A chat with a retired installer in Omaha made me see my work differently

I was finishing a job at a retirement home last week and got talking to a guy named Frank who used to do this in the 80s. He told me, 'We didn't have cable testers, we had to listen to the hum on the line to know it was live.' That stuck with me because I rely on my Fluke meter for everything now. It made me think about how much the tools change but the core job of getting a good signal through stays the same. Anyone else have a moment like that, where an old timer's story gave you a new view on a routine part of the job?

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victor_barnes4819d ago

Ever feel like a tool-using chump?

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abby_palmer19d ago

Totally get where you're coming from, @victor_barnes48. Some days it seems like every app and gadget is just using me to get something done. My own phone makes me feel like a button-pusher for some company's goals. It's a weird modern trap, trying to use tools without letting them use you back.