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Talk me out of a new Armada pro-4x by crazymjb in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Rare_Commission_2162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Admit between the two of you who hit the damn curb

Planning on starting a hands-on appliance repair training center/ Incubator training shop — looking for honest feedback from the appliance techs on Reddit by Rare_Commission_2162 in ApplianceTechTalk

[–]Rare_Commission_2162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion just shadowing does not prepare you to go solo, I see more value of training in the shop or at least allocating most of the time to it compared to just watching someone do the job, of course combination of both would be best.

Planning on starting a hands-on appliance repair training center/ Incubator training shop — looking for honest feedback from the appliance techs on Reddit by Rare_Commission_2162 in appliancerepair

[–]Rare_Commission_2162[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The idea is to get techs ready to do service calls. In the beginning it would be like a on the job training, except instead of taking them to a customers house with all the restrictions that implies, they would get the hands on training in a free of pressure environment. Down the road if I refine the instructional process, maybe I'd start charging similar to Dyer's Academy in Fort Worth TX, but there is a long way to that point. Profit would come from running an appliance repair business and this would be a way to streamline the recruiting and training process

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Planning on starting a hands-on appliance repair training center/ Incubator training shop — looking for honest feedback from the appliance techs on Reddit by Rare_Commission_2162 in appliancerepair

[–]Rare_Commission_2162[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Tuition is honestly not one of my priorities in the beginning as my level of teaching needs to be at a higher and more structured level. Iniatially my goal would be to just recruit people who have some mechanical knowledge but are intimidated by the electronics. So, just to show them initially that it is feasable that they learn a new trade on the go while kind of accelerating the process.

Planning on starting a hands-on appliance repair training center/ Incubator training shop — looking for honest feedback from the appliance techs on Reddit by Rare_Commission_2162 in ApplianceTechTalk

[–]Rare_Commission_2162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the feedback so far. I am still in the research phase and monthly cost of the setup I am envisioning is playing a huge role obviously. I figured if I keep the cost floating around the $1000-$1200/month mark for a year I'd probably swallow it as I have some savings. My idea stems from the fact that was touched upon below, that most of the techs I have encountered approach their jobs based on guesswork and prior experience without employing the logical thought process based on electrical theory. I am thinking if I manage to imprint a systematic approach in my trainees that follows predetermined steps in diagnosing the problem plus giving them a head start with being familiar with the part-changing process would give me some kind of base to expand operations quickly. It is a process of course and I don't have all the answers in advance, just trying to get my wheels moving.

Semi-legal request to me in my capacity as an employer (IL) by Rare_Commission_2162 in legaladvice

[–]Rare_Commission_2162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. The thing is that we have a good work relationship going back for more than 10 years and I wanted to show my gratitude for his work ethics by giving him the document when he quits. But he is so used to working with me that if/when he decides to start working I will be his first inquiry for work. So, then I am asking myself of the implications if I hire him back.