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[–] tok3n 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My boss has been looking for new technicians since I joined but has had no luck. His excuse is the classic "Nobody wants to work", but then I saw what he's paying for entry level for the positions. It's so low you're better off working at McDonalds or slinging Amazon packages bad.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nobody wants to work... for peanuts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Who told you you had to work? They pay peanuts, they got monkeys.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's pretty hard to find positions that are open for a while where no one is applying for who is qualified and the salary offered is good. I am sure there must be some out there (hey it's a big world) but it isnt common.

An electrical tech should be making at least 35k entry level where I live. If you get into something like elevator you could be in the low 100ks. I don't recommend elevator work.