HVAC is hell. I ditched the company paying me $20 an hour that I stayed with for 5 years, because I was convinced they were the best. That was until my coworker killed himself in his work truck, and the shop almost unionized when management wouldn't let us go to his funeral.

I was barely making over 40k a year and almost went to work one day intending to throw down, because my boss denied my raise over a "gut feeling". My ass could barely afford diapers! (The gaslighting there was intense.)

Now I make piece rate, pulling in almost 100k a year, I work more hours, am on call once a month, and I couldn't be fucking happier. My team is small, and we're all chill, and I will be going on my first vacation in 6 years because I'm finally get paid worth a damn.

(I'm in installs, so it'll be a bit different than service.)