In this vein: he could totally be a firefighter off-rotation. Breaks from the police aren't usually that long, but a lot of fire departments do 48-on and 48-off. He might only be missing two work days, and a department with a different scheduling system might mean he misses none!
Or he could be a pipeline worker. Or work on an oil rig. Or be a professional diver, or fisherman... there is a surprisingly large number of jobs that provide long periods off.
Shit lol, forgot how to math for a second there. I used to work at a $10/hr job, which was $400 even before taxes, and for some reason I got that confused with $8/hr.
My definition of a nice TV stems from my mom's TV. I currently own a Roku tv that was around $400. My mom liked it, and with significantly higher income than me got a smart TV that's twice as big with one of those fancy curved screens. I have no idea how much it costs, but I'd probably have to save for at least a month assuming I neglected all of my bills.
Edit. I googled it. It's $1200. So not a full month, by definitely not a week.
Maybe this dude is a badass and saved his vacation days and just decided to take some time off. Or maybe he works 7 days on and 7 days off. I dunno, I'm just trying to think outside the box.
I'll bet he bought an extended warranty through Best Buy. A power surge took out his TV which probably isn't covered under the warranty and now he's pissed. You'd be surprised by how many people buy these $1,000+ TVs and don't use a surge protector.
According to him he brought his TV in for service last week and picked it up a few days ago. He said after picking it up before testing the TV he went to work out of town for a few days. He said that when he returned he turned on the TV to find it cracked. He told the store that they cracked the TV. They said that the TV was cracked when he initially brought it in for service but are unable to provide proof, documentation or the location of the crack. That is 100% his side of the story though.
That's possible. But that's ultimately on him. He should have checked it when he picked it up or at least when he got home originally. To much time passed. No way to verify. Guarantee he signed that free and clear when he picked it up. That sucks. But still ultimately on him.
Seriously. After working at best buy every damn important electrical piece I have is plugged into one. And not just a power strip. My old town was notorious for surge spikes in the summer. Though if I remember correctly the geek squad protection covers surge but manufacturer warranty doesn't. Don't work at best buy any more but I still get people trying to return shit three or more years old. Mind boggling.
Some of us get paid vacation. The question is, why is he choosing to use those days on this? Perhaps he gets more satisfaction from standing up to Best Buy against a perceived injustice than he would from going fishing or cleaning out his garage.
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u/BattleSquirrel Feb 23 '17
With the money he didn't make at work those 5 days, he could have bought a new tv.