I guess I’ve always had a little bit of an ego and it has gotten me into trouble at many points in my life. I don’t think that I’m a very conceited person or purposely think highly of myself, but there’s no doubt that I have bitten off more than I could chew many times before. This is especially true when it comes to my job. I tend to be a real go-getter when it comes to my professional career, and although that gets me noticed by the bosses… It’s not always a good thing. About five years ago I wound up in trade school, acquiring my professional heating and cooling technician certification. It only took 18 months to complete the professional air quality control licensure, and I secured a job before graduation day even arrived. I graduated at the top of my class and I was extremely confident in my HVAC repair skills. When I got to the local heating and cooling company, I was doing great work diagnosing and repairing local residential HVAC systems. Then, the little HVAC business closed. I had no choice but to move to a new air quality control dealership – but the only other one in town was a commercial HVAC shop. Of course, I thought that I knew how to handle any HVAC device, so I lied on my resume and jumped right in. My first day on the job, it took me over 12 hours to perform one supposedly simple repair. I actually created more damage than I fixed. My brand new HVAC company made me pay for the new damages I caused to the commercial HVAC system and I had to work a week of overtime to make up for all the other heating and cooling appointments I missed that day. It wasn’t a great start to my new job, but my bosses sure knew my name right away.
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