Got let go today

[w30olds]

Yeah. Got back to the shop this afternoon and had a note on my timecard. See the boss. Go into the office and get the spill. Basically it came down to money. He couldn't keep me since I was in training. Couldn't keep paying me my hourly rate. It seems that he's losing money and I was the last to be hired, so first to let go. On my seperation notice it read "not working out as planned". When I came to work there I was suppose to be a trainee for 6 months. To learn about the installation side. My background is mainly in service and the job was being an installer. I was told after 6 months I'd be moved to service. This come 2 days before my insurance/benefits kicked in. Unreal. I went to work everyday, on time, no *****ing, ect. They have guys working there that smoke dope during lunch and still manage to keep a job. Tell me that makes since? Unreal. So the guys there that work hard get the shaft it appears. So now I'm looking for another job in the Atlanta area. I feel betrayed and lied to. If he was not going to stick to his end of the deal why hire me on. I felt like a temp POS. Now looking for a job. If any of you guys are hiring in the Atlanta area could you send some info my way?

Thanks

[Edited by w30olds on 11-22-2005 at 10:29 PM]

[mfi]

This is one of the reasons I'm glad I'm in a union. You got shafted, sucks. Got to be frustrating as hell. Good luck on the hunt. Just stick to you're guns. Something will work out.

[w30olds]

Thanks for the kind words mfi. Today's employeers just don't seem to give a **** about their employees anymore. To make things worse I just bought a new home and got married 2 months ago. Hope something come up soon.

[2hot2coolme]

Feel sorry for ya buddy, sounds like a shady outfit to begin with.

How much experience ya got?

[Inches of Mercury]

http://hvac.buildcentral.com/classifieds/classified_detail.asp?provider_id=1003&project_id=332656&UID={465573D8-A9B9-4796-B287-3CBE2B8D01EE}


although it does ask for 3 years experience. If you go in there and impress, who knows?

[Mr HVAC41]

w 30. same happened to me bout 4 months ago or so. this was at end of cooling season. 2 months later, they call begging for my help. i said okay. but, if they decide to layoff once more, its over wit them! i will go somewhere where they arent going to layoff just before heat season.


btw, i left the van nice and clean, i came back and was given same van, this time, i spent 10 minutes @dumpster pulling crap outta the back! there were boxes and old ductwork crammed up to the roof. now, half the floor in cargo of the astro occupies my tools. i'm only 19 so young yeah, but i do know my stuff fairly well! move up to dayton ohio! i caught wind they let someone go today, wait, the same thing happened last time. they fired the new guy and then laid me off!

HVAC HELP NEEDED IN DAYTON OHIO AREA? MIGHT BE SINGLE AND LOOKING IN A FEW DAYS! CHECK MY CREDENTIALS IF INTERESTED!
???'s answered upon email or phone request! LOL here we go again

[w30olds]

"Feel sorry for ya buddy, sounds like a shady outfit to begin with.
How much experience ya got?"

I felt they used me to finish up the work load they had then shipped me off. Poor planning and crappy management skills. That is apparently their way to do things as I'm not the first to be treated this way. I found out today from someone else that works there I'm the 3rd guy this year they've done this to. I have 2 years of experience, but not sure if I want to keep going down the same path. I mean if this is the norm then to hell with doing HVAC. I know there are some good places and bad places out there. I just can't work for 88 days then be let go.

The company was really good before the owner sold it. He sold it to -2- goons and apparently it's gone to crap over the years. What a shame. I remember a few years back how everyone talked about what a good company it was. Now the current employees talk about how bad it's become. I'm not mad anymore because I really felt weird working for there. It was a very uncomfotable feeling. I just felt like they were lying to me from the begining, but played it off at first.

I hope this is not the norm for the HVAC business. If so then I'll go back to the automotive business. Solid work and never any fear of losing your job. I am going to call my old boss and see if I can have my old job back. Never sent home early due to "lack of work".

Thanks guys for the kind words. Best of luck to you all.

[hvac45]

It seems to have become a common pattern the last 10 years or so, the larger companies will overhire in the busy times so as to not have to pay overtime, then lay off when it slows down. when I 1st started I looked forward to those big overtime checks, well they went away. They use the excuse they do not want to burn out there techs, which has some merit. I personally disagree. I now run my own company, I watch my people during the busy times, if I see them getting worn down I arrange for a break, even if I have to take thier on call for them. when we get to the point of staying consistantly busy I talk with them about adding another person, explaining that it could cause a few short hours during the slow times. Usually they opt to try and go a little longer before hiring. When service does slow down I offer to let them work in construction, which I have found that if a tech doesn't do some install in his career he is truly lacking in his ability to fully understand how our systems work. We have a pretty good retention rate, I always try to promote from within, by training in house. 3 of our construction lead guys started as helpers and now run their own crews. There are a lot of people out there running companies as I do, you just have to find them. My most valuble assets are my employees, so I do my best to take care of them.

[ryan_the_furnace_guy]

Originally posted by hvac45
It seems to have become a common pattern the last 10 years or so, the larger companies will overhire in the busy times so as to not have to pay overtime, then lay off when it slows down. when I 1st started I looked forward to those big overtime checks, well they went away. They use the excuse they do not want to burn out there techs, which has some merit. I personally disagree. I now run my own company, I watch my people during the busy times, if I see them getting worn down I arrange for a break, even if I have to take thier on call for them. when we get to the point of staying consistantly busy I talk with them about adding another person, explaining that it could cause a few short hours during the slow times. Usually they opt to try and go a little longer before hiring. When service does slow down I offer to let them work in construction, which I have found that if a tech doesn't do some install in his career he is truly lacking in his ability to fully understand how our systems work. We have a pretty good retention rate, I always try to promote from within, by training in house. 3 of our construction lead guys started as helpers and now run their own crews. There are a lot of people out there running companies as I do, you just have to find them. My most valuble assets are my employees, so I do my best to take care of them.

Jeesh, can I fax you a resume? Where have you been all my life? :D

[hvac45]

sure, we are in Beaufort, SC right on the ocean near Hilton Head and Savannah , Ga. at the moment we are okay help wise, but we are consistantly growing.

[dash]

Originally posted by hvac45
It seems to have become a common pattern the last 10 years or so, the larger companies will overhire in the busy times so as to not have to pay overtime, then lay off when it slows down. when I 1st started I looked forward to those big overtime checks, well they went away. They use the excuse they do not want to burn out there techs, which has some merit. I personally disagree. I now run my own company, I watch my people during the busy times, if I see them getting worn down I arrange for a break, even if I have to take thier on call for them. when we get to the point of staying consistantly busy I talk with them about adding another person, explaining that it could cause a few short hours during the slow times. Usually they opt to try and go a little longer before hiring. When service does slow down I offer to let them work in construction, which I have found that if a tech doesn't do some install in his career he is truly lacking in his ability to fully understand how our systems work. We have a pretty good retention rate, I always try to promote from within, by training in house. 3 of our construction lead guys started as helpers and now run their own crews. There are a lot of people out there running companies as I do, you just have to find them. My most valuble assets are my employees, so I do my best to take care of them.

We do the same,except taking the oncall for them.

Most all our managers have come from within,several have 20 years plus with the company.