Can I please go to a different house?

As a new HVAC technician, I got to go on the dirtiest HVAC calls that came into the company.

I got to go with a seasoned HVAC tech, but I did the dirty work. At first I thought it was because I was a woman, but after a couple years, I realized it was the way they initiated all the new HVAC technicians. I guess they felt that if you could handle the dirty jobs, you could handle any job that came up. I learned a lot during that first year at the HVAC company. I also gained a lot of confidence in myself. I knew there were some jobs that I excelled at and others that I was good at, but there were some HVAC techs who did better. I normally didn’t pick and choose which job I would take, but last week was an exception. They gave me a house to go to that only needed a simple air conditioning inspection and repair check. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I asked if there was something else I could do and let someone else have this job. The dispatcher looked at me oddly. I swallowed and told her that was where my ex-boyfriend lived. He and I split when I refused to give up my idea of being an HVAC technician. He didn’t think a woman should be an HVAC tech. She told me she could probably find me something else, but it wouldn’t be as easy as this one. I smiled and told her thanks.

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