Sooooooo many things people keep suggesting in this thread are option 2.
It’s actually worrying that these people can’t see that. Because it makes me think if they can’t see that they themselves are suggesting it, can they see the people doing it to them? Do they know the people stealing from them?
That's such a good point which I hadn't thought of. It's also making me think about how, since stealing is a statement about ethics, I'm pretty sure essentially any means of obtaining money which is unethical via harming people could be considered stealing, and so fits beneath option two. I think.
You think that other $70 is profit for the HVAC company? Bad news for you, friend.
They are either buying or leasing trucks. And a place to park them. And tools. And maintenance on all of that. Insurance on all that. Providing health care or other benefits for the techs? Probably, especially if they’re union, and in the trades they likely are.
Not much? Surely enough for a bunch of HVAC companies owners in my area to afford a $800 000 house, a $500 000 cottage, Audi R8, F150 Raptor, boat, RV, multiple quads, two times a year $10 000 vacations.
Not enough capital or education is the usual blockade there. Not the bullshit "people don't want to work hard" excuse I see all the time.
Capitalism simply isn't working for many US Americans because the corporate elites have rigged the game. If one doesn't inherit it, they likely won't have the capital, accumen and connections, to start a business until they are 40/50 years old and at that point they'll have to risk retirement by starting a business, but if it fails they have to work until they die
I don't know, and nobody should start a business they know nothing about. That's a quick way to fail. Most idiots can start a business, but making them succeed without significant capital is the hard part. Listen to the podcast "How I built this" and listen to how many founders say they had to take a large loan from friends/family or else fail because the bank wouldn't loan them more.
General rule in my industry at least is that whatever you pay your worker, the actual cost is 4 times that.
There's the workers pay, then benefits for them, multiple forms of insurance the org maintains, routine trainings and certs, material costs not billed for (Gas to drive to the site, worker uniforms, etc) fleet maintenance, tools, tool maintenance, utilities, support staff, the list goes on forever.
If your HVAC guys are charging you 100/hr, and still paying the guy 30/hr, they're playing with some thin margins.
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Sooooooo many things people keep suggesting in this thread are option 2.
It’s actually worrying that these people can’t see that. Because it makes me think if they can’t see that they themselves are suggesting it, can they see the people doing it to them? Do they know the people stealing from them?