Congrats! What will you be doing?
The majority of my experience is interior/exterior, doing steel studs, computer access floors, acoustical t-bar ceilings.
I'm hired on to do journeyman acoustical work at a smaller contractor I had previous good relations with; real relaxed environment, light duty work. Kind of like a start-up office job.
Superintendent is very friendly and flexible. I lucked out: I'm getting back into it easy, not all contractors are like this; there are plenty of big man on the mountain, high strung screamer, I'm a professional, take ourselves way to seriously, big firms out here. In general they just want you to go there get it done and go home.
I have to take evening classes and a few Saturday classes at a training center to catch up to what I need and want to do for raise and certifications. I have to have 1 hour in 2 years to be able to take classes so, I've been locked out.
As far as I'm concerned, it's a great opportunity to blow the rust off, be fresh off the job and trained up when I need to approach a larger contractor. I had my reservations going to work for this contractor back in the day, but it saved my *** this time. I got hired no questions asked, he was happy to see me, bull-crapped a little bit and went on with our day vs treating me like a necessary evil.
I guess the moral of the story is don't burn any bridges, look respectable, do your job, don't be an jerk, you never know which one you'll need to cross in the future. I see a ton of folks go Jerry Springer show in the heat of passion. I guess I think too much about keeping busy in the slow times. :violent1:
Sorry y'all rant over.
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Thanks for the responses!
Congratulations, Man! Back to carpentry, have to be sick of looking at sheet metal,lol. Good for you.
Damn right, but I am ready to install some much needed upgrades that are proudly, NOT FREE!
