I've worked for 2 companies here in Ma. Both at extreme opposites. the company I started with and worked my apprenticeship with and left a few years after getting my tickets,(MA & R.I.). I left for slightly over a year to do Fire and Security. The company I started with is very large, 500+ employees. Whereas the company I was at had 6-10 at any given time, kinda a revolving door operation with employees.Anywho. I didn't realize how sweet of a deal I have now and would have had if I didn't quit. I get a van to drive to work, a gas card.In return for one week of on call 24/7, Every 10 weeks. I start at 7am, usually, and usually ends at 3 or 3:30 depending upon If we work through lunch. If I need to pick up stock, or conduct buisness at one of our shops its all done during "work" hours. if I donate 15,20, or even 30 minutes ocassionally it all washes in the end. cause believe me there are days I'm done 15, 20, or 30 minutes early. On the flip side of the coin The small shop I worked for We arrived to depart 7 am most days load the van and drive to site. The boss was very nitpicky about leaving after 7 if we needed to load up or what not.And god forbid THE BOSSLADY sees the van atthe gas station/dunkin donuts man she didn't like that. And the commute back to the shop was for free, and we the guys in charge of jobs, even got to prep for jobs on our own free time after work atthe shop. IE. look at prints, order materials, rumage through stock in shop for work to be done. SO needless to say I gave that place slightly over 1 year just to make sure I wasn't being hasty now I'm back to company A. And by the way there were more than several ocassions in which we departed the shop at 7am and arrived back well after the 5pm. time the office folks left. for 8 hrs pay, bullsh!t. Thats my 4 cents...since that was a long post
