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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 4078907" data-attributes="member: 60822"><p>It's your life, but if you truely want the cons..</p><p></p><p>If you continued driving instead of the 5 years of training for HVAC, you would have 11 years towards a great pension. 25 and out.</p><p></p><p>HVAC can be cyclical. Even experienced workers during the recession had a hard time.</p><p></p><p>HVAC can be on-call. Weekends, evenings and long periods with no work can be really difficult. No pension contributions when you are off work. You also may have to travel to inconsistant locations doing HVAC.</p><p></p><p>HVAC is a young man's trade, and you may be late to the party. Can you imagine your dad climbing latters and hanging duct, negotiating crawl spaces and attics?</p><p></p><p>In a STRONG economy resi HVAC in most places pays 40-60k, 60-100k comercial. You are not likely to get a good stable comercial posistion untill you have a great deal of experience. Our top seniority drivers can pull down 125k if you want the work.</p><p></p><p>I dont know the benefit package for most HVAC guys but i doubt they get 7 weeks paid vacation, full, free, awesome health insureance for the whole family and for many of us a 50k a year pension.</p><p></p><p>UPS has posibillites for less physically demanding jobs as you gain seniority. Feeders, cush rural routes, porter jobs to name a few. With 6 years in already it is highly unlikely you face lay offs...Many HVAC guys with 15 years in found it hard to find work 10 years ago. As a RPCD with the new contract you might have to work a few Saturdays a year, none if you have good seniority.</p><p></p><p>Your choice.</p><p></p><p>I actually enjoy my job most days. I know most everyone on my route. The first 6 years of driving is by far the worst.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="35years, post: 4078907, member: 60822"] It's your life, but if you truely want the cons.. If you continued driving instead of the 5 years of training for HVAC, you would have 11 years towards a great pension. 25 and out. HVAC can be cyclical. Even experienced workers during the recession had a hard time. HVAC can be on-call. Weekends, evenings and long periods with no work can be really difficult. No pension contributions when you are off work. You also may have to travel to inconsistant locations doing HVAC. HVAC is a young man's trade, and you may be late to the party. Can you imagine your dad climbing latters and hanging duct, negotiating crawl spaces and attics? In a STRONG economy resi HVAC in most places pays 40-60k, 60-100k comercial. You are not likely to get a good stable comercial posistion untill you have a great deal of experience. Our top seniority drivers can pull down 125k if you want the work. I dont know the benefit package for most HVAC guys but i doubt they get 7 weeks paid vacation, full, free, awesome health insureance for the whole family and for many of us a 50k a year pension. UPS has posibillites for less physically demanding jobs as you gain seniority. Feeders, cush rural routes, porter jobs to name a few. With 6 years in already it is highly unlikely you face lay offs...Many HVAC guys with 15 years in found it hard to find work 10 years ago. As a RPCD with the new contract you might have to work a few Saturdays a year, none if you have good seniority. Your choice. I actually enjoy my job most days. I know most everyone on my route. The first 6 years of driving is by far the worst. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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