I so dislike my job!
I dislike my job with a passion! I work as a Field Mechanic for a logging company, which means I service and repair heavy equipment while it is out in the woods. I put in 62hrs. in 5 days at work this week, normally I wouldn't complain about it (22hrs of over time pay is cool) but my patience is nearing the breaking point!
My current wage is $13per hour, nearly $3 below the national average "Starting Wage" for a Field Mechanic (I started working for $11 an hour 1year and 8months ago). Even at the $13hr. wage with all the over time I am still bearly able to keep up with all my bills. I currently don't receive any Medical, Vision or Dental coverage from my employer.
I own all the tools that are on my company shop truck, I am not allowed to take the truck home to use my tools, supposedly due to the high fuel costs but the other three mechanics are allowed to take their shop trucks home!! WTF!! If I need to use my tools I have to take them off the truck.
The company is so dead set against spending money to repair the equipment properly, that time and time again I have watched a simple repair that would have cost $500 to fix and 1 days down time, turn into a $5,000 repair and 10 days down time! As long as I can remember, I have been taught to do things right the first time, this is some thing they can't seem to understand. On far to many occasions, I have been instructed to "Just get it going again" which has resulted in me having to babysit some piece of equipment all day long to keep it working, with out exploding into a useless mass of iron and steel.
If I happen to make it 2 years with this rinky outfit I will be amazed and probably none to happy about it. My search for better employment continues.
My current wage is $13per hour, nearly $3 below the national average "Starting Wage" for a Field Mechanic (I started working for $11 an hour 1year and 8months ago). Even at the $13hr. wage with all the over time I am still bearly able to keep up with all my bills. I currently don't receive any Medical, Vision or Dental coverage from my employer.
I own all the tools that are on my company shop truck, I am not allowed to take the truck home to use my tools, supposedly due to the high fuel costs but the other three mechanics are allowed to take their shop trucks home!! WTF!! If I need to use my tools I have to take them off the truck.
The company is so dead set against spending money to repair the equipment properly, that time and time again I have watched a simple repair that would have cost $500 to fix and 1 days down time, turn into a $5,000 repair and 10 days down time! As long as I can remember, I have been taught to do things right the first time, this is some thing they can't seem to understand. On far to many occasions, I have been instructed to "Just get it going again" which has resulted in me having to babysit some piece of equipment all day long to keep it working, with out exploding into a useless mass of iron and steel.
If I happen to make it 2 years with this rinky outfit I will be amazed and probably none to happy about it. My search for better employment continues.