Patience

I have been an electrician for a long time now and over the years there are some customers that say “I don’t know how you put up with the stress when things don’t go right."  Most of the time I think to myself, "me either."  There are days where everything goes as planned and there are days where you can’t get anything done. 

For instance, a hung up wire that you have been trying to fish across the ceiling for almost two hours and it just won’t cooperate is not ideal. I always take a minute, go over my options, and come up with the best solution. In this case the solution more times than not is that we have to cut some drywall to access the wire and solve the problem. Yes, it is very frustrating at times, but there is no need to freak out because there are always ways to adjust. 

Another issue that tests your patience is when you open up an outlet box or a switch box and the wires are too short to work on. This means it will take longer and it is very hard to work with. 

I can go on and on about things that can go wrong on a job. For the most part I have been through a lot of headaches on jobs but I am always optimistic. In any trade there are tricks that you learn with experience that make you very productive. They help situations seem like they are not a big deal. By staying calm and keeping my cool, I can make sure that at the end of the day I will always complete the job at hand. This is very important in order to have happy customers. I believe in most skilled trades, and in business, you have to have a lot of patience. 

It is just as important for customers to have patience. I know that it can be frustrating if a job is taking longer or things need to be added, but problems like I described are things we can’t always predict. No matter what, we will always solve the problem and complete the work. 

Patience is a virtue. My business partner and I have it. We will solve any problem and will give our honest opinion on any project that you might have.

On another note it is spring and camping season is here.  Let’s go BLUES and let’s go CARDS!

-Rob Reiner