I was in restaurant for most of my life because I saw it as easy money right away. Once covid happened, I said fuck this industry it will be ruined and it is.
I switched to tech always wanted to just didn't see the money. Now it's booming wildly. Picked it up right away maybe because I have German blood. I became a test technician within a year and a half which is uncommon.
I just got field service engineer where I'm shy under six figures and I couldn't be happier.
I did white lies on my resume and just geared it towards the job. Grocery parcel? No I was maintenance for the bottle return and lifts. Daycare? No I helped with HVAC and toilet plumbing.
I have a tech degree. When I was still working for other people the majority of my job entailed following the maintenance crews jobs to tell the controllers what sensors the maintenance crew installed. Maybe reset a vfd, entry level stuff.
They paid me just over six figures to do that. The other 80% of my day I was researching and following my own projects that I chose for myself.
Most people hiring tech guys right now are boomers who never bothered to learn that stuff.
It's hard to fill field service positions because most people don't want to do the travelling and dealing with customers who have something broken. I would not recommend telling lies on the resume, as it is fraud, and eventually it will catch up to you when an employer does a background check.
They liked mostly my customer service experience which was all valid. I only exaggerated maintenance to seem like I know it more than the years I've done. Although it was easy to pick up for me people even asked of what cars I worked on.
I'm in a relationship but it's mostly on site field service I'd be happy to go on vacation to somewhere for a week or two and that's what it sounds like.
Edit - and I'm a newbie I'm sure I'm going to be the "can you go here for us" guy for a while. Which I'm okay with.
[ + ] Her0n
[ - ] Her0n 0 points 7 monthsOct 22, 2024 10:22:46 ago (+0/-0)
They paid me just over six figures to do that. The other 80% of my day I was researching and following my own projects that I chose for myself.
Most people hiring tech guys right now are boomers who never bothered to learn that stuff.
[ + ] puremadness
[ - ] puremadness 0 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 20:16:07 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] TheNoticing
[ - ] TheNoticing 0 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 17:08:30 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] FacelessOne
[ - ] FacelessOne 0 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 13:27:11 ago (+1/-1)
[ + ] AugustineOfHippo2
[ - ] AugustineOfHippo2 3 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 10:38:49 ago (+3/-0)
I would not recommend telling lies on the resume, as it is fraud, and eventually it will catch up to you when an employer does a background check.
[ + ] Bottled_Tears
[ - ] Bottled_Tears [op] 1 point 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 10:46:04 ago (+1/-0)*
I'm in a relationship but it's mostly on site field service I'd be happy to go on vacation to somewhere for a week or two and that's what it sounds like.
Edit - and I'm a newbie I'm sure I'm going to be the "can you go here for us" guy for a while. Which I'm okay with.
[ + ] Gowithit
[ - ] Gowithit 7 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 10:36:29 ago (+7/-0)
[ + ] con77
[ - ] con77 3 points 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 12:25:19 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] RobertJHarsh
[ - ] RobertJHarsh 1 point 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 14:00:51 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Anus_Expander
[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 7 monthsOct 20, 2024 15:16:30 ago (+1/-0)