I swallowed and told her that was where my ex-boyfriend lived.
As a new Heating and Air Conditioning professional, I sometimes have to go on the dirtiest Heating and Air Conditioning calls that come into the company. When training, I went along with an experienced, seasoned Heating and Air Conditioning tech, however I did all of the dirty work. At first I thought it was because I was a woman, however after a couple months, I realized it was the way they initiated all the new Heating and Air Conditioning technicians. I guess they felt that if you could handle the dirty tasks, you could handle any task that came up. I really learned a lot during that first year at the Heating and Air Conditioning company. I also acquired a lot of confidence in myself. I knew there were some tasks that I excelled at and others that I was good at, however there were some Heating and Air Conditioning techs who did better. I normally didn’t pick and choose specifically which tasks I would take. But, yesterday was an exception. They gave me a condo 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 rest on end once I read the address of the future job. I asked if there was something else I could do and let someone else have this task. 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 plan of being an Heating and Air Conditioning technician. He didn’t believe that a lady should be an Heating and Air Conditioning tech. The kind dispatcher told me she could really find me something else, however it would not be as easy as this one, but that was just fine with me. I smiled and told her thanks.