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Yanosh457 t1_j9f6d5v wrote

Hell, we can’t even find people to do hvac work for $120k a year.

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j9f87xl wrote

Train me

Edit: I'm being downvoted but I'm serious. I'd love to do that job but all employers want to do is complain. You want a good employee? I'm right here, just train me in the job.

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BlindBeard t1_j9fdz8x wrote

No you have to go into a decade's worth of debt for third party training first.

Alright guys I just thought I'd throw a joke in, albeit probably an overly cynical one. I have no idea what it takes to do HVAC at a level that guy is proposing. I just pull fiber optic cable for a living, if I could learn HVAC and double my pay with that guy's company I'd do it in a heartbeat

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j9fe9dp wrote

Not to mention full time training for poverty wages. I'd love to see this $120k/yr job listing. Probably calls for 20 years experience in the field.

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UltravioletClearance t1_j9fhxx9 wrote

And then hope you don't throw out your back and become permanently disabled before you're able to pay back those debts. A lot of people who glamorize the trades fail to take the risks and morbidity into account.

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Bass_Monster t1_j9fhzk1 wrote

Try a local vocational high school. Tri-County offers night classes in all different trades.

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ArmlessGeodude t1_j9firnb wrote

Wish I could but I'm too busy working two jobs just to live paycheck to paycheck.

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[deleted] t1_j9f7l2a wrote

Shit, I went to a Vocational High School with an electrical background, after graduating I ended up working office jobs for half that wage, wanting to go back cause I know trades are eager to find people and I’m just here procrastinating

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jepppej OP t1_j9f85b7 wrote

Wow. Looks like I’m out of luck then. I wish I could raise the rate, but I’m not in that position. I know the pay kind of sucks, but it’s easy work with no nights or weekends and no experience required. Maybe it’ll catch someone’s attention.

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Bass_Monster t1_j9fi5wr wrote

I have a nephew that graduated from Tri-County's HVAC-R program and is looking. Can you DM me your company's info, please?

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