The day I walked off a job in Houston after a 14 hour shift with no lunch break

I was working on a King Air 200 avionics upgrade back in July. We had this contractor pushing us to finish in 5 days when everything was set for 8. By day 3 I had been there 14 hours with no break and a tech from another shop kept resetting my wire labels. The lead just shrugged and said 'that's just how it goes' when I complained. I packed my box and left right then and there. Has anyone else had to walk away from a gig because management wouldn't back you up on safety or basic respect?

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felix4883d ago

Maybe it's just me but walking out like that says more about the place than it does about you. I had a similar thing happen wiring up a Cessna 172 panel where the lead kept saying "we'll fix it later" and I just started packing up too. Sometimes you gotta draw a line and let them know some stuff isn't worth the stress.

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sullivan.john3d ago

Nah, sometimes walking out just proves you couldn't handle the heat.