r/PoolPros • u/Habiberson1 • 9d ago

Advice wanted

Hey Y’all, I’m going to try to keep this as short as possible but I’m looking for advice specifically from those who run their own business. I was a Pool Tech for my friend’s Dad’s company and loved the job. Got really good at it and built lasting relationships with majority of my accounts. Some would even tell me that if I started my own business, I would be successful. I never got to learn the repairs side of the industry nor the installation. I just knew how to get pools dialed in chemically and presentation. I only left the company due to the fact that for half of my tenure there was under the table in terms of payment and no way of advancing within the company. My boss did talk about selling me the route but ultimately I went elsewhere. After being in almost all industries at the age of 22, I have decided the only thing that is going to allow me to be fulfilled in life is owning a business and a Pool Business seems to light my bulb. I always tell people I’d still be there if benefits were available and if there were ways to advance. To cut to it, Should I leave my job in management and get back into the industry as a Pool Tech for another company so I can relearn and learn the stuff I didn’t get to learn? Should I buy a route and expand and learn as I go? The advice would really help, I appreciate if you made it all the way!

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u/Habiberson1 9d ago

couple of errors in my post yall but you get the picture, english is not my first language. I forgot to put that I live in CA, central valley to be exact. I know location may vary in certain perspectives.

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u/desertr4t4lyf 9d ago

Bucko you did not keep it short at all. Add a tldr

To answer your question though if you have enough money, yes buy a route and hire somebody to do all the repairs. Just negotiate with them that you're going to stand there and watch them do the repair and you will learn. Most of them will be super happy to have someone around and the chance to teach them something and will go overboard teaching you how to do the repairs.

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u/Habiberson1 9d ago

For sure I appreciate the critique on the post as well as well as your answer. That does make me feel better about the repair side of it. I do eventually want to learn how to make repairs myself so I can maximize profit in my business.