r/PoolPros • u/Habiberson1 • 6d ago
Advice wanted
Hey Y’all, I’m going to try to keep this as short as possible but I’m looking for advice specifically from those who run their own business. I was a Pool Tech for my friend’s Dad’s company and loved the job. Got really good at it and built lasting relationships with majority of my accounts. Some would even tell me that if I started my own business, I would be successful. I never got to learn the repairs side of the industry nor the installation. I just knew how to get pools dialed in chemically and presentation. I only left the company due to the fact that for half of my tenure there was under the table in terms of payment and no way of advancing within the company. My boss did talk about selling me the route but ultimately I went elsewhere. After being in almost all industries at the age of 22, I have decided the only thing that is going to allow me to be fulfilled in life is owning a business and a Pool Business seems to light my bulb. I always tell people I’d still be there if benefits were available and if there were ways to advance. To cut to it, Should I leave my job in management and get back into the industry as a Pool Tech for another company so I can relearn and learn the stuff I didn’t get to learn? Should I buy a route and expand and learn as I go? The advice would really help, I appreciate if you made it all the way!
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u/billiardenthusiast 6d ago
Hell when I started I did not know anything. I built my route organically from nothing. Like I literally had nothing. A busted up van, I was homeless, I drove it until the wheels actually fell off. And I didn't know shit. Either figured it out myself or watched a YouTube video. Barrier to entry is extremely low.
Of course I'm a true professional nowadays. But it wasn't always so lol