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Four at a minimum in my area and that's assuming that they are actually working and the customers are paying promptly. Don't forget; the boss is always the last one to get paid.
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"But the guy at Home Depot said it would work."
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I have enough work to keep 4 guys at the present but I don't have enough saved for payroll yet. I have learned well how most customers pay and a 4 man payroll can deplete even a moderate savings fast. Has anyone made the jump, figure it wasn't profitable and went back to working with the tools?
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Jesus may have been a capenter,but God was an electrician.Genesis1:3
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I would love too, but only because I am getting fat, and my stress level is through the roof.
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What about managing 40 projects at the same time, and: - Someone asking "About _THAT_ Quote"
- E-mails with one project's name in the subject, contains info about 4 other projects,
- Quotes for materials without project name,
- Client wants to go back to the "3rd change" of 6,
- Trying to eat Lunch,,,
- Figure out what someone's name &/or phone number is, from a "Rapid-Fire" voicemail message,
- Actually finding SOMEONE in their Office when you call,
- The only Person with the Information needed is - of course, on Vacation for 2 weeks,
- following up on the RFIs,
- Engineering / Designing a Project, performing Take-Offs, compiling Proposals, Fax, UPS & E-mail everything out by the near-impossible due dates, etc.,
- Another P.M. calls you, and asks you to "Do A Quick Take-Off, It Will Only Take a Few Minutes" - which occupies 4 hours of your day,
- I can't think of any more...
As mentioned before by others - and somewhat in my Parody List, taking an Office position is anything but relaxing (as compared to working in the field); which makes me wonder why we do it at all??? Scott
Scott " 35 " Thompson Just Say NO To Green Eggs And Ham!
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Ed,
I just read your post and couldn't stop cracking up. I've experienced everyone of the top "13". My favorite was the customer with barely a pulse.
I recently just took a long overdue honeymoon with my wife of 15 years. While calling into the field I found out the 22K sf house we just wired was stripped of all the wire.
Thanks for sharing!!
Bob
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I spent about 25 of my 30 on the road with no office to go to , 4 split between road and office and about 1 stuck in an office 9-5 (6 months instructor and 6 months service planning/support center rep). I was literally "itching" to get out of both of those jobs. The only good thing I can say about office work is you don't have to fight traffic all day. The rest sux.
Greg Fretwell
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