/DIY/ Tradies, what does your average day look like?

[Anonymous No.2637263]

Let's try a "this is what I do and what my average day looks like" thread. Curious to know how many tradies we have here, what industry they are in. inb4 MUH DATA COLLECTION. I'm not larping as a tradie, literally bored and it's friday and it's raining outside.

>Job
Stone Restorer
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
Been doing it about 15 years, half that time running my own business
>Wake up
5am
>Morning Routine
Coffee, water garden, dogs needs, my needs (poop), work
>Commute
I live outside the city and it takes me about an hour in the morning. It sucks.
>Work arrival time
Under construction - 6:45-7am
Home owner - 9-9:30am
>Work doings
Chit chat with client for 30 or so
Prep house for work, taping edges, drop cloths, carrying in tools before doing whatever repair work. Work could be anything from grinding and polishing a counter-top or floor to doing colour matching for epoxy repairs. I sometimes have to do mold removal and other nasty shit.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
I tend to work alone or with my part time helper- typically don't take a lunch as it usually means I can leave early. Peer wise I usually keep to myself . I don't smoke cigs on site but have a small cigar on my drive home every day.
>leave time?
I leave between 3 and 5 typically, my commute is about 45-1hr unfortunately.
>Work Life Balance?
I work 3 or 4 days on site and 1 day from home doing bookkeeping or other logistics. I never EVER work on the weekend.
>Annual Pay?
I pay myself around 100k but there is often cash work and other bonuses along the way.
>Vacation?
I don't vacation every year, I have gaps of a few days here and there. Every few years I take off for 6 weeks and camp with my dogs and wife or take a mega road trip.

[Anonymous No.2637264]

FORMAT:
>Job
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
>Wake up
>Morning Routine
>Commute
>Work arrival time
>Work doings
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
>leave time?
>Work Life Balance?
>Annual Pay?
>Vacation?

[Anonymous No.2637302]

>Job
Landlord
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
30 years
>Wake up
11 AM
>Morning Routine
Wake up, take shit, get out of bed, stretch, clean myself in sink
>Commute
None
>Work arrival time
None
>Work doings
Raise rent, random inspection of units were I'll drag a small screw thats glued on the bottom of my shoe across the hardwood flooring and claim they damaged it, evict
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Eat 3000 calories of papa jones, smoke 3 joints, deadlift 600 lbs. for an hour, no breaks all grind
>leave time?
None
>Work Life Balance?
what
>Annual Pay?
A lot
>Vacation?
lol

[Anonymous No.2637329]

>Job
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
>Wake up
>Morning Routine
>Commute
>Work arrival time
>Work doings
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
>leave time?
Malaysian basket repairman
>Work Life Balance?
Man goes to bed with itchy butt, wakes up with smelly finger
>Annual Pay?
opportunity to be a Jannie
>Vacation?
Visit the waste treatment plant at the reddit hq

[Anonymous No.2637339]

>Job
Bucket and bucket accessories welder
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
Welding 7 years, this job 2 years
>Wake up
10-11am
>Morning Routine
Read, watch youtube, do some rowing and/or kettlebell, check on plonts, collect ripe berries and water if needed
>Commute
20-25 min
>Work arrival time
3pm
>Work doings
Weld assigned bucket and bucket accessories at my bay
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
I don't eat at work, usually spend my breaks reading my ereader or browsing 4bong, wikipedia and stuff
>leave time?
2am
>Work Life Balance?
4 days work (sometimes half/a day of OT more), 3 day weekends
>Annual Pay?
60k, I could make much more but I'm a boring jaded man who just wants a hassle-free gig and no bullshit, plus I'm a frugal loner so I don't even need that much
>Vacation?
Two weeks paid in the summer and 10 days around christmas, usually take one without pay to go hunting grouse and thinking about taking another one next winter to go visit Charleston and eat my face off. Usually spend my vacation time working on the house or the garden, reading, baking, cooking, being comfy

[Anonymous No.2637366]

>>2637339
swing shift and 4 day week, my man. Seems like you got it figured out. I like welding but I don't think I could be a welder, eyes always seem to get irritated no matter what I use. How do you go so long without eating dinner lol

[Anonymous No.2637370]

>>2637366
Yeah I have somewhat sensitive eyes too actually but just a couple drops of systane once in a while does the trick.
>How do you go so long without eating dinner lol
I lost about 45 pounds by doing OMAD a couple years ago so I basically learned to get used to and even kinda enjoy hunger lel

[Anonymous No.2637372]

>>2637366
I'm a millwright, generally work from 2:30-10:30pm mon-fri in a factory that makes car parts. What I all do is a very long list, but basically I fix the machines when they break. I spend my mornings working out, playing guitar, general life taking care of business. about 60k a year unless I work OT, which isnt often bc I dont wanna. I'm saving up to buy a house even though it's just me, no gf. yet haha. Spend my weekends building dumb projects. Im working on a small guitar ampifier for my acoustic at the moment. Kind of a loner as well.

[Anonymous No.2637373]

>>2637370
I think its just the contrast, looking at a light spot on a dark background for too long. I tried drops but it didn't really help

[Anonymous No.2637489]

>>2637302
How did you buy your place? One isn't simply a land lord unless they worked for/were given property. I assume this is a larp either way.

>>2637339
What exactly is a bucket welder?

[Anonymous No.2637560]

>>2637489
>What exactly is a bucket welder?
person who welds diggy thingies

[Anonymous No.2637708]

>>2637560
I thought you meant literal pails like, I was shocked there was a demand for this or even a high volume of metal buckets.

[Anonymous No.2638283]

>>2637560
Shiggy diggies pay the best. I use overhead subarc to soft face them with my TIG torch.

[Anonymous No.2638488]

>>2637264
>Job
commercial/Industrial Electrician
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
5 years jman
>Wake up
4am
>Morning Routine
pre workout, shit, work out, leave
>Commute
anywhere between 10m and 90m (one way, avgs out to 45m)
>Work arrival time
7 but i've given up and i'm too valuable so whenever i feel like really
>Work doings
everything. new construction, service, troubleshooting, additions. everything
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
30m paid lunch but i usually do 45m in the van. coworkers are all cool. i hit my vape 5x an hour.
>leave time?
after 8 hours but if im doing service work whatever the timing works out to best. if i can finish this job in an hour of overtime so i don't have to drive 2 hours tomorrow, i will. if i can fuck off an hour early to beat the vancouver traffic i will
>Work Life Balance?
good if the commutes weren't so fucking long. i've taken 8 weeks off this year and i intend to quit soon for something better
>Annual Pay?
80k. if i quit and get out of my comfort zone I can find a 50-60/hr job for 6mo (something with insane overtime) and go back to school with it
>Vacation?
2-3 weeks america every year, 2 weeks internationally, and usually a 2 week road trip. I can't afford a house in canada so all I can spend it on are vacations and toys.

[Anonymous No.2638525]

>Job
Machinist
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
5 years
>Wake up
2pm
>Morning Routine
sleep
>Commute
10 minutes
>Work arrival time
9:30pm
>Work doings
metrology; repair machine when it invariably fucks up; metrology; repair cmm when it invariably fucks up; metrology; metrology
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
30min off the clock; co workers don't bother me and vice versa; occasionally chat about sports; I have a tiny guitar I practice if I'm running particularly lengthy cycles
>leave time?
6am
>Work Life Balance?
good I guess, I'm essentially a hermit so it probably doesn't matter
>Annual Pay?
$60k
>Vacation?
3 weeks paid, more depending on seniority
I don't ever actually go anywhere so I just get the 3 weeks paid out at the end of the year

[Anonymous No.2638528]

>Job
Technician

>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
Been a technician in electrical and industrial mechanical for over 15 yrs. Have been in my current role for just under 5 yrs

>Wake up
6:30
>Morning Routine

Hit snooze a few times, go for a shit, get changed into work clothes, watch tv for 20 mins or so, brush teeth, put boots on

>Commute
Drive to work, 5 mins

>Work arrival time

7:25, start 7:30

>Work doings
Speak crap in the office for 30-40 mins, have a coffee or tea.
Find out what I’m doing for the day, get materials needed, drive to work area, could be maintenance, installation or just repair. Or even just look at something.

>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
I prefer to work alone, because I can self direct my day and not put up with crabby old whinging men, getting angry over petty issues. Have breaks and lunch on time, chill out and go about my day in a
Leisurely, non stressful way. The stress is caused by other people I work with, I’m convinced they are hypersensitive and hyperactive, especially the young guy that is addicted to caffeine and will have 3 coffees and a few energy drinks a day and can’t stand still. It’s very annoying and fucks my day up.

>leave time?

4 , or 5-10 mins early


>Work Life Balance?
I usually work 5 days a week, but sometimes do work on Saturday or Sunday. The overtime’s wages are huge and worth it, but your are not obligated to do it.

>Annual Pay?
Around 90k per annum

>Vacation?
5 weeks a year, have 3 or so weeks off over Christmas period, add days off into long weekends and Easter period etc

[Anonymous No.2638599]

Im a yard and asset coordinator for a festival.

I wake up at 6:30am to be at work by 7:30 the first 2 hours of my day is checking emails and letting my work collogues into the building...

After about 9:30 I spend my time doing yard or building maintenance until lunch at 12pm.

after lunch I do stock take of tools and prepare for anything that needs to be done the next day.

Sometime we get electrical black outs and its my job to keep the generators in running order too.

I usually finish work up by 4:30pm

[Anonymous No.2638607]

>Job
Service technician for marine electronics
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
5 years, I'm certified and can work alone on whatever job they send me.
>Wake up
07:25
>Morning Routine
Wake up 07:25 from bed, jerk off and leave the house at 7:50
>Commute
Private car
>Work arrival time
8:10
>Work doings
If in office I read and respond to emails from vessels, wait for a service call and then start preparing for the job (tools, software, reading up on the technology used, discussing with older colleagues about possible solutions).
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Lunch and breaks whenever I want, sometimes we all go together for lunch if it's a slow day. Peers are all alright and have no conflicts with anyone. Nobody smokes.
>leave time?
16:00
>Work Life Balance?
Can't plan for shit because you never know when you have to go. Besides that it's fairly good.
>Annual Pay?
Slightly above average in my 3rd world country
>Vacation?
30 days of paid leave and extra free days (also paid) for whenever I had to work on weekends and holidays.

If I'm actually on a service job then it's a completely different story.

[Anonymous No.2638995]

>Job

Chef

>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?

10 years, dietary chef for a nursing home

>Wake up

4 am

>Morning Routine

Coffee, listen to audiobook.

>Commute

30 minutes

>Work arrival time

5 am

>Work doings

Cook breakfast for 90 people, do prep, manage temp logs, clean up the place, do paper work, get ready for the next shift cooks.

>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?

I get breaks but I rarely use them. Talk to peers when the time is right. No smoking because it is a medical place.

>leave time?

1pm

>Work Life Balance?

Leaving at 1pm allows for a good amount of free time at home. Do gardening, house chores. I own my own house so it helps.

>Annual Pay?

About 50k per year

>Vacation?

I get a decent amount of vacation time but have been cashing it out mostly.

[Anonymous No.2640380]

>>2638528
90k in USA or EU ?

[Anonymous No.2640420]

>>2638607
25 minutes to jerk off?

[Anonymous No.2640445]

>>2638599
>I wake up at 6:30am to be at work by 7:30
I don't understand how anyone can eat breakfast, take a shower, get dressed, and then commute to work in an hour.

[Anonymous No.2640507]

>>2640420
No, that takes like 5 minutes. The rest are spent finding my keys and putting clothes on myself.

[Anonymous No.2640514]

>>2637302
kek

[Anonymous No.2640643]

>Job
Aircraft Electrician

>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
2.5 years, Level 2.

>Wake up
0545.

>Morning Routine
Strenuous exercise until 0730.

>Commute
Live close by, probably around 20-30min drive on average.

>Work arrival time
0900 work begin at aircraft hangar.

>Work doings
Prepare mind and self for around an hour or two until actual work orders for the day arrive. Once they arrive, are distributed to all the workers by skill levels and or availability. Begin on the work order given right away with the prepared tools. Try to finish the work order before day end at around 1730.

>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Smoke break whenever I can due to the stress/high level of expertise related to wiring flying machines so they don't end up a ball of fire 10,000 feet in the air and kill people. Lunch is around 1130 to 1300 so you don't stress out and kill people.

>leave time?
Leave time around 1730, later if you suck at your work order and have to continue doing the work. You never really leave stuff undone because the aircraft may need fly/be moved. If you cannot properly do your repairs/retrofits/maintenance work order, you try to revert it to how you found it before you started which sucks.

>Work Life Balance?
After work, you don't really have to worry much about it. I get weekends off to do whatever I please as well and get adequate leave. They try not to overwork or stress us due to the nature of our craft.

>Annual Pay?
Quite low in this area of the USA. Around $55,000 annual for entry-level. I am Level 2 and may get a raise if I increase my skills/certifications/expertise.

>Vacation?
Ample vacation days. A month or two if I don't use them. Which never happens because I always go boujie and go somewhere far.

[Anonymous No.2640653]

>>2637263
I work with tradies daily but I’m an electrical engineer in the steel industry. I work on automation systems and help electricians troubleshoot. From my experience, most tradies are absolute retards.

[Anonymous No.2640654]

>>2637263
>Job
Residential HVAC tech
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
25 years, run my own small company
>Wake up
6:30ish in the morning
>Morning Routine
check email, read the news headlines, take my morning meds, shower, and go.
>Commute
About 10-15 minutes
>Work arrival time
8-8:30ish, whenever I feel like it.
>Work doings
Call customers back, order parts, check on techs to make sure they're not fucking around
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Yes
>leave time?
Depends on the season but usually by 6
>Work Life Balance?
Work every day sometimes, but do plenty of fun shit at home too
>Annual Pay?
$125k + after tax
>Vacation?
Whenever I want.

[Anonymous No.2640655]

>>2637302
Fucking based. I unironically evicted a family of 4 this week. He didn’t pay for 3 months and he was 3 days away from having all of his shit put out on the curb but he finally got his ass in gear and started moving out.

Picrel is what I do with the rent money I collect.

[Anonymous No.2640661]

>>2640655
imagine being that retarded you give your money to a jew running a casino.
there is nothing manly about that. YOU will always lose.

[Anonymous No.2640722]

>>2637302
>random inspection of units were I'll drag a small screw thats glued on the bottom of my shoe across the hardwood flooring and claim they damaged it, evict
I laughed out loud

[Anonymous No.2640745]

>>2637263
>Job
Residential Electrician
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
1 year. Apprentice.
>Wake up
7am
>Morning Routine
piss, put on clothes, take allergy medicine
>Commute
10 minutes
>Work arrival time
7:45am
>Work doings
Whatever my mentor tells me to do. He's another apprentice because even though he's got enough hours to be a journeyman, he hasn't passed the test yet.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Usually skip lunch but I'll stop at a gas station in the morning on the way to the first job from the shop to pick up food to munch on.
Don't really get breaks.
Peers are cool, but the owner is a dick.
I don't smoke.
>leave time?
Usually 4pm, but sometimes earlier or later depending on the jobs for that day.
>Work Life Balance?
Good.
>Annual Pay?
Garbage.
>Vacation?
No paid days off, but because the owner is desperate to keep me around and I ask long before in advance, I've been given any days that I've asked off so far.

[Anonymous No.2641167]

>>2637263
retired

get up whenever I want

do whatever I want

go where ever I want

occasionally tell idiots on 4chan how stupid they are

[Anonymous No.2641210]

>>2640745
>7:45am
Thats almost two hours late for any normal tradies starting time...

[Anonymous No.2641212]

>>2641167
based

[Anonymous No.2641235]

>>2641210
My state has a law that there can't be any construction noise until 7am and for service work most people don't want us there before 8am.

[Anonymous No.2641251]

Is a tradie job worth it if I have two years left on an bsee? No I've no fucking clue what I want to do past owning a little land someone I can be left the fuck alone

[Anonymous No.2641271]

>>2637263
I'm not a tradie but datamine me senpai
>Job
Steering wheel operator
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
7 years, currently do regional refrigerated as a company driver
>Wake up
Whenever needed
>Morning Routine
Doesn't exist
>Commute
The entire job is a neverending commute
>Work arrival time
+/- 1 hour of appointment time
>Work doings
Sit on my ass, argue with shipping/receiving, listen to podcasts, piss in jugs
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking?
Rituals?
All at my discretion, but I don't smoke and have no peers. Employer doesn't give a shit what I'm doing as long as appointments are kept
>leave time?
N/A
>Work Life Balance?
Poor but not the worst. Work five days home two. My current schedule I get home saturday night or very early sunday morning, have sunday/monday off then leave again on tuesday
>Annual Pay?
92k gross last year
>Vacation?
3 weeks vacation, two weeks "personal time" which is just vacation with lower pay. I usually burn it all in January/February because fuck winter driving

[Anonymous No.2641275]

>Job
VoIP PBX tech
>How long have you been doing it?
11 years
>What stage are you at?
Go to guy on shit other techs can’t figure out. Lead on installs. One step below calling manufacture support in our company.
>Wake up
6:30am
>Morning Routine
Shit, shower, shave, check open trouble tickets online. Check in with dispatch
>Commute
Varies
>Work arrival time
Leave house to be onsite at 8:00am and clock starts running
>Work doings
Varies a lot but mostly troubleshooting programming or cabling issues
>Lunch?
12:00-12:30pm. Always from the cooler.
>Breaks? Officially or unofficially?
>leave time?
4:30pm but get some ot here and there
>Work Life Balance?
Decent. Being the on call tech rotates but hate when I’m on call even w/ the bonus bump.
>Annual Pay?
75K
>Vacation?
3 weeks and major holidays off

[telecom fuck No.2641952]

>Job
telecom coax/fiber installer for your home, unionized
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
2 years - went from installing satellites to working on city wired infrastructure. Recently promoted to work with fiber.
>Wake up
3 weeks 6am, 1 week 8am, 4 day weeks
>Morning Routine
wake up, make tea, eat, prep lunch, shit, log in to my comp and see whats on schedule
>Commute
typically 20-30min commute to downtown Toronto
>Work arrival time
8am, 10am
>Work doings
Chit chat, get a good look around and inside the house. Diagnose cable faults, run wires, climb aerial strands w ladders, run aerial wires from poles to homes. Lot of the job is also just educating customers on how internet and networks work.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
I have a small lunch because big lunches ruin my pace. The whole day is like a marathon and some days are horrid due to weather (I work in rain and snow.) I have plenty of electrolytes and tea. Recently quit smoking and that has helped see this job more positively. Mostly work by myself, though I get help from customers at times because otherwise I have to reschedule and have one of my teammates come help.
>leave time?
10 hour shifts
>Work Life Balance?
4 day work weeks is nice when you can make a decent living, even from the lower ranks of the union pay scales.
>Annual Pay?
starting at 35-40k US
>Vacation?
paid vacation, emergency days, personal days, STD and LTD, company benefits stock programs and retirement programs, good health benefits

[Anonymous No.2641957]

>>2641952
What do I have to do to get a job with Bell? I've been applying on and off for the last 5 years. I graduated with a diploma in computer engineering last year and they still don't want me.

[Anonymous No.2642018]

>>2637263
>job
machinist
>how long, what stage
this job? not quite a year, but i went into the trade in 2021. had something of a rough spot on the way, but i'm very happy here
>wake up
12-1pm
>morning routine
check tg, maybe eat something, get ready
>commute
20 minutes on back roads
>work arrival time
usually 230
>work doings
i operate a manual OD grinder for 12h a night
>lunch/breaks/rituals
i shitpost here, i shitpost on telegram, i make ramen on break and listen to music
>leave time
3am
>work life balance
4 on, 3 off. i can do 5 if i want a 56h week
>annual pay
i calculated it out and i am on track to be just over $50k, which for my age (22) and location (bumfuck nowhere maine) really isn't terrible
>vacation
should have about 80h next year. i don't take vacations, i save my time for a rainy day. i don't have any hobbies or friends so i would just be sitting alone or with my parents

[Anonymous No.2642065]

>>2640661
he's probably playing a game with no house edge, you retarded cocksuck.

[Anonymous No.2642104]

>Job
Qualified painter, but mostly do carpentry subbing for a reno Builder.
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
8 years off and on.
>Wake up
I wake up at 5am every morning, usually get to site somewhere between 7-9am
>Morning Routine
Coffee, take the dog for a walk, clean last nights dishes, shower
>Work doings
Framing, painting, plastering, maybe some demo.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
It's a crew of 5. We don't have set break times or anything, it's more just if you are hungry then eat something then get back into it.
>leave time?
depends on a multitude of factors. Pretty much every day we finish at a different time.
>Work Life Balance?
Great. We do big 2month+ jobs then take 1-2 weeks off in between.
>Annual Pay?
somewhere between $80k and $130k (aud)
>Vacation?
Yeh, all the time. Go fishing or camping in between jobs. Before the vaccine mandates the boys would all go to Bali every year.

[Anonymous No.2642974]

>Job
home repair with habitat for humanity
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
1 year, only full time employee doing it, was a stipended full time volunteer last year
>Wake up
6 am
>Morning Routine
3 S's, make coffee, grab kind bar for breakfast, drive to work
>Commute
20-25 minutes
>Work arrival time
7
>Work doings
on work days i let homeowner know im here, set up tools and materials, set up ppe and snacks/drinks if expecting volunteers, plan specific tasks if expecting volunteers. when volunteers arrive i assign tasks and then work with 1 or two on a project, checking in on the others every half hour or so. on office days i buy materials, arrange subs if needed, plan specific tasks for specific days based on volunteer signups, go to the next house to be worked on to discuss scope.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
1 hour hunch (usually homeowners cook for me), otherwise just take breaks when i need water or shit or to hit my vape next to my car
>leave time? plan for an 8 hour workday, but the house needs to be liveable so i may leave early if the next task will take a long time (and compromise liveability) or late if im in the middle of something. most work is replacing cabinets/countertops, showers, floors, walls and subfloor in areas where water has destroyed it. when doing bathrooms i always try to leave with sturdy subfloor, functional toilet, and if theres a bath tub then function drain and the tub faucet working (shower will be capped if walls/surround arent in yet)
>Work Life Balance?
ideally capped at 40 hours a week, but due to needing to leave the house functional sometimes i go 3 or 4 hours overtime.
>Annual Pay?
45k per year before ot
>Vacation?
2 weeks

[Anonymous No.2642976]

>>2642974
sorry for the double post, ran out of space. overall bad pay but it was easy to get, i like the impact it has (allowing families to safely stay in mobile homes they own outright instead of having to move into basement apartments) and it isnt very stressful since we dont have competition. im planning on going into normal construction management when i get married so i can give my future family a better life.

[Anonymous No.2642979]

>wake up
think about suicide
>make coffee
Think about suicide
>drive to work
Think about suicide
>load a bunch of tools into my truck
Think about suicide
>work like a dog
Think about suicide
>get off work and have to unload all the tools
Think about suicide
>buy some beer after work and try to enjoy myself
Think about suicide

rinse and repeat

[Anonymous No.2643124]

>>2642979
Internet journalism isny't a trade though

[Anonymous No.2643125]

>>2643124
>Internet journalism isny't a trade though
*think about suicide intensifies*

[Anonymous No.2643128]

>>2638525
what qualifications.
I plan to become machinist but can't find good info googling online, mainly just how operating CNC machines sucks unless you get training from a college.

[Anonymous No.2643158]

>>2643128
went to a community college for a certificate program
was cheap and quick

[Anonymous No.2643192]

>>2643128
Dont bother
Unironically just walk into every machine shop that is within commute distance and ask to put in an application.
It takes zero qualifications and zero effort to get hired as a CNC button pusher.

Get a year or two experience and be on the hunt for apprenticeships that open near you. Hop at the first opportunity, or try to get one at the place that hired you.
A certificate or small degree is just a piece of paper to machine shop owners, theyll be training you on how to run their machines and their orders anyways. There is a lot of negative connotation for young guys, and especially those right out of college who think they are hot shit.

For better or for worse, most independent shops just have old ass boomer owners who respect you walking in and showing enthusiasm than walking in with a piece of paper.

[Anonymous No.2643396]

>>2643192
nta but the reason i went to school is partly to learn about my trade but also to earn my certification so i don't have to rely on some boomer who decides he doesn't like me and gives the job to some asshole off the street taking advice from 4chan instead

[Anonymous No.2643420]

>Job
Chemist
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
5 years
>Wake up
10-11am
>Morning Routine
Coffee, breakfast, shit, make lunch, run errands, shitpost on /diy/.
>Commute
Walking distance to work
>Work arrival time
1:45pm
>Work doings
Huff paint thinner and flammable vapors for eight hours.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Take my 15 minute bihourly smoke break, 30 minute unpaid lunch.
>leave time?
10:30pm
>Work Life Balance?
Not bad, but working an off shift sucks dog balls.
>Annual Pay?
Around 80k
>Vacation?
3 weeks per year.

[Anonymous No.2643476]

>>2643396
School is much faster and a more comprehensive start than just showing up. Schools graduate "green" machinists who are still essentially trainees until working for a year or two in the field.

[Anonymous No.2644712]

>Job
Irrigation tech / sprinkler guy

>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
A year. Just got my own truck.

>Wake up
6am

>Morning Routine
Walk dogs, drink a coffee.

>Commute
45-1:20 by mass transit or by car depending where in the city I am

>Work arrival time

7:30 during peak season
Rest of the year 8:45

>Work doings
Install irrigation systems, drip lines and sprinklers. Check on plant health. Work with gardeners to not kill the plants. Sometimes we do copper. Copperwork is fun but most guys focus on function over form, usually due to time constraints and this leads to some really ugly work.

>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking?Rituals?

Smoke when driving or just off an appointment. No lunch. Lots of good guys working, but few leaders.


>leave time?
Peak season 6pm
Rest of the year between 12-4

>Work Life Balance?
Lots of early days during offpeak. Use the time to get my tools ready for the rest of the week and spend time with family.

>Annual Pay?
55k

>Vacation?

Seasonal job. 2-4 months off during the winter season

[Anonymous No.2645090]

>>2637372
Are you union? I just joined the millwright union. Haven’t had my first assignment yet.

[Anonymous No.2646672]

>Job
Rf engineer. Not a tradie, only browse diy because I diy in spare time
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
8 years
>Wake up
530
>Morning Routine
Coffee, pat dogs, shir, shave, get dressed, get food ready for the day
>Commute
1.75 hrs on the train
>Work arrival time
830
>Work doings
Design, install, test radio systems
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
30-1 hr lunch
>leave time?
5
>Work Life Balance?
5 days. Get to travel overseas for work a lot which is cool I guess
Pretty shit balance because the commute. Gonna but a property in the city this year
>Annual Pay?
$144k + bonus
>Vacation?
State mandated 4 weeks

[Anonymous No.2646707]

>>2637263
>wake up
>choke on cocks
>go back to sleep

t. electrician

[Anonymous No.2646714]

>Job
I do unlicensed, uninsured small time handyman work and lawn care, also fix up old appliances and furniture and shit I find on the side of the road and sell it.
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
Over ten years
>Wake up
Whenever I want, lately seems I can't sleep past 6 am
>Morning Routine
Coffee, shit, 4chan
>Commute
However long it takes to get to a client's house/yard, however long it takes to find junk laying around
>Work arrival time
Whenever
>Work doings
Usually simple shit like mowing a lawn, patching drywall, unclogging a sink or toilet
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
None of this
>leave time?
When I'm done
>Work Life Balance?
A lot more life than work
>Annual Pay?
Idk I don't keep track. Lot fees for my trailer are $300/month, I make enough to pay that, $30/month for gas and electric, and then I have enough to feed myself, gas up my truck and lawn equipment, maintain tools and buy tools as necessary, and drink natty lights
>Vacation?
Every day is a vacation. Going to go paint some old lady's shed and then the rest of my day will be spent fucking the whore I keep naked in my trailer and getting drunk. I'm self employed y'all

[Anonymous No.2647087]

Ima brickie/builder chavvy, do extensions and graft hard on the shittest wage u can think of, have half hour break a day work 8-430 (5 really), sneak off for smoke breaks every half hour with the boys, call the labourer a cunt cuz he didnt make good muck then i go home eat food shag the girls good life goodnight.

[Anonymous No.2647197]

>>2637263
>Job
CNC Machinist
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
4 almost 5 Years, at the stage now where instead of begging for a job, people beg me to work
>Wake up
530
>Morning Routine
brew a cup, eggs and sausage, watch some youtube, browse some 4chin, take a shit, make lunch
>Commute
25 mins in north bay area wont say where specifically but it's beautiful and there's a lot of mexican workers out in the morning then rich tourists in the evening. all the mexicans drive shitboxes and the whites drive exotics, go figure.
>Work arrival time
715 ish
>Work doings
run some shit, program some shit, reverse engineer some shit, model some shit, clean up some shit, order some shit, quote some shit, shit like that.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
either pack a sandwich or drive into town for lunch. some qts work at the store. good banter with the coworkers but they're all old guys with references I don't understand. good selection of smart/eccentric/stoners always fun for conversation. one of them not ashamed to talk about how much he hates niggers and faggots kek but he's a pothead who fucks up every other job he takes.
>leave time?
bout 330-4 depending on what I'm doing
>Work Life Balance?
I don't really have a life so after considering suicide I found it best to hit the road back to my home state where I can afford to live
>Annual Pay?
like $55k before taxes not bad if I lived back home but here its poverty live under a bridge tier
>Vacation?
good amount. two weeks paid for christmas. another two weeks throughout the year, just cant take any days off during a certain season because it's agricultural n shit here. usually take fridays off here and there to go camping w/ the boys because getting drunk and shooting guns in the woods is the only thing I live for.

>>2646672
thinking about going back to school for EE. I know a bit about radios and have my ham license, but calculus scares me. 25 y/o hoping my pineal gland isn't calcified yet.

[Anonymous No.2647333]

>>2638488
God i wish becoming an electrician wasnt such a bitch to be without the nepotism. Heres to hoping college class can help me move up on the ibew list.

[Anonymous No.2647682]

>>2647197
Yeah, my degree was in EE
From the sounds of things your American and maybe this advice won't be so applicable but anyway... if I was in your shoes I would go to tafe (equivalent of your community college) and do technician courses and work my way up as an associate engineer

[Anonymous No.2648397]

>>2637264
>Job
Maintenance technician
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
3 years. Went to Nuke School in the Navy and then denied the clot shot and got out. Then went to do maintenance at glass factory. Got bored after a year, and now I'm at a semi-automated distribution facility working on conveyors, forklifts, and a Swisslog AutoStore.
>Wake up
8:00-10:00am
>Morning Routine
Wake up, grab coffee and brekky (mom makes leaves it out for me), listen to an audio book on the way to work (50 min drive)
>Commute
50 min drive. Listen to an audio book and drink coffee.
>Work arrival time
12:00pm
>Work doings
Check emails first thing, then do PMs (mostly just inspection and occasional clean/grease since our stuff is all brand new) and wait for something to break
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
I have a dip at break times. Eat my lunch at lunchtime. I listen to the old farts and join in the BSing a bit but otherwise keep to myself. There's plenty to do throughout the day.
>leave time?
8:30pm
>Work Life Balance?
It's fine. I don't get call-ins since I live almost an hour away.
>Annual Pay?
56k before overtime/bonuses.
>Vacation?
80hrs (2 weeks) of PTO per year. I'm taking a four day vacation in August, but that'll probably be it.

Being new to a facility isn't fun. I didn't really get a grasp of everything until about 6 months at my last place. But once you get to know all of your machines, it's great.

[Anonymous No.2648592]

>>2637263
How long did it take you to get good at this? How easy is it to mess up a job?
I've done HVAC and carpentry with the initial goal being to start my own business, but there's just too much that could go wrong in HVAC and I was an average carpenter at best.

[Anonymous No.2648656]

>>2648397
>2 hours in the car everyday for 56k/year

[Anonymous No.2649083]

>>2648656
I picked the location because I'm looking to buy a house there. I'm staying with my parents for the time being though.

[Anonymous No.2649096]

>>2641275
Asterisk man? SCCP or SIP?

[Anonymous No.2649117]

>>2637263
>Job
refrigeration tech, most of it done out of town
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
20years, literally one of the seniors still out in the field in this area, everyone i started working with have stepped up into management or engineering. i help out there from time to time, enough to know i dont want it full time.
>Wake up
15min before breakfast opens at whatever hotel i stay at
>Morning Routine
work clothes on, walk down to breakfast area, fuckloads of eggs, bacon, sausages, cheese and salmon flushed down with coffe
>Commute
depends on location, no more than 15min
>Work arrival time
7:30-8:00
>Work doings
install and service commercial or industrial refrigeration system, usually co2, anything from large grocery stores to fish factories
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking?Rituals?
whenever we feel like it but im a fan of eating on the go and rather get shit done so i can return home
>leave time?
18:00-00:00, depends on work flow
>Work Life Balance?
whats a life? i try to keep my work weeks monday to thuesday but thats not always possible and i sometimes just stay there for the entire project and just get it done in 3 weeks working every.fucking.day. i can only do this if i work alone, if im with someone i must go home on weekends or i end up killing them.
>Annual Pay?
base pay is €68k but with all the overtime and extra its closer to 90K. and all my living expences is paid when i work out of town
>Vacation?
5weeks minimum but im in a position to demand what i want, the hours i work is straight out illegal and gives me a certain leverage to my boss.

[Anonymous No.2649119]

>Job
Apprentice lineman
>How long have you been doing it?
A year but been in substations for 3.
>What stage are you at?
2 years left of apprenticeship
>Wake up
3 am
>Morning Routine
Protein bar. Let out dogs. Coffee. Wake up a little. Get out lap top and work on a fusion 360 project. At about 430, put everything up and get ready for work.
>Commute
Yes I drive to work
>Work arrival time
6
>Work doings
Look up what lineman do
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking?
I eat small snacks throughout the day so at lunch I my calisthenics workout in a nearby park. Coworkers are a mixed bag. If smoking is a priority for you I don't want to work with you.
>Rituals?
Everyday, I kneel on my Klein prayer mat and pray to lineworker Jesus for overtime, double time, and rainy days I get to sit in the truck and collect time.
>leave time?
4-5
>Work Life Balance?
I have it but it fluctuates.
>Annual Pay?
Google it
>Vacation?
I take off what I can afford ie I have freedom thus live in "I don't work I don't get paid" land. But no more "time off" requests. It's a notice I will not be there.

[Anonymous No.2649179]

>Job
Mexican framer
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
15 years
>Wake up
Shit, wipe, put toilet paper in trashcan, coffee, huge breakfast, sex with wife
>Commute
15 minutes to local home depot parking lot
>Work arrival time
5am
>Work doings
Badly frame, yell in Spanish and look busy to fool gringos
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Chinese food 3-4k calorias, breaks are all day if GC yells just say no hablo, shit in portajohn and wipe and leave paper on the floor
>leave time?
5pm
>Work Life Balance?
None
>Annual Pay?
60k
>Vacation?
Mexico whenever I want

[Anonymous No.2649199]

This is really interesting anons, thanks for the perspective. Our lives are so different.

[Anonymous No.2649208]

>wake up at 4am
>make coffee
>have a cigarette
>eat a fruit or something and watch some "intellektual" youtube shit
>make another coffee
>take a piss
>have a cigarette while drinking the coffee this time, listen to italian partisan music

>go to work

>get home, have a shower, smoke some cigarettes, eat dinner, go to bed.

[Anonymous No.2649232]

>>2646714
Try to save up or put assets aside for retirement. You won't be able to do it forever and when you break down, no one is going to fix you...

[Anonymous No.2649240]

>>2646714
mike nolan grindset
cash in hand?

[Anonymous No.2649567]

>>2637263
LINK RELATED

https://theopenact.com/2023/saul-pickett

[Anonymous No.2649748]

>>2640445
>He takes a shower in the morning
You are doing the trades wrong fren.

[Anonymous No.2649750]

>>2642979
>Company Xmas party
Think about homocide

[Anonymous No.2649778]

>>2649240
>Cash in hand
I've had to adapt a little, last few years ,and start accepting cash app and Venmo but hey, if it works for drug dealers. Mostly cash in hand.

[Anonymous No.2649785]

>>2649232
I'll just kill myself when I'm too old to work. I've done this for too long, I refuse to participate in society any more than I absolutely have to, I refuse to pay taxes, I don't accept the state as having authority over me, I will never work for someone else, I will live and die free.

[Anonymous No.2650432]

Hey tradies, can I ask what you think is the best way to find a job? I'm a long-time hobbyist looking to switch careers from tech to general carpentry (residential). I worked labor at a jobsite last year but didn't do much other than move boards and clean shit, which is what I signed up for.
I'm in Canada and looking on Indeed job postings the shit I see available is basically the bottom of the barrel. Badly written postings that make it sound like I'd be working with crackheads who will make me do unsafe shit for a dollar over minimum wage. The other big problem is builders in my area don't require journymen, so even if I get involved with house building I won't be able to work as an apprentice and eventually become a real carpenter.
Should I instead be finding the 'good' companies and contact them regardless of whether they're hiring?
I've also had people tell me to contact the union, but I'm not sure about this since:
1. I'm not a registered apprentice yet
2. I've heard the union around here only does commercial jobs, not residential

[Anonymous No.2650445]

>>2650432
What is your life career plan? Why a low end job not requiring education instead of one that leverages your existing tech knowledge but cannot be outsourced?

Think over your options because a third of your life will be after you're too old to sling wood.

[Anonymous No.2650451]

>>2650445
The short form is that money isn't something I have to worry about. I'm naturally frugal and there are no material things that I 'want'. And if there were it wouldn't be a problem. If a carpentry job paid $0 I would still be looking for one. But my caveat is I need it to be at a reputable company under a skilled journeyman, and I need to learn typical home-building things from concrete to finish carpentry.
The goal is to get the skills and qualifications needed to build homes and small rural communities. I'm autistic (genuinely) about certain things relating to community building and human lifestyle, and I won't bore you with that, but that is what has lead me to this point over this last decade. I'm not looking for something to pay bills, just something to get me from where I'm at to a point where I can tell people I'm a carpenter with all that entails.

[Anonymous No.2650521]

>Job
Installer/Consultant for medical equipment
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
2 years
>Wake up
5:00 am -- 2:00 am if it's a travel day
>Morning Routine
shit,shower,shave
>Commute
Depends how for the hotel is..usually walking distance
>Work arrival time
07:00 to 10:00
>Work doings
Plan out locations, network drops, and install equipment and train the staff on how to do it in addition to any IT or trouble shooting work
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
None ---you take the same amount of breaks as the nurses and doctors do
>leave time?
usually around midnight
>Work Life Balance?
lol ---- none
>Annual Pay?
Below 50k
>Vacation?
no

[Anonymous No.2650527]

>>2650451
That's actually reasonable but acquire complementary skills while you're at it and if the chance to make money at something else more technical turns up, take advantage.

If you meet local contractors you might hire on as a laborer. If you've Habitat for Humanity or equivalent that's another route to training. If you get a gig doing concrete work that's well worth your time just not as a career.

Make friends with structural steel too. It's wonderful stuff.

[Anonymous No.2650531]

>>2637263
> job
handyman

> how long
10 years

> wake up
8am

> morning routine
contemplate suicide. Usually jerk off then put on clothes for work

> commute
usually 20 min I don't take jobs far from my house unless the money is there

> work arrival time
9am

> work doings
paint, drywall, electrical, plumbing, etc

> lunch breaks
usually I don't because I like working 9 to 3 then hitting the road by 3:30. But if it's a long day I will take lunch

> leave time
usually 4 at the latest

> work life balance
It goes from really easy to really difficult in a hurry. If a single day goes bad during the week then the whole week can get blown up into chaos. That's really my biggest struggle

> annual pay
probably 80k this year. Last year I hit 110k but everything went right last year.

> vacation
2 weeks every year. that's about it. I'm kind of done with traveling, there is only so much to see out there. I want to see Africa and southeast asia but that's about all I have left.

[Anonymous No.2650535]

>>2637263
>>2637263
>Job
Mechanical Insulation
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
General Foreman for a multibillion dollar company. 8 years in.
>Wake up
3am-5am
>Morning Routine
Black coffee, kiss wife
>Commute
1-3 hours there, 1-3 hours back
>Work arrival time
5am-6am
>Work doings
Heat and frost insulation. Mostly fiber glass wrap for domestic hot water systems, and duct wrap for well ducts.
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
Get 2 breaks and a lunch. Use only lunch and leave early every day.
>leave time?
2pm
>Work Life Balance?
Home usually before other wage slaves so it's not bad.
>Annual Pay?
135k last year. On track for the same
>Vacation?
3 this year so far. Atypical year though. Generally 1 2-week trip or 2 1-week trip.

[Anonymous No.2650537]

I work at a top secret government facility that is built for a specific purpose that isn’t needed yet, so for the past three years all of us here sit around watching YouTube for 12 hours a day , three to four days a week. Pay is around 70K

[Anonymous No.2650550]

>Job
mason, do a bit of everything though
>How long have you been doing it? What stage are you at?
probably 6-7 years in construction in total
i do my own jobs sometimes but most of the time i'm working for a few guys i have, one is a stonemason, another is a landscaper, i work for them for an hourly rate
>Wake up
around 6:30 usually
>Morning Routine
eat, go on computer for about 20 mins, get dressed, brush teeth, pack tools in truck, off to work
>Commute
usually less than 30 mins, i'm pretty lucky to have a lot of work close to home
>Work arrival time
8am on average
>Work doings
stone patios, stone walls, block walls, stucco/plastering, concrete work, tile, framing
>Lunch? Breaks? Peers? Smoking? Rituals?
usually take a 45 min lunch, no breaks
peers are a bunch of funny characters, some fuckers from florida, a retarded laborer who is literally spanish royalty but lives in california, my 60yo grumpy racist stonemason mentor
>leave time?
4-5pm
>Work Life Balance?
been working 6 days a week lately but i don't mind it
>Annual Pay?
probably around 50k a year, i get paid a lot of cash
>Vacation?
whenever i want, usually take off about a month a year to go back to my home country and various long weekends and stuff throughout the year

[Anonymous No.2650553]

>>2637264
>be me, electrician since 2005, wizard level
>live in rural AZ, work in nearby town
>wake up at 3am, fugg
>stumble around leave at 4
>make it down the road. drive for an hour
>get to work at 5, get company truck and go to whatever job
>do whatever job needs done
>its hot as fuck
>no break
>leave jobsite at 1, drop off company truck around 145.
>start personal truck, start driving home
get home around 3 or later if no stops
>when i get home im too tired from being in the hot sun all say so i just sit in a lazyboy chair. cant move
>can barely pay bills/feed family
>no vacations, no benefits, no paid holidays or paid time off

[Anonymous No.2650556]

>>2650451
take a day to drive around the nicer parts of town and when you see a professional looking contractor's truck scope it out to see if it looks like they're doing carpentry. if they are, wait for someone to come out to the truck and then go up, introduce yourself, say you're very interested in learning the trade and you're looking for work. have a card with your name, number and a note like 'looking for carpentry work' on it somewhere so they don't just forget who you are when you're gone.

you'd be surprised how often this will land you a job. i've done it several times in my life. white tradesmen really respect people who still do this.

make sure you dress the part though. don't be a twat and have a hard hat on or something silly but try look normal, ie work boots, blue jeans and a flannel or something like that.

>>2650451
i don't get why you're so hung up on the qualification part if the area you live in doesn't even require it. some of the best carpenters/tradesmen of all time have lived in eras where qualifications didn't even exist, you simply just did the job and you were a carpenter. if you work for a good company you'll learn all the ins and outs of home building, it's really just foundations and framing that are the important parts.

[Anonymous No.2650557]

>>2650553
how is the cost of living so high in rural az that you can't afford to pay the bills? does your wife not work?

[Anonymous No.2650559]

>>2650527
What do you mean by make friends with structural steel? I've read briefly about it but from what I've seen it's mostly used in commercial applications. I can weld already (am mediocre) but if structural steel isn't a career thing, could it help me in a rural / village setting?

[Anonymous No.2650560]

>>2650557
well, i have 4 kids that like to eat and wear clothes. not sure if youve been t the grocery store lately at all. theres electric bill for ac that runs all the time because its 115 degrees out. large portion of gas for commuting, property tax, insurance bills, and the paycheck is gone.

[Anonymous No.2650561]

>>2650556
also make sure you have basic carpentry hand tools. there's not too many you need to start off with.
>framing hammer
>level (3ft is fine)
>tape measure
>knife
>toolbelt
>a couple of chisels
>screwdriver (flathead and phillips)
>small prybar
>speed square

helps to have your own impact/drill as well

[Anonymous No.2650562]

>>2650560
shit sucks man
what do you make an hour?

[Anonymous No.2650566]

>>2650562
dont want to say on here, i work w/ people that lurk pol and dont want drama. its oviously not union work. considering quitting tho and just guerilla prospecting for gold. getting hopeless with the rut im in

[Anonymous No.2650583]

>>2650556
>>2650561
thanks for the encouragement anon. I've actually been dummy serious about training myself for this stuff the last couple years so not only do I have all the tools, I've done simulated builds of most of the common tasks like framing / windows / drywall. Have learned paul sellers style 'fine' woodworking too as a way of gaining some kind of competency.
The reason I'm hung up on all this stuff is (usually) just the good ole autism. I overprepare as a tradition. The hard part for me, way more than skills (which come easy), is the interpersonal part. Finding the job, making sure it's the job that will actually teach me what I need to know, navigating tradesperson attitudes to decipher banter from abuse. That's the part I'm at now and that's why I'm asking 4chan of all places "shit dawg do i ask union for a job?".

[Anonymous No.2650696]

>>2637263
not really a tradie but I like these threads so I will contribute

>Job
IT technician. Level 1.5 support. Network/Help desk. I also build electronics and do field work. Honestly don't even know what my title is anymore.
>How Long? What stage?
10 years. Stagnant as fuck.
>Wake up
5 or 5:30 AM depending how many times I hit snooze.
>Routine
Wake up, get assembled, toss breakfast together, eat on toilet, shit, brush teeth, toss lunch together in a box. Sleep at work for 1-2 hours, do some work, shit post, get coffee from down the hall around 9 or 10. Sometimes am busy or SHTF then I don't get the luxury of any of this.
>Commute
15min to, 20-25 from.
>Work arrival time
6:30AM
>Work doings
Answer calls, fix problems, fix network outages, field work, help with deployments, maintain an in house designed electronic system, keep co-ops busy and productive, order stuff, work on new locations/plant/operations changes, coordinate with vendors, network and voip admin
>Lunch and breaks
See morning routine above. I usually eat lunch on the clock at my desk. We get half an hour so I usually don't even take it. Every once in a while I might get fast food if I didn't have time to toss lunch together but I always bring that back and eat on the clock.
>Leave time
5PM. I work 4x10, 6:30 to 5 with a (skipped) half hour lunch break every day.
>Work life balance
Great. I leave work at work and rarely need to stay past 5. Used to have on call rotation but director took that over after end users abused it for non critical items and people started leaving/threatening to leave due to this. Was supposed to be temporary. Has been longer than originally stated. Not going to say anything.
>Annual pay
65K last year, I should break 70 this year.
>Vacation
Get like 3.5 weeks (in hours) of general PTO. Sick, vacation, etc all besides holiday, is PTO. I am off every Monday so if I need to schedule something I do it then if possible to not take off of PTO time.

[Anonymous No.2651141]

Some of this is just depressing, you guys are breaking your bodies for 50k a year and 2 weeks vacation

[Anonymous No.2651157]

>>2651141
wat do..
I never went to university anyway, the requirements are so strict... that and 1 year behind in math .

I'm not retarded but i did miss a year since i hated my math teacher

[Anonymous No.2651237]

>>2651141
Yeah but i'm not a little bitch like you so it's worth it

[Anonymous No.2651241]

>>2651237
My point is, most of these posts sound like modern slavery. Compare most of them to >>2640654. Im in a similar situation to him. It seems like the only way to make decent money and have any time for yourself in blue collar work is to start your own business.

[Anonymous No.2651246]

>>2640654

Any advice for starting your own residential HVAC company? I went to a year of trade school, did residential for 3 years, commercial for 4 years. Going to go get licensed in my state to get my H3 contractors license within the next 8 months. I can diagnose and fix most any problem on residential, don’t have much experience with complicated zoning controls but I know people who do. Hoping to lean more toward minisplits as I have a lot of experience with Daikin/Mitsubishi VRV/VRF systems and the installs for residential homes are loss easy. What advice would you offer?