High Stress Levels

 Factor number one, uh, are high stress levels. So high stress levels, um, the demanding work environment that we have. Multifamily maintenance workers often face high pressure situations due to tenant expectations for immediate repairs. For example, uh, HVAC is huge. Plumbing, uh, plumbing leaks, huge. Um, anything safety related.

Smoke detectors. 'cause they don't ever go out between eight and five. They wait until you get home and you're an on call person and it's eight thirty, nine o'clock, sometimes two 3:00 AM in the morning when those things decide that they wanted to start chirping to let you know that the batteries die. So, um.

This is a demanding work environment, really is. Uh, then you also have your unpredictable workload, you know, so you plan your day. But in the maintenance industry, I could probably count the number of times when I've been able to work my day instead of my day work. Me. I've taken time management classes, I've taken prioritization classes, I've taken all things necessary to help prepare me for the maintenance industry and the, uh, stress and the demanding work levels that come with that.

But while some of those can help you, none of them can prepare you for a day when everything you have just. Flies out the window. You can't work your plan. Uh, you end up working what the day gives you. And a lot of times that is unpredictable. You can't help that. So high stress levels is number one.