home with me. I've made over a $110k for the last 6 years. Not a bad gig for very little work or effort everyday! Now, who's the dummy here!
"I sit around all day coaching and assisting useless union employees through some of the most incredibly basic tasks you can imagine. All the while wondering why they make the absurd wages they do. Question….How can a “Systems” technician not have any basic knowledge of windows or general networking??? When you figure it out, let me know because you wouldn’t believe the staggering number of craft techs I interact with on a daily basis that make $80,000-$90,000/yr (base salary) and don’t have a clue and could care less. Guess that’s the main perk of being in the union; you can be an uneducated and unskilled worker and still be paid like you matter."
Can you go tone and tag an 1800 pair pulp cable and splice it? Do a section throw with no interruptions to Hi caps? Can you hook climb 40' over a RR crossing and hang a drop? Can you open a lead sleeve and reclose it? Can you burn on a cable, find the trouble spot, tape the pairs and put a Xaga on? Can you fix a cut composite or shielded cable? Splice fiber or turn up a Lightspan? Encapsulate a splice or do any Air Pressure? No, you can't. Easy to sit at your desk and bash men who actually go out and get dirty, muddy, cold, wet, cut and you'd never say that to their faces little jealous man. Oh...and most make way more than $80-90K. Your insecurities and jealousy is showing. not everyone is cut out for actual men's work. Go check the fridge and make sure no one ate your vegan quiche. Your attitude is exactly why AT&T is failing. and why us outside techs laugh at you. All you can do is complain here, you'll be gone long before I am skippy. Perhaps your husband could comfort you.
I sit around all day coaching and assisting useless union employees through some of the most incredibly basic tasks you can imagine. All the while wondering why they make the absurd wages they do. Question….How can a “Systems” technician not have any basic knowledge of windows or general networking??? When you figure it out, let me know because you wouldn’t believe the staggering number of craft techs I interact with on a daily basis that make $80,000-$90,000/yr (base salary) and don’t have a clue and could care less. Guess that’s the main perk of being in the union; you can be an uneducated and unskilled worker and still be paid like you matter.
I try to occupy my time since there is no work to keep me busy. The pay is very good for working only about 5-8 hours per week. It would be great if the workload stays like this for the next several years!
I write software to work around defects in shoddy vendor products.
LOL I'd be happy to assist you with that!
Currently, I surf my couch. I watch Court TV during the daytime. During the evenings, I watch Netflix. I'm working on a career transition. =)
I'll start: I try to make bad numbers look good.