A year ago when I first started now working as an HVAC serviceman, it felt like they provided myself and others the dirtiest jobs possible.
I guess some of the jobs I got were because I was a woman and they wanted to make sure a woman could deal with anything that came up with a oil furnace, air conditioner, or even in the ventilation system.
I was also petite which meant that I could fit into spaces that numerous of our other HVAC servicemens could not fit into. I was always having all types of jokes being pulled on me, which just made myself and others guess love a single of the guys, not that that was consistently a good thing. They thought it was funny when they made myself and others blush, so I tried to ignore them the best I could. Then, a single morning, the owner of the company came into the office. He provided myself and others a skeptical look even though he continued on with his inspection. He talked to all of the HVAC that had been there for a long time, and then he talked to the newer HVAC techs. He wanted to guess if they were doing okay and if anyone was giving them a terrible time. He didn’t ask myself and others the question because he knew the answer. When he talked to me, he asked if I had heard the joke about the old HVAC serviceman? I stood there and stared at him, not knowing if this was going to lead to more teasing. I shook our head as he smiled. He told myself and others that he knew how to get out of any rocky situation and still come up with a smile. I gave him a big hug since my daddy consistently knew what to say when he realized I was in a down mood.