Different career in the plumbing industry?

[oz-plumber]

grass is always greener, till you hop over the fence

Because the green grass is usually over an overflowing septic tank!

 

[josh]

My dad took one evening a week at college with another tutor doing the other night, he enjoyed doing it but said he would never want to do it full time cos of the school leavers and people that were just there for the sake of it. He got let go 2 years ago when the uptake of the evening class went down.
Don't know exactly what he was on then but said it was fair money and he did enjoy the banter of the older students you get in an evening group.

 

[David Foster]

according to my college tutor he was in the same boat on the tools for 20 years got
bad knees and hes earning a good packet, problem is hes from Burnley lol

Say hello to Craig for us.

 

[sheff paul]

Crap !! & I am not just saying that.
Your local FE college does not want to pay even plumbers wages for someone to teach it, let alone any premium for someone you can stand in front of group youngsters & effectively deliver Level 3 pump sizing, heatloss, electrical, un-vented etc etc.
Its a vocation they say !!! my bum, I still have to feed the kids & house.

Go for supervisor then site manager then contracts manager or try your luck on the design side ?? Move around as much as poss to see how different company's do things, hope you like paperwork & lower pay, but keeps the old grey stuff active.
PS, I am getting out soon !!!

I would stay clear of site managers jobs,go direct to the manufactuers on there technical side,or try local authority technical gas officier roles,or head of facilities management roles.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Come over the counter to the dark side...

Mind you, it will mean retraining from scratch so you get a proper understanding of plumbing equipment. :biggrinjester::biggrinjester:

 

[newcastle phill]

My tutor at was on 56k a year.
He told us before he retired.
He retired early because they were renegotiating contracts...
He was there over 30yr

He left, got his pension and golden handshake and has just come back part time now.
I imagine hes on a good screw as well as thst he also does external verification work

 

[oz-plumber]

Come over the counter to the dark side...

Mind you, it will mean retraining from scratch so you get a proper understanding of plumbing equipment. :biggrinjester::biggrinjester:

Could be a dangerous situation.
The ex plumber 'on the dark side' - may forget which side he is on from time to time.

Might end up treating customers the same way he treated counter staff

 

[Ermintrude]

What with the uppermost respect and give them all the time they need and a cuppa?

 

[oz-plumber]

What with the uppermost respect and give them all the time they need and a cuppa?

Exactly!!!!!

And particular respect when he finds out his competition was being charged far less for goods than he was being charged