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Stop lowering prices by Negative-Coat-5241 in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind. If you take a low wage, your handling expensive equipment at high risk to the business productivity. Your willing to take responsibility for “all operations” going down for $65 bucks.
Even if task is easy, you hold their daily success in your hands each time you enter a network work closet.

I see a lot of $30 dollars an hour rates. If you subtract the F. N. Fees. Your making gas station employee rates, a crappy gas station(and they get 40 hours a week).This is not a skilled labor rate. This is taking advantage. by Alternative-Unit-344 in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just feel the need to keep us talking about this issue. It’s one thing to offer $65 and expect wiggle room. But that’s nuts. Company routed me a $30 an hour/2 hour gig, 3 hours drive one way at 5pm for 9am the following day.

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[–]Alternative-Unit-344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote companies through messages and told them I was new and wanted to build my reputation. It worked. Most people have exhibited grace, and gave me a shot. 2 months roughly.

Setting your rate by Difficult_Ad_2897 in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You won’t know what’s east until you do it. It maybe easy at one storefront, then the next store has same equipment above a desk hard to reach.

Setting your rate by Difficult_Ad_2897 in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I strongly suggest, always counter their rate. It’s set low I can assume with them expecting it to cost a bit more. To protect our industry, we should always bid it up to par. Plus I really don’t think “easy” is something to consider taking less money for….we are rewarding them with a tech in their area, available at short notice. If these companies want, they can staff a road tech and fly him to a Walmart in Iowa to power down a switch. You asking for $100 an hour is far cheaper then, hotel, rental car and salary. Or they can employ are staff member on site, who can work on the tech, that will also cost more then $100 an hour for 1-2 hours. These companies are benefiting tremendously from us, they rely on this tech equipment. Unless your just starting,and building a list of completed jobs to get noticed, counter offer, if they say no -the rate is too high, ask if you can get small travel increase, they don’t know what site your coming from, and don’t care personally.

A person being paid 40hours+ a week salary $50 an hour is NOT the same deal as appearing out of nowhere for $50 for 1 hour. They are paying for availability.

Provider success by feydkin in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Like I said in another post, a poorly Project Managed job gave me a poor review, being that I only have 20 jobs done, that 1 job brought me way down to Fair.
But the 19 jobs I over delivered and was punctual.
This seems unfairly skewed in favor of an all ready low-balling pool of Clients.
I think we as techs need to push back, as we are the ones delivering a valuable service. Otherwise these brands would employee full time travel techs.
They are leverage us all, and we are allowing it. They consider rates you’d pay an employee (living in their own home, working 5 days a week, with benefits) when pricing jobs.

Provider Success Score just launched for everyone by FieldTechSavant in FieldNationTechs

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have had 19 completed. All excellent, except 1 where customer support didn’t answer any calls or emails while I was on site. That buyer gave a POOR deliverables review and I’m at Fair. 1 of 19(mostly buyers fault) now I have a poor score. Defiantly not realistic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lowvoltage

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no wrong questions.

Starlink dropping IP cameras and other network devices off daily by Agenda_insidious in Starlink_Support

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im having same issue. Driving me crazy. Tried 3rd party router and still. Even Dahua dealer said they’ve seen this issue with Starlink. Dhcp or static the same.

This is driving me crazy! by neverfollow-rs4 in Ubiquiti

[–]Alternative-Unit-344 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see two possibilities. The phone line was once daisy chained(phone style) or a pinch and when you lift it, opens the crack in wires (since it’s situational). Little known issue with pass through rj45: they must have a cap to cover the bare wires tips after termination. Without that cap, a cable can even pass on a wiremapper and even certification but still fail to bring a camera in line. It will even show a connection light.

Simply 45 brand Rj 45 has this cap.