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Originally Posted by ReferYankee

I was told the reason for our pay being so low to our parent company is due to the fact that they are bigger... I always thought tech pay was based off of knowledge/experience and the cost of living in your area? Any owners that can help me with an answer? I found out a tech in our north MS office is making a good bit more than I am( coastal MS) and he knows very little about chillers, boilers, large commercial equipment. We did both attend the niagara ax cert together, both passed ( thanks to a little help) but he is mainly a res/light com tech. The cost of living difference is in his favor .16 percent

Today, I worked in South Haven, Mississippi. If I was willing to live in Hackberry or Port Author, I would get almost twice what I currently make. Those who work on the coolers down there make a lot more money than we do up here in Tenn and Northern Miss. If your making less than one of us up here, you're doing something wrong. I was working on the side in west LA/east Texas making about $40 an hour working on shore side ice machines for shrimp boats and walk ins. The Gulf Coast is the promise land if you just want to make lots of money. I had to turn stuff down, or I would have never gotten any sleep. Not a week goes by that my wife doesn't lean on me to return to the Gulf.

Originally Posted by ReferYankee

I was told the reason for our pay being so low to our parent company is due to the fact that they are bigger... I always thought tech pay was based off of knowledge/experience and the cost of living in your area? Any owners that can help me with an answer? I found out a tech in our north MS office is making a good bit more than I am( coastal MS) and he knows very little about chillers, boilers, large commercial equipment. We did both attend the niagara ax cert together, both passed ( thanks to a little help) but he is mainly a res/light com tech. The cost of living difference is in his favor .16 percent

That guy up north might not know about chillers but he sure knows a lot more about getting what he wants. It's not only tech knowledge that gets you paid.

Originally Posted by mark beiser

How long ago was that though?

Originally Posted by cavalieri85

huh????????

It is a bunch of BS but I see a lot of it.

Originally Posted by WMG

About 3 years ago. And that was also under the fast track experience plan. 1 day equals one week, 1 week equals 1 month, 1 month equals one year. There is really no other way to get 24 years experience in 2 years. It is amazing. HaHa!

huh????????

Originally Posted by mark beiser

How long ago was that though?

About 3 years ago. And that was also under the fast track experience plan. 1 day equals one week, 1 week equals 1 month, 1 month equals one year. There is really no other way to get 24 years experience in 2 years. It is amazing. HaHa!

Originally Posted by WMG

In Texas I started out at 10 dollars an hour then moved to $14 with spiffs.

How long ago was that though?

In Texas I started out at 10 dollars an hour then moved to $14 with spiffs. Now I am doing some percentage piecework but it is a lot more pressure because you incur more business costs. Vehicle, callbacks, etc.

Gulf coast pay

I was told the reason for our pay being so low to our parent company is due to the fact that they are bigger... I always thought tech pay was based off of knowledge/experience and the cost of living in your area? Any owners that can help me with an answer? I found out a tech in our north MS office is making a good bit more than I am( coastal MS) and he knows very little about chillers, boilers, large commercial equipment. We did both attend the niagara ax cert together, both passed ( thanks to a little help) but he is mainly a res/light com tech. The cost of living difference is in his favor .16 percent