Rewire
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What else do you need to get done?
my guys stealing romex?
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What else do you need to get done?
I was working in a pump room in an underground garage of a three story building we were wiring. I was the only one down there and I heard a noise.
When I peaked out I saw the laboror taking the plumbers copper and hiding it under a pile of scrap sheetrock. If I didn't see this the plumber may have been accused.
When I peaked out I saw the laboror taking the plumbers copper and hiding it under a pile of scrap sheetrock. If I didn't see this the plumber may have been accused.
Cow
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- Electrician
We were wiring a HD, we brought in a couple pallets of #8 into the garden center temporarily until we needed them. A lot of workers were going through the garden center for various reasons, we happened to notice the guys picking up trash and stacking it on pallets had slipped a couple rolls of #8 on the bottom and tried to cover it up with garbage.
Fortunately, they were idiots and didn't completely cover it up.....Ohmy
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Marketing, HR Issues, Training, and Purchasing take up most of my day and we are a small company. At some point you need to rely on your supervisors and office managers.
Ohmy
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You delegate the office work and go hangout in the field all day?
Article 90.1
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I just saw an ad in one of the trade magazines where you can order multi-strand solid CU where one of the strands has your company name, job name, or whatever etched into one of the strands. I know this won't help with NM, but I thought it was interesting. I'll post a link if I ever find that ad.
I remember a story about a JCP&L Lineman who would set a roll of #4 solid bare CU on reel jacks and stick it through the fence of the material yard. After work he would hook the tail to his bumper and drive down the road, dragging the CU with him... It may be an urban legend, of course, but I always thought it was clever, dumb, and funny at the same time.
Stealing is stealing, though, be it a wire nut, tools, or cash!
I remember a story about a JCP&L Lineman who would set a roll of #4 solid bare CU on reel jacks and stick it through the fence of the material yard. After work he would hook the tail to his bumper and drive down the road, dragging the CU with him... It may be an urban legend, of course, but I always thought it was clever, dumb, and funny at the same time.
Stealing is stealing, though, be it a wire nut, tools, or cash!
Rewire
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The things you mentioned are delegated to my office manager and supervisors which allows me time to check on the job sites.
Ruff-N
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Urban legend, you want proof, OK here is the proof: The roll of #4 bare CU, at the start of spooling will always have a 3" or 4" piece tucked under a hole on the spool itself so at the end of the #4 coming of the spool the spool would fly off the rack at hit the fence with such force, thus tearing up the fence and causing damages elsewhere. The Boss picks up on this as he hears the "THUD" and "RATTLE" of the spool now flying down the road, thus firing the lineman and then the lineman is sent to jail on a theft charge for X amount of years. Now a life is ruined all because of a #4 spool of bare cooper wire caused such temptation for some poor soul. Moral of the story; don't get seduced by the power of #4 bare CU wire, simply throw it on the truck walk away and don't look directly at the #4 bare CU.
Ohmy
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This is the silliest thing I've ever heard. You have someone else run the business while you go around checking jobs?
Sometimes it is all about impressions. Give them impression that you are on top of everything (maybe you should be), start throughing out numbers. For example, I bought 250' today, there should this amount left. ask question like, how much do you think you used today? Without accusing anyone, speak of the consequences of stealing....
Rewire
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I thought it was silly that you spend most of your day doing what my secretary does.
Ohmy
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What you going to do when she fires you?
readydave8
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- Clarkesville, Georgia
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- electrician
hire people you can trust, but always check up on them so that you can keep trusting them.
cadpoint
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Hold on Buck Wheat!
I'd guess it all depends on the structure of the company, I had a Boss that basically answered Code questions and what ever else he did and surveyed jobs... There's a big depend's some where in there. I think you know this deep in your heart to answer as to what needs to be addressed, frankly get over it!
All companies aren't equal and I know all people aren't equal; as we try to level the playing field... your milage will truely vary...
Watch it when new people hit the job, that's when wire, tools and anything of worth start leaving.
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TOOL_5150
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jaylectricity
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How many different kinds of round old work boxes did he need? I see 3 for sure, 4 if those black ones are old work.
jaylectricity
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It was a pretty tough read with many missing inferences. My best guess is that the linesman tied one end of the wire to his bumper as he drove away from the shop and when the spool emptied it flew off the rack, causing a commotion that the boss noticed. As he ran outside all he saw was this linesman's truck driving away with spool in tow like an urban water skier.
But no, that's probably not it.:grin:
jaylectricity
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No, I meant 3-4 different kinds. And also there's at least 14.
I don't think the one black on is an old-work box.... probably a nail-on.
But we spent the better part of a day sorting all that out. We had enough material to trim out the next 3 houses.
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