Our craft needs new entrants like it needs a radiation leak.
Wage rates are terrible and getting worse.
If the established outfits with all of their start-up expenses out of the way can't make a go of it; what can a new guy achieve?
Unless you can point to some special patron that's going to prop you up you stand to bleed money.
Out my way the universal policy for employees competing with the boss is termination and black-balling.
I've seen guys try and launch their own shop by calling in sick when work was secured -- and then picking up his tools when he had no jobs. Yeah, he got cut real soon.
With all of the old guys bailing out it should be possible for you to buy one out. Established accounts are worth real money -- but most retiring electricians end up letting them go up for grabs.
