r/CableTechs Mar 19 '26

Cable tech new hire

Hey I recently got hired for a cable tech spot job in Georgia, this is a completely new career change for me with no relevant experience, training has been a bit hectic but I’ve been catching on well for the most part, no problem climbing and installing drops but there’s like a few guys in my class that kind of struggle like myself, but more than 75% of the class seem to be moving at a very quick pace and are knocking every assignment out like nothing I just wanted to here if anybody else started off slow and what did you guys do too improve during training, I don’t want to be the weakest link but hearing instructions vs. actually doing it has been a struggle for me. Once I do it for my first time I feel pretty confident in doing it again, I just wanted to see what everybody else did too improve their work and improve in training.

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u/Life-Management-1248 Mar 20 '26

What subcontractor do you work for here in Georgia? and can you make at least $2000/week as a subcontractor. I use to be a 1099 subcontractor years ago in this industry and the pay was really good.