Hit 500 panel installs this month without noticing

I was going through my job logs last week and saw I just passed 500 residential alarm panels installed. That number shocked me because I never kept count. I always figured I was doing maybe 300 a year tops. It made me realize I've gotten way faster at layout and panel mounting than when I started. Anyone else track their install numbers and get surprised by the tally?

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the_robin3mo ago

That hit me when you said "without noticing." I think that's the thing about this work, you just get in a rhythm and stop counting the panels or the hours. 500 in a month is a ton though, I bet your layout time has really tightened up without you even realizing it. I had a similar moment last year when I looked back at my install logs and saw I'd done way more than I thought over a few quarters. It's kind of a nice surprise, makes you feel like you actually are getting better, not just going through the motions.

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kim8193mo ago

You guys ever realize you've been doing something for so long your brain just stops keeping score? @the_robin said it exactly right, that rhythm sneaks up on you. I remember hitting 400 one year and thinking "well, there goes another 50 panels I probably forgot about because I was too busy wrestling with a bad transformer.

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