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Doing your job or being a jerk

Re: Doing your job or being a jerk

I'm surprised he didn't have his wife ask you (tearfully, of course)... :(

But was the access to the attic acceptable? :lol:
 
Re: Doing your job or being a jerk

John,

You're a pistol! :D You really feeling it today, aren't you?

Pcinspector1,

No, you should not find another line of work. Just suppose that those smoke detectors that aren't working and nothing notifies them that there is a fire and those "two little girls with their teddy's" get seriously injured, ... or worse! The majority of the codes [ I believe ] are there for good, life safety reasons.

The term " First Preventers" DOES have merit and most on this forum DO take it very seriously. Yes, our jobs are unpleasant at times, but there is a certain level of ' peace of mind ' in knowing that quite possibly, we/you may have saved a life or prevented a serious life threatening event.

FWIW, Keep up the good work and having your conscience! ;)

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Re: Doing your job or being a jerk

globe - It's Friday. :D

My jurisdiction (the Town Board) has extended our 'summer hours' schedule indefinitely, so Fridays are half days every week. :mrgreen:

An extra 45 minutes Monday - Thursday and afternoons off on Fridays. Now if I could just cut the 50 miles each way in half as well... :roll:

Besides packsaddle asked me if I was going to make 500 posts by New Years, so I figured I'd give it a shot... :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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JD,

I have been following the pulldown stairway to the attic thread like I watched the O.J. trial, waiting on the message board moderators (Judge Ito) to tell us the answer?

Wait, I just dropped my favorite shot glass, that was close it bounce back up on the table, better keep this one it's magical! ;)

Thanks for the back up guy's! :)
 
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I'm sorry John for not including the ladies when I said to have a nice weekend. Everyone have a good Christmas also!
 
Re: Doing your job or being a jerk

Way back when I started as an inspector, my mentor told me that if you didn't tick off at least one contractor a day you weren't doing your job. I thought it was a bit harsh, I just knew that I had a better way with people and I could get cooperation; afterall, you can attract more bees with honey than with vingar.

Well many years later I realize that he was right. It took about a year of having contractors basically abuse me and I'd have to get on my high horse. Now, I don't go out and count, I don't tick off my last contractor of the day merely because I haven't met my 'quota' for the day, but I don't have to. Rarely a day goes by when I don't have to make mention of something that bends someone out of shape; and on a bad day it can be correcting contractor after contractor.

So no, we're not being jerks, we're simply doing our job. You don't want me to correct you, then do it right so there is nothing to correct.

Just my two cents.
 
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mmarvel,

You and I agree on that point as a measure.

Besides, many people in business sneer at anyone who works for the public.

I am confident, however, that incompetence is shared by both sides of the stadium. Resonsibility for compliance, tho, is all on one side of the court.

I have known too many inspectors who thought they were supposed to avoid confrontation as being "interference" with progress. Also have known inspectors who think they are supposed to be the builder's "buddy".
 
Re: Doing your job or being a friend

You can be friendly and professional at the same time! And yes when it comes time to get the game face on, I have no problems. Sometimes you have too!

I just had a conversation yesterday with my inspector. We were having a conversation about who the building superintendent was for a builder. I asked if XXXXXX was still the super out there and he said "NO! He got a divorce and left for another state." I didn't think much about that but then the conversation started getting into allot of detail about his personal life...divorced, already had another girlfriend….ex-wife suing for child support for their 3 kids.............I mean all kinds of stuff that I would never have a conversation with except some of my closest friends. I started quizzing him on other contractors.........CRAPOLA...he knows more about the plumbers....their helpers...the helpers wives...the kids and OH MY GOSH!!! I told him...Dude...it's okay to know who the contractors are but I think you're getting a little bit to friendly out there!!!

It's okay to be cordial (friendly) but you have to keep it at a professional level!!!
 
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Mule -

I live in a very small city. I intentionally try to avoid the gossip but it always seems to find me.

:roll: Luckily, my memory is very short term on who's sleeping with whom, etc. :D

On the rest of the thread.........

As to being a 'friend' or a a$$hole, I know how to be friendly and firm at the same time. No is no, period. I also have a very small pool of contractors and I know who is a real craftsman and does a quality job, and who does the job as fast as they can just to move on to the next job, or the 'handyman' who convinces an owner to pull the permit (this can get very ugly).

Sue, lost on the frontier.................
 
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