TheRealR0tb3rt
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Sep 7, 2016 6:39 AM
TheRealR0tb3rt
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whiskeyvillage
Once had a carpenter show up for a bid, in his Porsche.
HypestBraden
Taken from reddit then taken from the site that took it from reddit. Good job.
chooseday
The last one is a risky one, I hear so many women say that, and then they want political correctness. It's just not how we roll.
justsignedupforthishit
Trades ROCK! No trades, no homes. You guys and gals are the best!
szepasszony
You DO need a piece of paper to work as an legally as an electrician-and a lot of training. But not a college degree.
binkythe900ftcarrot
i sold building electricity contracts, feedback from contractors was entertaining/frightening/horrifying (good price/break even/cutthroat)
lexnihilo
I'll spend my whole life behind a computer. I have utmost respect for those who works with their hands.
m0wgli
3 things to always remember if you're a plumber: 1) hot on left, cold on right 2)water flows from high to low 3) never bite your fingernails
DillyDigBick
Why was there a picture of an African Tribesman for an electrician confession?
NerdN1
When you are first building a grid, they need electricians. Maybe they are an African electrician in a rural area???
LeeTheEnginee
If I were a carpenter and you were my lady...
Lobuttomize
Some plumber take me on as an apprentice please
anoldiebutagoodie
In Oz, they're known as 'cashed up bogans'. Tradies earn more money than any one!
FernandoRumdebum
I'd love to be an electrician. I'm 31 years old, high school drop out with no ability to attend college
Styreta
Some of these are dumber than a bag of wet mice...
JediWizard
I don't even know where to begin with questioning that series of words but I laughed way too hard so +1
riddmkidd
Tired of smelling like sweat? Stop eating onions
IwillSTOMPyourSTUPIDspiritANIMAL
I hate when guys think they haveto censor their speaking on jobs, or just straight up ignore me and act like i dont exisit.
AidenT92
I feel like the typical plumber stereotypes come from pornos lol
CorneliusCornwall
That explains the lady plumber who came by yesterday had a small wang
NerdN1
I'd think porno-plumbers wouldn't be old, fat guys.
LogicalAbsurdities
#11 Well, when you only have 2 minutes and 40 seconds to finish each job... But seriously, three cheers for muscle memory.
DownvotesAreMyNectar
You don't need a paper, you need a drive.
Simba93
I didn't like a guy so I got him into legal trouble, haha I'm so funny.
ImSureIHaveAnAccount
Yeah the implication there is that they framed their neighbors.....
tapetkabinett
Yeah but its made up
Vadersotterpop
I'm an inspector and they all hate me
Promethianfire
My business started in a space previously rented by a hair salon. They'd jammed stuff in the breaker panel to keep the breakers from popping
Killbot608
I'm a marine mechanical fitter and... Kill me. Please kill me
NerdN1
There are DIY options for that, but I would STRONGLY suggest trying to find other work first.
Digpoint
When going through trade school for electrical, we called the plumbers at my school turd herders.
BMan086
Damn sparkies, welder here
NerdN1
To be fair, you would never want to lack a turd herder, shit could LITERALLY hit the fan.
Digpoint
Teacher would tell us to go be a turd herder if we couldn't handle electrical studies.
itscoldhere8monthsoftheyear
There's only 3 things you need to know. Shit rolls down hill, payday is every 2nd Friday, and every asshole is a potential customer.
ChristopherNixon
I'm leaving my desk job and going back for an electrical apprenticeship, can anyone with experience give me some tips/ day in the life
Vidikron
Early mornings, late nights. Hot summers, cold winters in new construction. Hot attics and nasty crawl spaces in retro-fits.
ChristopherNixon
But the satisfaction of a job well done makes it all worth while?
Vidikron
And the paycheck after you're trained and established. Not a bad job, just not for the faint of heart.
ozzyrado
As an HVAC tech, I was billing $105/hr, but certainly wasn't seeing anything near it!
SentientFlower
Do you have any idea that costs associated with running a business?
MrBelvedere
As a pest control technician I charge around 95-130$ hourly, but hey, you know.
maniacalmacaroni
What does that mean? Not enough work? Taxes? Expenses?
DerTurdBurglar
Not only does the company have to make money but they have to pay for things like his truck, phone, insurance and their building etc.
falala78
Boss's cut is really big
ozzyrado
At that job, we were told that our company didn't profit on our labor charge to customers. That simply paid for the truck, ins., overhead..
collinslemongin
No it's that their employer billed for their time at a higher rate than hey were paid... Pretty standard as they don't have a masters 1/2
maniacalmacaroni
ahh. I see, thanks.
ozzyrado
Colorado doesn't regulate HVAC professional licenses. City and County of Denver does, but not the state.
collinslemongin
Interesting in Canada it's a nationally accredited trade (red seal). But the wages vary depending on where you live
collinslemongin
2/2 so they cannot pull permits, and work under someone else's ability to pull a permit... Also greedy companies
Cheomesh
Also insurance.
collinslemongin
Insurance is minor, usually it's other overhead, like the secretary and other office staff's salaries
OliverClothesoff70
Also, on an 8-hour day, they might only have four billable hours. Plus a truck, usually.
ozzyrado
I usually billed 8 hours a day. We billed windshield and warehouse time there. We had 15 minutes of admin each day, and billed the rest.
collinslemongin
Yeah usually that's covered on the initial call out cost, and then also charge for additional more KM over say 50k from their home base