Hello all, I have just recently started my hvac career as a helper and I am in need of some advice. Apparently the company my boss
(sub-contractor) is with does alot of water tanks. We install 4 to 5 water tanks each and everyday. Is this normal with the hvac business?? I work long hours from 8 in the morning to 10 to 11 at night. The pay is by job and of course isn't good but I am not complaining as a helper.
So what I want to know is if this is just how hvac is like or should i be looking for a better job where I can learn more? Any advice would be great!
there's pro's and con's to each job, the one major pro you're getting with this one is experience.
Quote from: adamwalker0314@gmail.com on April 12, 2013, 05:37:08 PM
there's pro's and con's to each job, the one major pro you're getting with this one is experience.
Thanks for the advice, I guess I will know when to be moving on. But another question is, is this how most hvac people survive? because what my boss is telling me is that there is no jobs right now and most people are installing water tanks like him or else you sit at home as a sub contractor?
Quote from: undakovr on April 13, 2013, 06:08:13 AM
Quote from: adamwalker0314@gmail.com on April 12, 2013, 05:37:08 PM
there's pro's and con's to each job, the one major pro you're getting with this one is experience.
Thanks for the advice, I guess I will know when to be moving on. But another question is, is this how most hvac people survive? because what my boss is telling me is that there is no jobs right now and most people are installing water tanks like him or else you sit at home as a sub contractor?
Well, In a beginning, it is damn hard. Once you have some experience, someone may be able to give you break.
Or if you know someone or lucky enough to get into an apprenticeship. You can start making big buck right from the beginning.
Were I am at the moment we install tanks, furnaces, fireplaces, boilers anything to do with gas. Right now time is slow due to the weather but will pick up soon. My advice to you is keep up with what you have now. If something comes up in the future grab it. Also if you have your G2 it is a good time right now to get your resume out before the students finish their college and trade studies. I have been in the trade now for 6 yrs and have done everything and anything to get to where I am now. Don't let yourself get discouraged it will only get better.