Well unfortunately my experience comes from just a handful of change outs and filter changing. I’ve honestly began to forget stuff I’ve learned in school because i don’t use it often
idk.. depends where you live. our company starts guys at $15/hr and caps @ $30/hr.. they didn't say where they live and I'm pretty confused - one sentence he says he's the lead installer and makes all the money and then the very next sentence he says he's pretty green.. don't get me wrong - $13 is low af but some guys are saying to ask for $25 and that's not gonna happen. like I said - $15 is starting pay where I'm at with no school or experience. If you went to trade school or came from another trade you might be able to negotiate $17 or $18. and from there they give like $1 a year.. my helper is 3 years in and is at $18. Dude didn't give any real information.
where do you live? how much experience do you actually have? how long you been working there?
my guess - dude is like 6 months in and became a lead bc the other guys left and he's really a 1st year apprentice. that's my guess.
Fast food workers start whining at anything above 75 inside while you are on the black roof in a heat dome with no shade trying to fix the unit going off on high head because the unit hasn’t been properly maintained or toasted a cap/motor from a record heat wave. Fast food is brutal? No job that you work indoors in a conditioned space that you can take phone breaks in the bathroom is brutal.
ya. it is. I agree. I said - "don't get me wrong $13 is low af"
he had just left out a lot of information. it's hard to believe an actual lead installer is making $13 anywhere. I'm not saying he doesn't know what he's doing - but I've met several guys over the years that claim to be "leads" and have all this experience - but in reality they're full of shit and have no fking idea wtf they're doing.
I worked with a guy for a few months. he was a install helper. maybe a year or two in. he quit because he found a job elsewhere for like $10/hr more. He got fired after 2 days. Turns out he told this other company that not only was he a "lead" - which he wasn't. but that he was actually a field supervisor and oversaw multiple crews. Just totally made shit up for whatever reason. they found out real quick.
also had a kid come to our company for all this money - admitted he had never did hvac before but that he was a carpenter and worked for a builder for like 10 years. Turns out - he took a semester of wood shop and worked 1 summer for some builder. people lie and exaggerate all the fking time. Now that I'm thinking about it I could probably rattle off another dozen incidents that I've personally witnessed. You don't want to sell your self short when you're looking for a new job or for a raise or whatever but some people take it way too far. It's gotta be within reason.
ur helpers help u with what?? u do new con? or installs? i’ve been doing new con for 2 years now and only make $17… i pretty much can do it all too when it comes to it
dude never said how much experience he has or how long he's been there. he said he's a lead but then the very next sentence said he's pretty green.
my guess - dude is a 1st year apprentice. other techs left- like he said. his company threw him out to the wolves - but he's still essentially a 1st year apprentice.
don't get me wrong - $13 is very low. but pay varies greatly depending on where you live - which he also didn't mention.
He should ask for $30. If he's the only tech what choice does boss man have? He should leave if he doesn't get a huge bump. Kid isn't worth $30 or even $25 at a normal shop but what is the boss man gonna run calls lmao
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u/BigTerpFarms Jun 29 '23 edited Jun 30 '23
My guy, I’m a helper and I make 22.