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Warning: That one Tuesday last month almost made me quit the whole trade
I had a 2018 Ford F-150 come in for what looked like a simple rear bumper swap. Customer said they backed into a pole, no big deal. Well I get the bumper off and find the whole rear crossmember is bent, frame horns are tweaked, and the bed floor has a hidden buckle. That turned a 3 hour job into a 3 week nightmare. Then on the same day my frame machine decided to throw a hydraulic leak all over the shop floor. I spent $400 on new seals and a tow truck to get a rental machine. What really got me was the customer calling every single day asking why it was taking so long. By Friday I was ready to throw my tools in the dumpster. Has anyone else had one of those weeks where everything just snowballs?
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robin48921d ago
That sounds brutal, man. I feel for you. Some days the job just piles on and doesn't let up. Having a hidden frame issue turn a quick bumper swap into a three week ordeal is exactly the kind of surprise that makes you question everything. The hydraulic leak on top of that is just insult to injury, especially with the cost of a rental machine. Customers calling every day is the worst part because they don't get that you're fighting the truck, not just slacking off. I've had weeks like that where you're just waiting for the next thing to break. It's enough to make anyone want to walk away for a bit.
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