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I didn’t even realize where I would be working when I applied for this job. I
didn’t even apply to the Foundation people. I went through a temp agency,
which told me that a number of businesses in the area could use my maintenance
skills. They sent my résumé out to a bunch of different places, and this was
the first one to respond. I have a little trouble talking to people, so I’ve
always been grateful for the help. I didn’t even have to interview, which is
good, because I’m not so good at them. I think I still work for the agency.
They’re the ones who ask me to put in my hours, and my paychecks come from
them. Whenever I run into an issue, though, I don’t talk to anybody there. I
go to one of the Foundation people. There isn’t usually any issue. They have a
computer system where they send my job requests, and I go do them. Unless
someone else claimed them first. It just depends on who’s on the shift. I was
here pretty early after the company started, and things were a lot harder back
then. You see, someone built this hotel, and then they had to sell it to Mr.
Tipton and his people. I think they wanted to get started healing people right
away, so they kind of rushed making repairs. It wasn’t too bad, but with a
building this size, there are bound to be issues. I kept getting requests to
fix things back then. We had a larger team back then. We’ve cut back, because
now things are okay. They put a lot of money into new parts. I tell you, I’ve
never seen anything like it. Usually, whoever has to approve of a purchase
will look at the amount to pay for it, and get mad if it seems too high to
them. So they’ll go with the cheapest one. Not this place, they seem to always
want the higher number, because they assume it means it will be better.
A lot of the times, that’s true, but vendors will also try to sell you the
more expensive version, when the difference doesn’t matter. I mean, think
about this. What if you needed to order a new doorknob, and there were two in
the catalog. One of them was made out of brass, and the other out of diamonds.
Which one is cheaper? Obviously, the brass one, but the diamond one is dumb.
It isn’t better because it costs more, and no one should ever buy that. If I
ever go to a building with diamond doorknobs, I’m walking out, because those
people can’t be trusted. So I do have to sometimes say, look, this one will
get you just fine. This part has to be replaced every five years to keep up
with regulations anyway, so you’re not better off with the one that lasts for
ten years. They’re just trying to get you to spend more to spend more. I do
try to save these people money, because they’re doing good work here. I’m glad
I work here, but if it ends, I’ll be okay. I’m sure I’ll find something else.
The agency has always been real good to me too.
