13/10/2026
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ช - ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฏ - ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง! ๐๐
Wellโฆ the interview is ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐, ๐.๐ก. ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป'๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ. โ
He arrived full of confidence, claiming he was just as good as Victron, offered the same performance, had all the right credentials and, most importantlyโฆ
โ๐๐จ๐ง ๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ!โ ๐ฐ๐
Unfortunately for A.N. Other, Paul doesn't make decisions based on a bargain sticker.
After a few technical questions, things started to unravelโฆ ๐
โ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ - Couldn't demonstrate the same standards and supporting evidence that we get from Victron
โ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ - The bargain price came with some questionable compromises
โ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ - Saying โI work with Victronโ isn't the same as proving proper system integration and communication.
โ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป - Plenty of promises, but not enough technical evidence to back him up
โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ & ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - A long warranty sounds fantasticโฆ but who's actually standing behind it when something goes wrong?
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น : โSorry, A.N. Other. You just don't make the cut here at Energy Monkey.โ
๐.๐ก. ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ : โButโฆ I'm cheaper!โ ๐ฅบ
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น : โYes. You've mentioned that. About 47 times.โ ๐๐
At Energy Monkey, we're proud to specialise in Victron Energy. We choose the equipment we supply based on proven quality, safety, reliability and the technical support behind it - not simply the lowest price.
๐.๐ก. ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ : โSoโฆ can we still be friends outside work?โ ๐ฅน
๐๐ผ๐น๐ : โOf course! Just don't ask me to share a DC busbar with you!โ โก๐
And that's how A.N. Other failed his interviewโฆ but somehow managed to secure a recurring role in Paul & Friends! ๐คฃ
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐โฆ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐. ๐