Getting By.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Start working a two month shutdown next Monday. The money totals out to 18000 in my pocket. Unless they want us to work more than 72 hours a week. Then it increases.

Plus I get to see my wife and son on Sunday's. Looks like I got to put my body through hell one more time.

I'm telling ya the money is good in the trades.

Its hell just trying to make ends meet.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

that's sounds like a good deal!!!  18000 for 2 months sign me up coach

[slonezp]

Hope this one works out for you

[Redlinerobert]

That's awesome. 

[Raider Nation Fisher]

that's sounds like a good deal!!!  18000 for 2 months sign me up coach

That's awesome.

Hope this one works out for you

I'm excited as all get out about it. My wife is more excited than I am about it. Nice part is they are putting me on as an independent subcontractor. My ol lady is talking about having me get up with three of my buddies and go around and work shutdowns. Assuming all goes well with this. It can open up hundreds of new opportunities for me. I like the idea of traveling around the country for a bit. Especially the idea of taking four weeks off after each job completes.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

that's sounds like a good deal!!!  18000 for 2 months sign me up coach

Well come on down. I can bring a peraon ith me. Helpers are making 2 dollars less an hour than journeyman.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Well come on down. I can bring a peraon ith me. Helpers are making 2 dollars less an hour than journeyman.

I wish id be down to travel a bit  and work! First I have college to finish then hopefully getting drafted next june ! if that doesn't work out ill consider taking a semester off and make some dough!!

[preach4bass]

Congratulations!  That's more than a year's salary for some.  Awesome gig.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I wish id be down to travel a bit  and work! First I have college to finish then hopefully getting drafted next june ! if that doesn't work out ill consider taking a semester off and make some dough!!

Its hard work, but I can make you wealthy. When you get the time hit me up.

We are gonna be running 6in rigid conduit. I believe it weighs around 160 lbs per 10 foot section. 9 pipes running 200 ft before reducing down or landing in their respective locations. Lots of smaller pipe, and tons of big wire and little wire to pull and terminate. Working on some silos and towers that are 200 feet up too. I'm as giddy as a school girl.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Congratulations!  That's more than a year's salary for some.  Awesome gig.

Thank ya sir.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Its hard work, but I can make you wealthy. When you get the time hit me up.

We are gonna be running 6in rigid conduit. I believe it weighs around 160 lbs per 10 foot section. 9 pipes running 200 ft before reducing down or landing in their respective locations. Lots of smaller pipe, and tons of big wire and little wire to pull and terminate. Working on some silos and towers that are 200 feet up too. I'm as giddy as a school girl.

Some heavy duty stuff there captian!!  2 months about one job? then a few weeks off? 

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Yup. Two month shutdown. Then its back to hunting more shutdowns, or long term employment. I'm intending to take three or four weeks off after the job wraps up. Unless something else catches my eye. Its nice cause I'm not working directly for a company. I'm working through them as a sub.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Just got a call from my original master electrician. He knows of two Shutdowns starting up the first week of January. He said he can get me onto one of those. Those two will be 9 weeks and 12 weeks respectively.

He said he will guide me and help me get my new career path going. Including helping me and my pipe fitter get our company started up later in 2014.

I worked under him from apprentice until Journeyman. He sold his business right after I got my card. He has been my mentor for the last 8 years. Every move i have made since i left their, he has advised me with. He has been a close family friend for the last 43 years. The man owned and started a contracting company and engineering company that was pulling in millions of dollars a year profit. I feel as if I'm good hands in this endeavour.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

That's great!  Having someone in your life that can mentor you and be a true friend  is something words can not describe. EVER

[Raider Nation Fisher]

That's great!  Having someone in your life that can mentor you and be a true friend  is something words can not describe. EVER

You ain't kidding. I have learned more from him then I ever thought possible. He was one of the best bosses I have ever worked for. He worked his way through engineering school as an electrician. Got his masters license before he graduated. He holds a master license in 16 states. He knows what its like from both sides of the spectrum.

You are right I really can't describe it. He has helped me so much in learning to live the life I do.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

You ain't kidding. I have learned more from him then I ever thought possible. He was one of the best bosses I have ever worked for. He worked his way through engineering school as an electrician. Got his masters license before he graduated. He holds a master license in 16 states. He knows what its like from both sides of the spectrum.

You are right I really can't describe it. He has helped me so much in learning to live the life I do.

Its something to cherish with out a doubt...He has a impressive resume in his field of work! and like you said from both sides of the spectrum.,, when they can see both sides and help  you through tough times, well its awesome!  I have a few people that help me every day and I can count on... I enjoy learning from them and they enjoy teaching someone  who enjoys it as much as they do..

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Its something to cherish with out a doubt...He has a impressive resume in his field of work! and like you said from both sides of the spectrum.,, when they can see both sides and help you through tough times, well its awesome! I have a few people that help me every day and I can count on... I enjoy learning from them and they enjoy teaching someone who enjoys it as much as they do..

Definitely makes things go easier, when you can find someone that loves your line of work as much as you do. I never thought about it from a non trade perspective. However, I guess it does apply to other occupations as well. My last helper and I still keep in touch about work and life in general. Heck the Journeyman that trained me and I still talk weekly. We haven't worked together in 3 years now.

That 20 year old (being my last helper) has more want to then any other helper I have ever had. Once things get started rolling with my buddy and my joint venture next year. Hes jumping ship from the company he is at now, and joining us. That poor electrical helper is about to have a whole new world opened up to him.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

well yea it applies to everything! I'm a baseball player and learning from former pros and scouts helps a lot!  Well by what you were saying before its going to be completely different for him.. But having an established relationship  as he was your former helper will make the transition a little easier for him.. Not that the work will be easier but learning new things will come quicker if he's comfortable. This makes me wanna go take more classes and learn a trade!!

[Root beer]

I'm excited as all get out about it. My wife is more excited than I am about it. Nice part is they are putting me on as an independent subcontractor. My ol lady is talking about having me get up with three of my buddies and go around and work shutdowns. Assuming all goes well with this. It can open up hundreds of new opportunities for me. I like the idea of traveling around the country for a bit. Especially the idea of taking four weeks off after each job completes.

Independent subcontractor? Your tax situation just got complicated.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

He is definitely walking into a different world. I specialized in instrumentation, pipe running, and control work. Two of which he has a lot of exposure too. Instrumentation he has never seen nor done. Not many electrical companies in Alabama do it. There is a very fine art to doing it. The stainless or copper tubing is extremely visible. They won't it to look visually appealing and perfectly level and plumb. Precision has a ton to do with it. I've helped install equipment that had to be level to within 1/50000th of an inch. The shims were thinner than camera film. His control work will help with the instrumentation some as will his pipe work.

He is hell bent on learning to weld. He wants to learn all about pipe fitting and welding different pipes. The welder/fitter that he will be learning from is probably the best stainless welder in Alabama. He is the one that taught me, and has been welding for about 18 years now. Welding fascinates the boy. Which it did me too when I was first learning. He saw some 72in stainless air line I welded as well as some structure I helped weld and erect. That was all she wrote when he saw those. His dad is a thirty year electrician at the company I used to work for. He told him to learn multicraft and come work with me when I get things up and running. I'm kind of honored he has such a good opinion of me.

I turned this helper around. He was on the chopping block before they stuck him with me. He is now one of the top helpers at the company. He got his high voltage certs a few months ago and is doing awesome now. Heck, I don't even have that certification. It just took the right amount of butt chewing and encouragement to get him doing right.

The relationships you develop with your journeyman and sometimes your master as a helper last forever. At least it has for me and a ton of my friends. You work with these people everyday, and half the time end up on the road with them a lot. It fosters a very family like bond between them. Its similar to what you share with your baseball team mates and I shared with my football team mates.

As I've said before the traded are fun.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Independent subcontractor? Your tax situation just got complicated.

That's what I got you for. Ol buddy Ol pal.

I'm not sure how they have the tax part set up yet. I find all that out tomorrow. I also get to find out how they have the pay set up and what the scale is. If its the way I think it is. I might be bringing home more money than I originally thought. As for the taxes. I find all that out tomorrow.

[Nice_Bass]

If you are now self employed you will now have SE tax as well as income tax and pay quarterly tax estimates, etc. etc.

Just keep good paperwork as well as a running profit an loss estimate/business expense estimates.  May want to consider a tax professional. 

[Raider Nation Fisher]

If you are now self employed you will now have SE tax as well as income tax and pay quarterly tax estimates, etc. etc.

Just keep good paperwork as well as a running profit an loss estimate/business expense estimates.  May want to consider a tax professional.

I got one. Hes dang good at it too. Thank ya for the advice.

[BassinLou]

Just got a call from my original master electrician. He knows of two Shutdowns starting up the first week of January. He said he can get me onto one of those. Those two will be 9 weeks and 12 weeks respectively.

He said he will guide me and help me get my new career path going. Including helping me and my pipe fitter get our company started up later in 2014.

I worked under him from apprentice until Journeyman. He sold his business right after I got my card. He has been my mentor for the last 8 years. Every move i have made since i left their, he has advised me with. He has been a close family friend for the last 43 years. The man owned and started a contracting company and engineering company that was pulling in millions of dollars a year profit. I feel as if I'm good hands in this endeavour.

 

A great mentor is priceless in so many levels.