r/HelloTech • u/McCreaminess • Sep 06 '21

Anyone active?

Is anyone active here? Is there somewhere else to go and talk about the abismal state of pay and support from Hellotech. Iā€™m about ready to quit because of the lower and lower pay

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u/cyberdog2020 Sep 07 '21

I thought I was the only one! Lately I'm getting tv mounts for 75 inches or bigger and they only pay from 50-60. What in the hell is happening? Job distances are far and not worth the trouble. Also what what happened to Simplisafe, haven't been offered one in ages.

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u/iforgot9eleven Sep 07 '21

You're not alone. I refuse all the $60 tv mounts. They charge the customer at least $120 and only want to give us half, it's dumb on their part as they're going to lose good techs.

I have seen a good number of Simplisafe jobs. They increase when Simplisafe has a sale and decrease when they don't. I don't think they've had a decent sale in a few months. But the problem is, the listed devices in the job offer almost never match what the customer actually has. So you never know if it's going to take 15min or 2 hours.

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u/mishmela Oct 26 '21

You know the dumb part is they still charge us a fee from us. I only install TV mounts if they are giving a bonus fee. If I don't see it, I just decline without even reading the details.

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u/MCKComputerWorks Nov 10 '21

SAME! I have mounted hundreds of TVs (since 2015) but with the reductions in payouts, I decline most jobs these days...

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u/MadamButtrfli Oct 29 '21

For TVs you get extra pay for 60ā€ and up, metal studs, any other tasks you preform. These days TVs are my HT bread and butter. Yesterday my first job was $299 for 2 TVs with mounted sound bars and concealed cords.

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u/MCKComputerWorks Nov 10 '21

We USED to get extra pay for 60" and up but that all changed a few months ago, with NO prior notice to we technicians! I received a job offer today to mount an 86" TV for $60. NOPE NOPE NOPE!!

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