JPS
Very well written!!!
Experience does not only make us better at what we do, it instills the confidence that we 'exude'. Some customers can feel it and will trust us to do the right thing even if it means turning the power off.
As an example, we had a load problem at an office building that probably could still be up and running with the problem, but we told the owners that it had the potential to create even more of a problem. They had another contractor say the problem could be fixed without shutting the building down. Long story short, we shut the whole building down for 4 days and 625 employees had a 4 day vacation while we fixed the problem.
I myself have walked away from jobs, because I have seen first hand some terrible accidents and do not want to be part of it. Funny I am still working/making money without those jobs.
I know some people work for a corporate company that has a 'bottom line' and you want to keep your job, but for me I cannot justify working live in a box like the one in your post. There is absolutely no reason! If someone is willing to do such poor work as what I can see in the box Bob posted, how do I know there is not a skinned wire there that could end my career or life? It takes more courage to say no than to say okay. It has been mentioned "real world" situations, I say that if the percentage killed in our business is 1 in 100,000, that would be one too many.
I agree accidents happen, but it does not have to be at the cost of the 'bottom line'!!
Remember it is only a job.
Pierre
