Don, I think that is ditto on this one too...
3) How do you feel about call backs due to a technicians mistake? should the tech get full hourly pay to redo something?
That one would have to be negotiated along with the
profit sharing plan... Otherwise its a cut in hourly wage at the descretion of the employer. Hearing that for the first time would be the last you hear from me. Not that I make a lot of mistakes, it's part of the cost of doing buiisiness, not a penalty out of my morgage payments.
Anyway, BigJohn,
I asked simular questions of my new employer for the same reasons. Employment is a relationship like any other. You wouldn't marry the first girl you met would you? So the answer is, no, I don't think it is too much to ask. You need to find that relationship thats right for you.
However, I would caution about how to phrase some of the questions, as not to sound like a premidonna. (I'll admit that I'm a little bit of one.) I would make the workmanship questions into statements about quality, and your commitment to it. And judge thier reaction to them, rather than putting someone who hasn't been in the field in ages about something he/she hasn't done in some time. Thats who'll prohably be interviewing you anyway...
Last time I looked for a job, (4 months ago) I used a new method of screening who I even applied to. And I think it worked well, you might want to try it out...
- Find the largest GC's in the area, and ask who does their work...
- Find out who is doing the highest end/high dollar projects, and ask who does their work...
- Check associations, and manufacturers for contractor listings in the area. (Many of the fly by nighters would be too lazy to get involved...)
- Check the license board for violations against anyone before you send a resume. (I found companies with expired licenses, and no workmens comp. with ads in the paper...)
Those type of things will let you know who is on the upper-end of the food chain - so to speak.
Happy hunting....
