| 08/17/2007 10:57 AM |
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Why are some veteran adjusters so bitter???
When I was going through classes at USStaffing there was a guy that works for Pilot in one of my Xactimate classes. He was constantly talking about how great he was and that no one else was going to find work yada yada.
Once I was outside smoking and he came out there. He picked up his cell phone and was talking about some "job" that Pilot wanted him to go on. I looked over at his phone and his phone was OFF. He wasn't talking to anyone. Just trying to show off. I thought it was hilarious. He was constantly telling stories about how horrible the job was. I honestly just think he was trying to scare me out of it.
Then there are some of the same types of people on here. Why are some of you so threatened? If you are so good at what you do, you shouldn't have a problem getting work. |
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| 08/17/2007 11:35 AM |
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Stephie, I am not sure how long you have been in this business, but it is really no different than any other in that you are always going to have some folks who need to ring their own bell perhaps for their own reassurance, I don't know. People that are truly good at what they do are like people that are really wealthy - they don't need to blow their own horn because it becomes evident just by being around them. On storm sites, I think some of the bitterness stems from watching or having to clean up after untrained persons trying to do a job they are not qualified to do. Even in this situation, you can hardly blame the newbie, but you have to blame whomever sent them in to do the job without the proper training. There are many, many veteran adjusters out there who do not degrade the new adjusters, are willing to help and remember what it was like to be in the starting gate. Many of them are on this site. Bottom line, if you are really good at what you do you don't feel threatened, you feel confident. |
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| 08/17/2007 11:44 AM |
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I agree with you Valeri,
But at the same time even if they had to clean up after the newbies.... it's still more work for them. Why gripe?
I've noticed there is one adjuster who keeps replying to my posts telling me to go into another field. It is quite annoying. |
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| 08/17/2007 12:01 PM |
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stephie76..hey girl:) I was in the same class with you. Have you been put on Standby by US Staffing yet? I was one of your fellow smokers and saw the same guy you are talking about. Some people just have that type of personality. i agree with Valeri.
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| 08/17/2007 12:05 PM |
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No, not on stand by with US Staffing. Are you?
I am on standby for another one though.
Trying to remember who you are.... which one were you? |
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| 08/17/2007 12:09 PM |
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I was sitting across the room from you. Long dark curly hair. I was only there for Xactim8 2. I needed refresher course. and was trying to talk you into staying for the earthquake class. It was a good class. Easy. sit there and listena and get certified.
I am on stand by.
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| 08/17/2007 12:23 PM |
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Hmm... I'm sure I would remember if I saw you.
I should have stayed for the earthquake class. Wish I had now but I was soooo worn out.
Guess they liked you more than me. |
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| 08/17/2007 12:30 PM |
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Does telling you I live way up here in the north. North of Seattle that is. Heavy set and short?:)
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| 08/17/2007 12:41 PM |
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Going to be a long drive to South Tx.....Just so you know stephie, not all seasoned ajusters are bitter. I have hooked up with one who is working hail in Chicago. I went with her for a wile and got priceless information. She is very helpful and is willing to answer all my questions. IF you could find a mentor that you can follow around, DO IT. nothing like hands on before the you made to sink or swim.
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| 08/17/2007 12:43 PM |
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Yes, I know they aren't all bitter. Hopefully I will be able to find someone to show me the ropes. |
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| 08/17/2007 12:44 PM |
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Rockey,
Want any help in South Texas? lol |
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| 08/17/2007 12:55 PM |
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stephie, I sent you a private message.
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| 08/17/2007 12:57 PM |
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I got it and I sent you an email.
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| 08/17/2007 3:16 PM |
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Standby does not equal work. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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| 08/17/2007 3:35 PM |
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Steph, the problem with cleaning up files is that the supervisor, the carrier and most importantly, the insured is already p o'd which makes things doubly difficult to try and resurrect it. I used to call these pre f***** up files, also known to the veterans as fubar files. You are right, you are getting paid for them but it's a might sight better to start out with a fresh one and sometimes, if the stars are not aligned properly, you get to **** it up yourself!
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| 08/19/2007 11:07 AM |
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I was a Katrina Baby, worked clean-up. Will take any and all the FUBARs as you call them, that they will give me. According to SOME of the UV's (unhappy veterans) only they can turn in a clean claim, or fix a FUBAR. Definetly seems like a confidence issue to me. The quickest way to learn is to grab onto the ugliest claims/ insureds and make them & your FE smile. Also thank you to all the HV's (helpful vets) that helped me and gave tips on survival. The best part of this job is the truly AWESOME FRIENDS you will make!! Do not let some of the negative, to fat to get up a ladder folks, discourage you!!!
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Tom TollModerator & Life Member  Senior Member Posts:1865  
| 08/19/2007 12:52 PM |
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I have always tried my best to help newbies. You have to understand that your dealing with many different types of personalities and attitudes. Some vets are obnoxious as heck, but most will help a newcomer when asked. I consider a vet having more than ten years of cat adjusting. Just overlook those bloated vets and understand they might feel newbies as encroaching on their play grounds. Just learn this business and do the very best you can. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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| 08/19/2007 4:56 PM |
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Great post Ric, and you too Tom, from my view of this forum you definately are one of the vets I was referring too that is willing to always help. And Ric, you are right, there is definately a comraderie on a storm site that must be something similar to being in combat. By the closeness I mean, not the danger. Some old timers I think forget that they were not born on this planet knowing everything about insurance and I tell you, the first time you think you know everything is the first time you are going to be mistaken. The laws, the carriers and the loss are always changing. Bottom line in this as if in everything is do it and do it hard. Learn, train, absorb for those more experienced and someday you are going to be the vets on this site and hopefully then, you will remember these type of posts for the newer newbies. This business, dispite the long hours, the money or lack thereof, can give you the most satisfaction than any other I can imagine.
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| 08/19/2007 5:25 PM |
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When I was working hurricane Ivan I was talking with one of the hurricane adjusters that had been on the last eleven hurricanes. I asked him why he sold his 35' RV and his reply was that you could in the past be on a hurricane assignment for six months to a year. He then stated that with all of the inexperienced adjusters the companies were sending to hurricanes; you would be lucky if the assignment lasted longer than six weeks. I believe his complaint with the newbies had more to do with loss of income than anything else.
When I first arrived for hurricane Katrina there was a State Farm Staffer that told me that I would be there for a year and he would be there for two years. I had completed all of my assignments in two and one-half months and then I was sent to Florida to work hurricane Wilma. I would have like to have had two more months work. |
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| 08/19/2007 11:54 PM |
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Tom,
You said play grounds did you mean pay grounds?
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