I love where I work and that has a lot to do with why I’ve been there for two decades.
The company took a chance on me when I was young and I’ve repaid that gesture with commitment and loyalty.
I never saw the inside of a college classroom when I was a kid. I spent the first couple of years out of highschool, outside the air conditioning working landscaping. But I had some advanced computer classes when I was in highschool. So I applied to see if I could get a job once I figured out that spending the summer outside without HVAC cooling wasn’t for me. Initially, I didn’t meet the criteria for the position since you had to have at least an Associates Degree in computers. Yet, the management made an exception for me given the classes I’d taken in highschool. It was a win win for both of us. So that’s why it had been really hard to see the company I loved be so mismanaged locally over the past five years. I even started looking for a new job. Thankfully, the management team was replaced from top to bottom before I put in my resignation. And the changes to the office came quick. The HVAC company came out and installed zone controlled HVAC throughout the office. From there, we saw our desks, chairs and the entire office get an upgrade. Honestly, I found the HVAC equipment upgrade to be the best change outside of getting new management. These days, it’s much easier to come to work this summer knowing I’ll get great HVAC cooling all season.