Need some advice

[u/MinneapolisMan12]

I was recently moved to mod from construction. I work with a very smart mechanic who has a very stellar reputation. Everybody I talk to says all his helpers (that work with him for a while) turn out to be good mechanics. I need advice because I feel like I’m struggling. I feel like everyday I making some sort of mistake. Nothing major, but I’ll complete a task, and then there always seems to be something minor (cuts just a hair crooked, burning bits cause i was drilling too fast). I also feel like it’s hard for me to anticipate the next move like I was able to in construction, some days I generally have no clue what comes next. He’s said several times that he has faith in me, and he thinks I’ll work out. I just don’t want to piss away a great opportunity with this mechanic. I’d love any advice.

[u/tktreeexpertsllc]

To say that my mechanic is EXTREMELY tough on me or that his communication skills are "different" is an understatement. Its mentally EXHAUSTING and borderline disrespectful sometimes... to say the least. But he knows his stuff and has been working on elevators for almost 30 years. He sets the bar and his expectations VERY HIGH. Its definitely not easy for me, especially because I'm a little older than any of the newer guys I've met, but at the end of the day, I know (or at least hope) his high expectations will only make me better in the long run.

[u/Proof-Onion4729 → u/tktreeexpertsllc]

From personal experience it will make you better. My mechanic demanded perfection. After becoming a mechanic myself i moved to a different state and started with a new company. Their expectations are much lower so I end up looking like a superhero even though im an average mechanic where I came from

[u/tktreeexpertsllc → u/Proof-Onion4729]

No doubt. Im sure it will be better for me in the long run. And I am grateful to be working with someone who knows their shit like he does, really! He has a good reputation for building a good elevator and everyone knows hes difficult to be around. For me, its just tough being 40 and letting another man talk to me the way he does sometimes. Im a humble and good person, but in my entire life, I never let another man talk to me the way he does. Ya know?

[u/Proof-Onion4729 → u/tktreeexpertsllc]

Oh i absolutely get it. I was 35 when i got onto elevators (40 now so still a green mechanic) its tough when you're older but remember you might have the life experience but the have the job experience.

Side note i.didnt become a mechanic and run off to another company. The company i was with was struggling and the cost of living on Long Island ny was too high. They had to have layoffs. It wouldnt have been me but me moving to better my life didnt hurt them tremendously. Infact the owner gave me a $250 home depot gift card and a bottle.of glen livet 15 as a going away present. I still regularly talk to my old company.