Every once in a while, my boss insists that I train one of the new employees.
I have been with a heating and AC repair company for the longest amount of time, but I absolutely hate talking to people.
I chose the job because I knew I would be working alone all day. Most of the day, I deal with heating and AC repairs. I only deal with customers for a short amount of time. I can handle talking to someone for a few minutes, but I don’t like to lead a conversation. When the boss insisted that I train the new guy, I protested and tried to offer another person as a better solution. My boss was unsure about the employee, so he wanted a trained professional to evaluate his skills. I took the guy with me on Tuesday morning, and he lasted for hours before I sent him home in a taxi. He didn’t know much at all about how the AC unit that we were assigned to repair early that morning. At least the young guy was helpful and followed directions very well. We finished the job before lunch and the guy expected us to stop somewhere so he could eat. I told him that we don’t normally stop for lunch. On the next job, I went to the business to speak with the customer and I told Paul to park the truck. He forgot to put the truck in park and it rolled backwards and hit a telephone pole, two cars, and a stop sign. I called the guy an Uber and told him to go home.