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_robin4h 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.

kim81941m 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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