sitting in my chair at work is awesome.

[meltdown75]

I work in property assessment and my job is a mix of office & field work... lately it has been all field though, as our department is in the midst of a residential data verification project... which in laymen's terms means I've been going door-to-door in select neighbourhoods and doing reinspections... ugh

40 properties per day...
6 out of the last 7 work days...

240 properties so far :shocked:

Today is the one day per week that I get to be in the office. I think next week is the last week of this crap. I'm tired of walking & talking, ringing doorbells, putting the face on, etc etc etc (don't get me wrong, I do love my job and I get paid well to do it).

I have never appreciated my chair, desk & the intertubes so much... my feet and legs are LOLing in my chair.

that is all.

update: the Reebok outlet store had a 40% storewide clearance sale. I picked up a pair of cross-trainers and a pair of runners to replace my aging Spalding shitpiles that I bought from Payless Shoes in Edmonton in Oct 2006. so my tender tootsies are feeling a bit better. only 1 more week of this crap to go but I have Monday off. w00t

 

[DnetMHZ]

So you're the guy who makes me wait at home all day then comes in for 11 seconds, pushes the smoke detector button and leaves?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
So you're the guy who makes me wait at home all day then comes in for 11 seconds, pushes the smoke detector button and leaves?

I don't give a crap about your smoke detector. When's the last time you renovated your house, and what did you do? I'm going to poke around your property and take some notes for a while, and there's not much you can say or do about it.

:music: I'm the [property] tax man :music:

 

[Whitecloak]

why havent you created this thread on tfnn, |-|mfg?

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
So you're the guy who makes me wait at home all day then comes in for 11 seconds, pushes the smoke detector button and leaves?

I don't give a crap about your smoke detector. When's the last time you renovated your house, and what did you do? I'm going to poke around your property and take some notes for a while, and there's not much you can say or do about it.

Ohhh... You're the bastard that wants me to pay more taxes just becuase, unlike the poor schlubs around me, I take care of my house.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Whitecloak
why havent you created this thread on tfnn, |-|mfg?

i'm not a cross-forum posting WHORE!!1!1

plus... i don't go there from work

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ
So you're the guy who makes me wait at home all day then comes in for 11 seconds, pushes the smoke detector button and leaves?

I don't give a crap about your smoke detector. When's the last time you renovated your house, and what did you do? I'm going to poke around your property and take some notes for a while, and there's not much you can say or do about it.

Ohhh... You're the bastard that wants me to pay more taxes just becuase, unlike the poor schlubs around me, I take care of my house.

That's right chief, I'm going to make sure we have the CORRECT INFO on your assessment because ACCURACY and FAIRNESS is very important...

and if you whine about being on a fixed income I'll put the gears to you so bad you'll be living in a BOX :|

 

[Pepsi90919]

get away from my house :|

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
get away from my house :|

NO! :|

well alright, but i'm leaving one of these door-hangers that says, "sorry we missed you" and if you don't call, i'm going to ESTIMATE CHANGES!1!!!

i see you in there moving the blinds! I KNOW YOU'RE HOME!!!111

MUAHAHHAHAHAHAH :evil:

 

[LargeGrue]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
get away from my house :|

Just poke him in the chest a few times.

 

[fatpat268]

In my county no one even comes to my door. I just get a letter in the mail that my house goes up in value 10K, without me doing much to it. So, go figure.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: LargeGrue

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
get away from my house :|

Just poke him in the chest a few times.

He'll jersey you, punk, and rightfully so!

 

[HannibalX]

Well someone has to be the garbage man after all.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: fatpat268
In my county no one even comes to my door. I just get a letter in the mail that my house goes up in value 10K, without me doing much to it. So, go figure.

start bitching. here, people bitched so much that they made the provincial ombudsman "investigate" our corporation. he came up with 20 or so recommendations for us, one of them being to get "back out into the communities" and reinspect every property over 8 years or so.

so basically people's bitching landed assessors on their doorstep, collecting new data that more often than not results in increases in their assessments.

talk about shooting yourself in the foot...

 

[Braznor]

That's it. I'm gonna train rottweilers to taste human azz..........

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Braznor
That's it. I'm gonna train rottweilers to taste human azz..........

Dogs are one deterrence that I simply can't get around.

Also, the people that don't answer their doors... they're on to something, unless they're not answering because their home has been renovated and added to to the nines.

 

[Braznor]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Braznor
That's it. I'm gonna train rottweilers to taste human azz..........

Dogs are one deterrence that I simply can't get around.

Also, the people that don't answer their doors... they're on to something, unless they're not answering because their home has been renovated and added to to the nines.

Ha ha, I got ya!

But I'm curious. How much are the homes you evaluate are worth?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Braznor

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Braznor
That's it. I'm gonna train rottweilers to taste human azz..........

Dogs are one deterrence that I simply can't get around.

Also, the people that don't answer their doors... they're on to something, unless they're not answering because their home has been renovated and added to to the nines.

Ha ha, I got ya!

But I'm curious. How much are the homes you evaluate are worth?

there's no set range. some days I will be out reinspecting little war-time prefab homes and other days more high-end stuff. i really prefer working in average neighbourhoods to tell you the truth... people are a lot less snooty and know you're just doing your job.

 

[rivan]

40 properties per day - how long are your workdays? Or do you only need like 5-10 minutes per house?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: rivan
40 properties per day - how long are your workdays?

My shift is from 8am to 4pm.

Or do you only need like 5-10 minutes per house?

That completely depends on the person that answers the door... since my services are paid for by the taxpayers indirectly, I don't have a set amount of time for a property visit. Simply put, I am their bitch when I am there. Also, even though I do have authority to inspect any part of any building at any time buring business hours, a) full reinspections of properties aren't always required and b) you can't just show up unannounced and expect to completely invade the privacy of someone's home. So it really varies... some 'reinspections' might be a 5-minute conversation with the owner, some might be a 40-minute walkthrough and customer service extravaganza, as I enjoy providing as often as possible

I can smile, listen, understand and take notes until I'm blue in the face.