What Do COTEP Members:

[Bello]

Underpaid electrician, struggling through life! Haha no seriously.

[MTD]

Paper pusher; lots a paper; and still pushing!

[Razorwire]

1. Retired US Army
2. Retired LE SWAT CDR (+NRA LE Firearms and Patrol Rifle Instr.)
3. Retired RV Resort Manager
4. Quit retail selling guns when I got my VA Disability
5. Fulltime NETFLIX watcher Forgot...Beer tester.

[Army 1911]

Well for 40 years I was a professional photographer but for the last 20 I have been running a digital color print department for a direct mail outfit.

[GoldenVolt]

I started out in '86 being an Electrician's apprentice. After my 4 years of apprenticeship was over I got my journeyman's card and started going out on jobs with an apprentice of my own.
I've had some hard times in the past, like in 2001. When we had no work coming in. But this last one. (started in 2006 for us) When I had to make my house payment with a credit card, that's when I had to try something else.
Talking with one of my customers (http://camco.net/) about my situation, they offered me a job. I thought there's no way I could stay in one place and be happy, let alone the fact I would work myself out of a job in a few years.
Never did I think after 6 years I would still have a job and be so happy. Now I have 2 other Electricians working for me as well as overseeing electrical projects in our other plants.
I am truly blessed.

Greg

[Boats]

Originally Posted by GoldenVolt

I started out in '86 being an Electrician's apprentice. After my 4 years of apprenticeship was over I got my journeyman's card and started going out on jobs with an apprentice of my own.
I've had some hard times in the past, like in 2001. When we had no work coming in. But this last one. (started in 2006 for us) When I had to make my house payment with a credit card, that's when I had to try something else.
Talking with one of my customers (http://camco.net/) about my situation, they offered me a job. I thought there's no way I could stay in one place and be happy, let alone the fact I would work myself out of a job in a few years.
Never did I think after 6 years I would still have a job and be so happy. Now I have 2 other Electricians working for me as well as overseeing electrical projects in our other plants.
I am truly blessed.

Greg

That's a great story, and I'm real glad that things turned out so well!

Never give up, never surrender!

Thanks for sharing.

[GoldenVolt]

Originally Posted by Boats

That's a great story, and I'm real glad that things turned out so well!

Never give up, never surrender!

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks , I'm happy to share.

But not when it comes to the buckles. Send me a check.

Greg

[Riverpigusmc]

Originally Posted by GoldenVolt

I started out in '86 being an Electrician's apprentice. After my 4 years of apprenticeship was over I got my journeyman's card and started going out on jobs with an apprentice of my own.
I've had some hard times in the past, like in 2001. When we had no work coming in. But this last one. (started in 2006 for us) When I had to make my house payment with a credit card, that's when I had to try something else.
Talking with one of my customers (http://camco.net/) about my situation, they offered me a job. I thought there's no way I could stay in one place and be happy, let alone the fact I would work myself out of a job in a few years.
Never did I think after 6 years I would still have a job and be so happy. Now I have 2 other Electricians working for me as well as overseeing electrical projects in our other plants.
I am truly blessed.

Greg

Got my first journeyman (Indiana) in 78, Masters(Indiana) in 88. Along the way got a journeyman in Texas and Florida. Electrical work is a good life, Ron