Comcast Contractor Held For Double Murder - Naps, Explosions, and murder, oh my...

Comcast Contractor Held For Double Murder
Naps, Explosions, and murder, oh my...
(old news - 12:17PM Friday Dec 15 2006)
tags: cable · trouble · Oddities
Tipped by drmorley

Yes, we're well aware that the vast majority of Comcast employees are decent, hard-working folk -- but it seems like Comcast just can't catch a break when it comes to its technicians (or subcontractors) and bad news this year. Last June, a Comcast tech was fired for falling asleep at an install, after a video of the nap was posted to YouTube. In October, a Comcast contractor was also busted for a cat nap. Earlier this month, a Comcast installer punctured a gas line that ultimately led to a house explosion, killing two people, and Comcast and their contractors are being sued by a family for a similar home explosion last March. Now comes a story out of Chicago of a Comcast contractor being held as a suspect in two murders.

Are these instances just happenstance because Comcast is such a massive company, or are we starting to see an indictment of the company's hiring/subcontracting practices? It's worth remembering that we have seen some heroic behavior from Comcast technicians as well, such as the two Comcast techs who saved a drowning 10 year old last year.

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N3OGH They both suck, we're so screwed Premium join:2003-11-11 Philly burbs	Man, those cable bills are murder.. Remember, Comcast tech held on murder charges. ALLEGGGEDDDLEEEE /SARCASM OFF
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hbreg Premium join:2000-11-09 Feasterville Trevose, PA	Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. said by N3OGH : Remember, Comcast tech held on murder charges. ALLEGGGEDDDLEEEE /SARCASM OFF Is he "allegedly" being held for murder or it is a fact he is being held for allegedly committing murder? -- I try to keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out. -- Judge Harold T. Stone Somewhere in Texas a village is missing its idiot.
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N3OGH They both suck, we're so screwed Premium join:2003-11-11 Philly burbs ·Verizon Online DSL	Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. He's being held for an alleged murder. It's a matter of semantics, I was trying to be comedic with my "allegedly".... Guess my time on the job has twisted my sense of humor a bit, and the normals don't get the joke.. Sorry.... -- Never ask what sort of a computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? -Tom Clancy
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hbreg
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Re: Man, those cable bills are murder..

said by N3OGH

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He's being held for an alleged murder.

It's a matter of semantics, I was trying to be comedic with my "allegedly"....

Guess my time on the job has twisted my sense of humor a bit, and the normals don't get the joke..

Sorry....

No, I got what you were trying to say but the way you said it twisted your humor in the wrong direction.

Didn't mean to offend you.
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N3OGH They both suck, we're so screwed Premium join:2003-11-11 Philly burbs	Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. Oh dude, I'm not offended at all, it's cool.
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dvd536 as Mr. Pink as they come Premium join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ	Comcast knows how to pick the winners! haha
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moonpuppy join:2000-08-21 Glen Burnie, MD ·Verizon Online DSL	Re: Man, those cable bills are murder.. said by dvd536 : Comcast knows how to pick the winners! haha In before, "he was a contractor and we have no control over these guys."
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LarryTheCableGuy @comcast.net	Or maybe the guy is innocent. History has proven our court system is far from perfect. »www.innocenceproject.org/
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Maybe some are just going "Postal"? Or "Comcastic"?

Umm, I think alleged should be there since he has NOT been convicted of anything. Gee, BBR thinks file-sharing, apparently mostly illegal at that, is a right and has forums on how to do it with all the how to get the best videos (with a "don't download illegal stuff" caveat) but can't find "allegedly" in their vocabulary. Probably because quite a few are guilty of something illegal like swapping MP3s and DVDs.

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Rob In Deo speramus Premium join:2001-08-25 Kendall, FL	And people say... And people say nothing bad happens when you don't pay your cable bill!
	permalink · 2006-12-15 11:58:13 ·

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December 15th, @12:16PM

Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract

Earlier this month a Comcast tech punctured a gas line that ultimately caused the house to explode,

Don't you mean allegedly punctured, since that investigation has not determined that fact yet. Latest news on this from google search:
»www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/···1143.htm

But to the issue of the accused murderer and Comcast hiring practices, the major issue there is the use of unmonitored sub-contractors. In this case the sub-contractor did do the required pre-hiring security screenings, but after the employee was accused of killing someone, the sub-contractor should have at the very least removed him from customer calls until the case was resolved. If Comcast has any civil liability here, it will be due to inadequate monitoring of their sub-contractors employee policies.

Triplett, 25, worked for Premier Cable Communications, which subcontracts for Comcast. He had no previous criminal record and had passed a criminal background check by Premier, according to a Comcast spokeswoman.

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Re: Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract

On your first note, it was in fact determined that he did puncture it and called in the gas company to fix it. This part was never in debate.
What was "alleged" was that the punctured line lead to the explosion. But I agree with your point, certainly since in my mind the gas company's failure to shut off the punctured gas is what actually lead to the explosion.

On the topic at hand...... I agree that you can't directly blame Comcast for this sub-contractors actions. I'd even take it a step further to say that unless someone notified them of the criminal charge, or even suspicion of one, there really isn't much they could have done. The police to not make a habit of calling the employer after an arrest.

Keeping in mind I have absolutely NO love for Comcast what so ever, but I choose to hate them for the things within their control, not fluke/rogue contractors.
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Doctor Four My other vehicle is a TARDIS Premium join:2000-09-05 Dallas, TX ·AT&T U-Verse ·RoadRunner Cable ·AT&T Yahoo	Re: Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract In Texas, there's a law that say you have to notify companies prior to digging where there may be under- ground gas lines and so on. If the subcontractor didn't do this, he could be liable. -- "The trouble with computers, of course, is that they are very sophisticated idiots." - Doctor Who (from Destiny Of The Daleks)
	permalink · 2006-12-15 15:48:19 ·

ja78

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Re: Allegedly punctured a gas line; murder suspect sub-contract

there are gas lines in homes too. and believe it or not, installers have to drill into homes to bring in a cable. i'm not saying the guy was not at fault, (i can tell when i i'm drilling into something that isn't wood) but it could happen accidentally. As far as the dude killing someone, well, don't piss off the cable guy next time.... wait, thats really poor taste, i'm sorry.

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pit_viper 1 Shot, 1 Kill, No Remorse, I Decide join:2002-07-24 Play_Hockey	Uunfair I think its a little unfair to attack many of the hard working folks at comcast who go to work to pay the bills, and feed the kids.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:02:05 ·

ArchAngel21x Obama 2008 Premium join:2001-10-28 Lincoln, NE ·Internet Nebraska	Re: Uunfair said by pit_viper : I think its a little unfair to attack many of the hard working folks at comcast who go to work to pay the bills, and feed the kids. said by BBR : Yes, we're well aware that the vast majority of Comcast employees are decent, hard-working folk... -- Merry Christmas! \| A preview of OS X 10.5
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:36:10 · Print ·

Gilitar join:2000-11-20 Mobile, AL	Just actions of individuals It's rediculous to blame the company for these things. When you have this many employees you are going to have a few bad apples.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:09:47 ·

MadMANN Premium join:2005-08-19 ·Comcast edit: December 15th, @01:25PM	Re: Just actions of individuals Agreed. From the story: Are these instances just happenstance because Comcast is such a massive company, or are we starting to see an indictment of the company's hiring/subcontracting practices? Are you kidding? You should see how far they go back when they do a background check.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 13:15:05 ·

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Re: Just actions of individuals

How far they go back is not the issue. How far they go forward might be. Just because someone passes a background check and has no record doesn't mean they aren't bats. You can't wash your hands of continued monitoring just because the hire seems clean when hired.

Some of the Comcast subs around here may not be murderers but I certainly would not leave them alone on my property. A couple of years back I saw two stealing a case of beer from a distributor's truck parked at 7-11.
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Re: Just actions of individuals

Who is to say it wasn't the same guy.

I'm in Hyde Park, where the first murder took place. The second was out on the SW side a bit west of Midway Airport, You are in the Western burbs - not all that far away.

This creep got around.

And it is amazing to me that the company continued to send him out on calls. Someone needs to look into that. For myself, I can't wait till we get another cable operation around here or - if it ever happens (HA!) - project lightspeed - so I can cease doing business of any sort with Comcast.
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I work in Harvey and it's not uncommon to see a half dozen comcast subs' trucks/vans parked in a dunkin' donuts or similiar parking lot in the morning. You'd think they're all inside grabbing joe? Nah. Usually the largest van is full of them getting high.

I watched one sub pull out of the dispatch office and lose the extension ladder. It was roped. With twine. On top of his two-door car. And he blocked the road for at least 10 minutes over it (I turned around), instead of pulling to the side and messing with the ladder there.

How about the pair of installers that could not find the tap that Comcast had just pulled half a block and terminated in a green mini-ped thing outside? All day project.

What about the tech that uninstalled my parents' display drivers and other nonsense last year, and left with the internet still not working on a promise that he'd be back shortly.

Remember this: »cbs2chicago.com/investigations/l···659.html ?

Is Comcast at fault? Damned right. Is the sub himself at fault? Yep. His company too? Of course.

Just because it's a bad apple doesn't mean nobody has to take the heat for it and actually do *something* so they can say "we've learned from this...yada yada".

Not that all are bad, but there's seriously more that can be done especially when you're putting people wearing your logo in peoples homes, around private property, children, and really making them a direct, in person, representation of your comany.
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Re: Just actions of individuals

Actually Comcast changed a load of policies the DAY this incident was brought to their attention. Emails and alerts went out about every hour.
Conference calls and all that jazz.

You want an inhouse tech and not a contractor? DONE.
You want two techs instead of one? DONE
You want a special phone number to call to verify who the tech is standing in front of you? DONE.
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etc
etc
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RadioDoc Sortofadog Premium,ExMod 2000-03 join:2000-05-11 Chicago, IL	Re: Just actions of individuals All of that should have been DONE long before this incident. -- Toolmaster of La Grange.
	permalink · 2006-12-16 03:25:15 ·

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said by Gilitar

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It's rediculous to blame the company for these things. When you have this many employees you are going to have a few bad apples.

Oh well that settles it then. It is rediculous to you, therefore, employers should have absolutely no liability for the actions performed by their agents during the scope of the job they've been hired to do because of the existence of "a few bad apples." Outstanding, private Pyle. Any other nuggets of wisdom you'd care to pass on?
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Gilitar join:2000-11-20 Mobile, AL	Re: Just actions of individuals Don't feed the troll
	permalink · 2006-12-15 19:30:51 ·

guitarzan "Ok World, now PUSH... I see the horns Premium join:2004-05-04 Skytop, PA	It gives a new meaning to Comcast cable termination department
	permalink · 2006-12-15 21:54:49 ·

Titus Pullo I came, I saw, I slept join:2004-06-26	Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder I've heard they also torture puppies
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:10:55 ·

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Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder

said by Titus Pullo

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I've heard they also torture puppies

Oh, I heard that too. I can't find any mention of it on Snopes, so it must be true.

I also heard the techs like back their big Comcast vans over kittens, clean the kitten guts out of the waffle of the tread, and grill them over an open fire

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Timmn join:2000-04-23 Tinley Park, IL ·AT&T Yahoo	Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder said by N3OGH : I also heard the techs like back their big Comcast vans over kittens, clean the kitten guts out of the waffle of the tread, and grill them over an open fire . Tastes a bit like chicken!
	permalink · 2006-12-15 19:40:58 ·

firewire9999 join:2004-07-11 Livonia, MI	Hmmm don't forget he must be a republican and works directly for George W Bush.
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Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder

said by firewire9999

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Hmmm don't forget he must be a republican and works directly for George W Bush.

What? That's NONSENSE SIR! Pure NONSENSE!!!

Everyone knows Comcast is a subsidiary of the eeeeeeeeeeeevil Halliburton corporation.

Those kittens died for BIG OIL!!!

NO KITTENS FOR OIL!!!

PS, please don't flame me people, it's a joke. Lighten up a bit before you decide to spit your venom...
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firewire9999 join:2004-07-11 Livonia, MI	Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder Hmm hope you know I was joking
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:46:13 ·

N3OGH They both suck, we're so screwed Premium join:2003-11-11 Philly burbs ·Verizon Online DSL	Re: Comcast Tech Held For Double Murder said by firewire9999 : Hmm hope you know I was joking Ab-so-lute-ly. I applaud your comedic slant, sir! I'm off to an X-mas party..... -- Never ask what sort of a computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him? -Tom Clancy
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:55:24 · Print ·

Corona It's cool, I'm takin it back Premium join:2000-03-14 San Antonio, TX	IDIOTIC This is completely idiotic, and has nothing to do with the fact that these morons work for Comcast or were contracted by Comcast. Judge people based on their actions, not based on the company's name badge they happen to be wearing. -- -Corona
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JAAulde yum yum yum yum yum Premium,MVM join:2001-05-09 Hagerstown, MD ·Verizon Online DSL	Oh Karl... quote: ...or are we starting to see an indictment of the company's hiring/subcontracting practices? Oh Karl Bode , now you're just sensationalizing. -- No eat apple, eat cookie. Apple spoil dinner.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:43:23 ·

ninjatutle join:2006-01-02 San Ramon, CA	HAHA There is nothing funny about 2 females being murdered in their own homes by a serial killer.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 12:53:55 ·

getAgrip

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Just a snap shot of life in America

I'd say Comcast is just a reflection of life in America. You have a pretty good percentage of people who show up just for a paycheck, others who are drug addicts, others who are incompetent and a few hard core criminals, with the exception to the rest being a few good Samaritans. That's about the way things shake out in America from my perspective.

It boils down to the reality that people are basically no damn good until they prove otherwise.

permalink · 2006-12-15 12:57:32 ·

sonofjay Mission Accomplished - Bush May 1, 2003 Premium,MVM join:2001-05-14 North Attleboro, MA	Hmmmm... Wonder if it was anyone from DSLR. There are some angry Comcast Techs that visit the Comcast Forums here. Anyone not accounted for lately? -- Mission Accomplished
	permalink · 2006-12-15 13:02:29 ·

ninjatutle join:2006-01-02 San Ramon, CA	Re: Hmmmm... I was also thinking it could be this guy: CableTool , but he has logged in today.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 13:07:14 ·

krichek join:2004-02-15 Roseville, CA	LOL! said by ninjatutle : I was also thinking it could be this guy: CableTool , but he has logged in today. I literally choked on my soda when I read your reply. I was thinking exactly the same thing!
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CableTool Poorly Representing MYSELF. Premium join:2004-11-12	Re: Hmmmm... said by ninjatutle : I was also thinking it could be this guy: CableTool , but he has logged in today. HAHA! Its all about the aliby. But really... this crap is so horrible. This is where I live and my wife is always very leary of the Gas company or Meter guy popping by just because of this. -- CableFAQ.org/Technicians Unplugged
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Re: Hmmmm...

Their have been reports of fake water employees robbing people around here.

»www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercuryn···7133.htm

Three thieves posing as water company repair workers have burglarized homes from San Francisco to Morgan Hill in the past two months, vexing Bay Area police who on Wednesday warned the public to be on guard.

About 35 homes in the Bay Area have been hit in the past two months, police said, with one 94-year-old woman losing $70,000 in cash and jewelry from her Saratoga home.

The thieves appear to be targeting seniors, with all of the victims in their 70s, 80s and 90s, Mountain View Police Chief Scott Vermeer said at a news conference Wednesday.

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guhuna The Raiders SUCK Should move back to LA Premium join:2001-03-31 Discovery Bay, CA	Took the words right out of my mouth!
	permalink · 2006-12-15 14:07:24 ·

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Sub-contractors.

When I "worked" for Comcast, I was a sub-contractor of a sub-contractor. I could have gotten away with a lot of crap if I wanted to. It was absolutely amazing to me how unsupervised I was, and how little I was required to report to anyone.

I don't know about employees, but it doesn't surprise me to learn contractors do a lot of bad stuff; I think they do need more supervision, one way or another.
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CableTool Poorly Representing MYSELF. Premium join:2004-11-12	Re: Sub-contractors. I contracted for Pirtano and they were up my ass most every day. QC'd the hell out of me. And at 15 jobs a day they had a lot to QC... -- CableFAQ.org/Technicians Unplugged
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aaron8301 I can't get myself to go away. join:2005-01-03 Clarkston, WA ·CableOne	Re: Sub-contractors. Ahh, I would've hated that. I subbed for a small, privately owned company in Spokane, Wa, so they didn't really have the resources to watch their techs if they wanted to. -- "I invented it, Bill made it famous." --David Bradley, the inventor of Ctrl+Alt+Del.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 23:10:52 ·

jasqid Fiber In Your Diet? join:2002-04-02 East Palestine, OH	Raise of Comcast Cable Bills Now we know the real reason the cable bill goes up every year. They have to pay their lawyers, not the content providers.
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bds70 join:2005-04-10 Norristown, PA	Re: Raise of Comcast Cable Bills that just plain stupid!!
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jasqid Fiber In Your Diet? join:2002-04-02 East Palestine, OH	Re: Raise of Comcast Cable Bills It's called, "sarcasm"
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jsinaiko Premium join:2001-04-25 Chicago, IL ·AT&T Midwest	Creepy Comcast in Chicago The first murder happened about 1/2 mile from where I live. This is the inner city, but it's a pretty good hood, with moderate to low crime. Not much violent crime. The victim lived in a high-rise so she would have had to let the perp in. They didn't get the guy till he did it again last week in a different, even quieter neighborhood. -- Illegitimati non carborundum
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jayner join:2001-10-30 Philadelphia, PA	some subs are pretty shady I briefly worked for one of these Subcontracting companies. after a month of not getting paid i did quit. (General Fiber). Some of the guys there were very shady. background check? There was none. comcast should look at these sub contractor companies a little closer instead of looking at the bottm line. note* not all of the guys were bad just some where.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 14:20:44 ·

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there should be a law ...

that every service technician must have a clean record, and not show tendencies of becoming a criminal.
This applies to everyone, not just to cable and phone techs.

Imagine, you're letting these people inside your home with confidence that they will do their jobs properly and won't cause any harm to your property, you, and your family.
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December 15th, @03:57PM

Re: there should be a law ...

COMCAST will hire anyone

COMCAST CABLE INSTALLERS - Job posting Chicago area

MON-SAT, WE MAY BOOK ON SUNDAYS TOO!!!

ALL YOU NEED TO START IS A VAN OR TRUCK

AND A LIST OF TOOLS

1. 18 V cordless hammer drill + 2 batteries.
2. 28’ fiberglass ladder with safety hooks.
3. 3/8 24” + 3/8 3’ concrete drill bits.
4. 3/8” and 1” wood bits.
5. Drywall knife.
6.Cable CUTTERS.
7.Fish tape min 1oo FT.
8.Flexible 4 or better 5 ft drill bit.
9.Cord hammer drill ( for masonry, brick drilling).
10.Tape measure 25 ft.
11.Wood chisel. 12.Flash light.
13.Putty knife and drywall patch – fast drying.
14.All special tools – toner, crimper e.g.
15.Wrench set 7/16; ½; e.g.
16.Consert tool(optional).
17.Ladder rack – only professional (must be safe with stoppers).
18.Safety harness and lanyard.
19.Hard hat.
20. Two safety traffic cones.

WE DO TRAIN!!!

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sledger join:2004-06-11 Bloomingdale, GA	Re: there should be a law ... That has to be a contractor because Comcast gives all in house tech tools and trucks.
	permalink · 2006-12-15 18:24:37 ·

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said by Joe12345678

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COMCAST will hire anyone

COMCAST CABLE INSTALLERS - Job posting Chicago area

MON-SAT, WE MAY BOOK ON SUNDAYS TOO!!!

ALL YOU NEED TO START IS A VAN OR TRUCK

AND A LIST OF TOOLS

1. 18 V cordless hammer drill + 2 batteries.
2. 28’ fiberglass ladder with safety hooks.
3. 3/8 24” + 3/8 3’ concrete drill bits.
4. 3/8” and 1” wood bits.
5. Drywall knife.
6.Cable CUTTERS.
7.Fish tape min 1oo FT.
8.Flexible 4 or better 5 ft drill bit.
9.Cord hammer drill ( for masonry, brick drilling).
10.Tape measure 25 ft.
11.Wood chisel. 12.Flash light.
13.Putty knife and drywall patch – fast drying.
14.All special tools – toner, crimper e.g.
15.Wrench set 7/16; ½; e.g.
16.Consert tool(optional).
17.Ladder rack – only professional (must be safe with stoppers).
18.Safety harness and lanyard.
19.Hard hat.
20. Two safety traffic cones.

WE DO TRAIN!!!

That is a contractors Want Ad. We re8quire 8 traffic cones.

I just did 8 interviews Thursday and hired 2 people. ( pending a background check of course)

How stringent a contracting company is though when they are trying to get more bodies into the field to get mroe money in their pockets though I have no idea.
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Mableton, GA

But was Comcast found at fault?

It might not be Comcast's fault. I tried looking up more info on it, but came up with nothing. Usually gas lines are "supposed" to be surrounded by rock/pebble. I know, if you are digging a major hole, you need to get it marked by surveyors.

Installer should have stopped when seeing there was no proper ground. Especially seeing that there was very little "green" property to do a proper grounding. Even if it did no blow up right then, it would in the next major storm.

permalink · 2006-12-15 20:34:15 ·

Diggler

@comcast.net

Roadside attorneys

It's funny all the wannabe thoughts here, from what I've seen comcast employees, clean records. So are you upset cause you were turned down? Or was it because you couldn't get a better job than a contractor? Contractors also are checked, however if they choose not to report their employees to the company, then what are you to do? Maybe the lawyers should have the right to decide and allow the legal system to work. As funny as that sounds, it boils down to, know what the hell your talking about before you open your mouth. People aren't born bad, they one day decide to become it. For the ones that see "sub/contractors/employees" doing things you feel they shouldn't, then step up and say something, for you are just as guilty.... just my 2 cents

permalink · 2006-12-15 22:11:42 · Print ·

RadioDoc Sortofadog Premium,ExMod 2000-03 join:2000-05-11 Chicago, IL	Re: Roadside attorneys I did. And so did the store owner...he called the cops. So what are you a wannabe of? -- Toolmaster of La Grange.
	permalink · 2006-12-16 03:26:08 ·

ja78

join:2005-10-23
Springfield, IL

couldn't get a better job then contractor? been on both sides of the fence on that one. inhouse for comcast and at&t broadband for 5 years, contractor for 2 years... lets just say i made more in 2 years of contracting then 5 years of inhouse work..... people might say what about the insurance, well, i can afford the higher premiums making 3x's what i did inhouse.... so, its not that bad. and, for the record, i wouldn't let any cable guy in my house if i wasn't home...... wait, i wouldn't let ANY service person in my house if i weren't there. not that i don't trust them, but i value my wife and children enough to find out if the person working is insane or not.

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ZsExperiment
Zse
Premium
join:2004-04-01
Chicago Area

Comcast Sub Held For Murder

This scares the hell out of me. I could have been one of the murdered ladies.

Hubby got two new HDTVs, so I called to swap the digital boxes for HD boxes and have a tech check the drop because of intermittent pixelization (ended up with a new drop).

There I was at home by myself for the service call and the tech that showed up at my door was in his own red pickup (a subcontractor), had no Comcast ID, a limited number of tools, and claimed that it was his first day on the job.

No way was I going to let him in the house. I called a male friend for backup, and waited for him to get there before I let the Comcast guy in my house.

It all turned out OK, but the tech was there for more than three hours. I had to help him because he had almost no idea what he was doing.
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Hmmmm... That worked last time...

permalink · 2006-12-16 02:52:56 · Print ·

cvbn

join:2003-11-03

Re: Comcast Sub Held For Murder

I work for AT&T (Pacific Bell /SBC) I always call my customers before I got to their residence or business. Our data service center usually or other department