Day from hell!

[Welsh_sparky_21]

did any of yous ever have days just after you’ve qualified when your doing a simple job but you encounter a slight wee problem and it just snow balls and you’re close to giving up after it’s done lol! Had one a those days

 

[pc1966]

Often!

Most jobs are never as simple and quick as you hope!

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

Often!

Most jobs are never as simple and quick as you hope!

went home feeling absolutely deflated

 

[MJPD29]

went home feeling absolutely deflated

I still have them days sometimes, I've just learnt not to let it get the better of me. Best to rest and go back with a clear head

 

[mattg4321]

Many. Sounds like you’ll learn something from it though. You tend to learn more and quicker when things don’t go to plan.

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

I still have them days sometimes, I've just learnt not to let it get the better of me. Best to rest and go back with a clear head

that’s what I need get better at, always dwell on it!
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Many. Sounds like you’ll learn something from it though. You tend to learn more and quicker when things don’t go to plan.

definitely, the stuff that’s went wrong sticks in your head more. When you first pass your test you’re constantly throwing yourself into new territory

 

[pc1966]

went home feeling absolutely deflated

Tomorrow is another day, onwards and upwards!

As others have said it is always a case of learning and some days will be good, others not so good.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Loads of times , for loads of different reasons

but over the course of your working life you will have more good days than bad

so stick with it and learn from your errors

 

[Baddegg]

Loads of em....learnt something from every one of em....

 

[nicebutdim]

Seems that no one else is going to ask, so I'll do it..

What was the slight wee problem that snowballed?

 

[Mike Johnson]

I learnt very early on to put everything in writing, so any project I was attending was explicitly explained in my fee submission, if any variation happened it was re-quoted, my mantra was always "if its not in writing, it was not said"

 

[westward10]

A bad day at work isn't likely to be a day from hell. A doctor saying take a seat we have your test results may well be, put things into perspective.

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

Seems that no one else is going to ask, so I'll do it..

What was the slight wee problem that snowballed?

changing 2 outside lights over, couldn’t get one to come on. Couldn’t get one to work right, eventually got it. Then went to change a socket over, was an old socket and the back box snapped, couldn’t find a replacement one in van so had to use a metal back box with the plastic socket face. Ended up taking about 2 hours for the whole job

 

[nicebutdim]

changing 2 outside lights over, couldn’t get one to come on. Couldn’t get one to work right, eventually got it. Then went to change a socket over, was an old socket and the back box snapped, couldn’t find a replacement one in van so had to use a metal back box with the plastic socket face. Ended up taking about 2 hours for the whole job

I'm going to guess the first issue was trivial, but you couldn't see the problem as you were looking for something more complex?

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

I'm going to guess the first issue was trivial, but you couldn't see the problem as you were looking for something more complex?

You are correct lol!

 

[nicebutdim]

Common or switched live in wrong terminal and what appeared to be "on" position was actually off?

 

[Welsh_sparky_21]

Common or switched live in wrong terminal and what appeared to be "on" position was actually off?

No the outside light was coming off the sockets, so it was controlled by a unswithched spur strangely. The fuse wasn’t sitting right in the carrier

 

[nicebutdim]

Curiosity now satisfied

 

[Dartlec]

did any of yous ever have days just after you’ve qualified when your doing a simple job but you encounter a slight wee problem and it just snow balls and you’re close to giving up after it’s done lol! Had one a those days

Anyone who says they've never had one is lying or has never done the job.

It's usually the simple ones that get you because you haven't thought about them in advance and planned like you do with the more complicated ones.

Also when you have a smaller van the part you didn't expect to need is always the one you took out a few days ago while 'tidying' the van...

 

[James]

Bad days are not that bad when you look back on them after a week or two.

Glad you sorted it all out.