I work in fire protection, it's kind of like I'm a Fire Marshal , licensed by the Texas State Fire Marshal's office to inspect commercial buildings to make sure they meet or exceed NFPA, UBC, IBC, AHJ, etc. codes and requirements for fire alarm and fire sprinkler. And not every sprinkler head goes off like in the movies unless it is a fuel storage tank or aircraft hanger!
The "good" list: 1. company van (I hate vans but it's free!) 2. company gas card 3. company phone 4. good pay 5. 401k matched up to 5% 6. less expensive healthcare 7. I have almost always gotten more than a dollar an hour raise every year (tripled my pay since I've started) 8. just got another raise. 9. never been written up
The "bad" list: 1. treated like a # 2. nobody in management listens to you or has done your job (all sales people) 3. thrown into doing work that you have never done or been trained to do (basically made to look stupid for the customer that is paying premium prices for our big company name) 4. tons of repetitive paperwork 5. other employees don't do their work correctly so I end up getting yelled at by customers for doing my job right 6. gps trackers on trucks like they don't trust us and are constantly watched like kids 7. have pretty much been top of my class at what ever testing or training they have put me through 8. I'm not a but kisser and never will be (I've tried but it only lasts about 30 seconds ) 9. I'm not a quitter (this is only my fifth job and hoped it would be my last) 10. job has turned me into a mean person, I used to be nice, seriously!
Remember I started this job when I was 20 and I'm only 31 now. And in less than 14 months the house will be paid off, no car payments or credit card debt. But have just acquired some unexplainable, fairly serious health issues that I'm sure stress and extra work doesn't help.
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