Why does nobody talk about the 500th door adjustment?

I hit that number yesterday on a bank of Kone elevators and it made me think about how much of our time is just fixing the same small thing over and over.

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christopher_west13mo agoMost Upvoted

Hitting 500 door adjustments on a Kone bank is a special kind of career milestone. It really shows how our job is just a long, slow process of convincing the same piece of metal to behave. You become less of a technician and more of a door whisperer, hoping today's fix sticks for at least a week. I guess we're all just stuck in a loop, literally and figuratively. At least you get to add another tally to the wall of forgotten repairs.

claire_fisher413mo ago

That 500th door is basically the elevator's way of saying 'we're in a committed relationship now, you're not going anywhere' lol. You've probably spent more time with that door than most people spend with their pets. At least a dog listens sometimes, that door just does whatever it wants.

williams.amy1mo ago

Honestly I used to think you were overreacting about those doors but man after my last shift I get it now. The 500th one I worked on literally closed on my tool bag while I was still inside the shaft and I was stuck there for 20 minutes just staring at it. That door has more personality than half my neighbors and none of it is good. It's like it knows exactly when you're in a rush and decides today's the day it's gonna act up.