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A lady in a big house on Mercer Island told me I was 'just the cable guy' and I've never forgotten it.
She said it while I was crawling through her attic in August heat, running a new line because her old one was chewed by squirrels, and it made me want to explain that this job is about solving puzzles in tight spaces with your hands and your head, not just plugging things in.
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piper4705mo ago
Remembered it's her problem, not mine.
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the_richard4mo ago
Yeah, but I see it different. Some comments just hit different. Doesn't matter how long ago it was. That feeling of being dismissed or made to feel dumb sticks with you. It's not about the cable or the puzzle part. It's about someone treating you like you're stupid for doing your job. You don't just shake that off.
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ward.nathan5mo ago
Okay but "solving puzzles in tight spaces" is a bit much. It's cable. You ran a new line because squirrels ate the old one. That's a Tuesday, not a brain teaser. People say dumb stuff, but letting one rude comment from years ago live in your head rent free seems like the real problem here.
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