CABL Forum - Re: I quit today.

I QUIT LAST MARCH. WORKED FOR THE PRIME FOR 7 YEARS AS A SUB COOPER CABLE SPLICER . THE MONEY WAS GOOD [40% OF BID , USED TO GET 60% 20 YEARS AGO AND WAS AN EMPLOYEE , GOOD OLD DAYS] IF YOU LIVED HERE [ THEY WONDERED WHY NO ONE FROM OUTSIDE WOULD STAY ]. WE HAD TO BE FULL SUB'S . SAVED THERE BUTTS COUNTLESS TIMES , WORKED LONG HOURS ON EMG.'S , CUT CABLES AND THERE MISSED COMPLETEMENT DATES BECAUSE THEY ''FORGOT''. SO SOMEONE HIGER UP FIGURED THEY COULD MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY IF THEY HIRED RUN AWAY HELPERS , GAVE THEM A TRUCK AND PAYED LOWER WAGES . SO THEY FROZE US OUT AND GAVE ALL THE WORK TO THERE NEW HOURLY EMPLOYEES [ONE GUY HAD TO GOOGLE HOW TO DO EACH FUNTION , PED , AEIRAL TERM.'S , ETC.]. LUCKLY I WAS 9 MONTHS FROM FULL RETIREMENT AGE SO I RETIRED. ''SURPRISE'' , IT HAS NOT WORKED OUT LIKE THEY THOUGHT. IN 36 YEARS I HAVE SEEN MOST PRIME'S ''INVENT'' THIS GREAT IDEA AFTER HAVING THE MASTER CONTRACT FOR MANY YEARS AND IT HAS ALWAYS ENDED THE SAME WAY JUST LIKE THIS TIME IT IS TOO. I HAVE SEEN THEM COME AND GO BUT I ALWAYS KEPT GOOD RELATIONS WITH LOCAL PHONE CO.'S AND DID QUALITY WORK SO ONLY HAD TO TRAVEL WHEN THERE WAS NO LOCAL WORK . OF COURSE STILL TRAVELED 30-40% OF THE YEARS BUT NEVER IF THE MONEY WAS TOO LOW. I TOLD THEM I COULD STAY HOME AND LOSE MONEY , LOL ! REFUSE THE WORK IF YOUR GOING TO LOSE MONEY AND FIND SOMETHING LOCAL TO DO [ I DID MORE THEN ONCE] UNTILL THEY LEARN ''AGAIN''- YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. GOOD LUCK , BE SAFE AND DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND EVERY THING WILL WORK OUT . P. S. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED ANOTHER JOB FOR ANOTHER PRIME IN THEN SAME AREA FOR THE SAME PHONE CO. AT HIGHER WAGES . TROUBLE IS I KINDA LIKE RETIREMENT BUT I AM THINKING ABOUT IT.

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