Year Round Work

[Hace Frio]

Most jobs boast of having work year round. Is that true? What happens after the busy summer?

[wisconsinapp]

It all depends I guess... The two main factors would be location and whether you are doing residential or commercial. I have found in WI that if you are doing residential service, you are EXTREMELY busy until the first of the year, then its like someone flips a light switch and you are dead until about April. You may get a couple service calls here and there, but for the most part, PM's have dried up by that point. Commercial is a different story. I have been running commercial service for 2 years now, and have not had a week under 35 hours. Hours got a little bit slow during January/February, but there are normally some filter changes to do during those times. I guess it all depends on the company you work for and the contracts they work out with their customers.

[GT Jets]

That is a great question.

I like to call it being a Jack of all trades if you will...

Our company prides itself on being an all encompassing contractor. There is little we do not or cannot do.

I have even replaced a head gasket on a customers forklift when it was a little slow. Mostly it is all about your attitude and willingness to work on virtually anything. I have been in the game for 14 years and never missed a day of work I didn't want to. Hopefully my good fortune will hold out until retirement.

GT