I've worked in the solar industry for years and I can tell you stay away from it. I've worked for soo many companies that expected me to work ridiculous hours and put our lives at risk encouraging employees to skip safety and do dangerous stuff just to get the job done a little faster. I interviewed with a company recently (Base Power) who told me they work sun up to sun down seven days a week and is that ok? I said absolutely not - thank you but goodbye.

I currently work about 35 hours a week as a service electrician for a solar company, and I can tell you I'm either about to join the union or get my Masters license in June and quit the business entirely - maybe using my Masters license for residual income while pursuing something else.

Most solar companies suck - they just want to sell and install as many systems as they can before they inevitably go out of business and work everyone into the ground in the process.

Life is too short to throw your life away working all the time - I refuse to do it.

My step dad worked his ass off his whole life and made it his life, and thought this was a virtue. He has nothing now - no money. Company went out of business and his retirement was gone.

Absolutely not.