Right now I'm working as an installer. As in Audio/Video, not for a cable company.

Main things we do are Tv's, Audio systems (either soundbars or whole systems receivers and everything), security cameras, things like that. As home automatin becomes more popular we do more of that as well.


Boss: One guy. He's been doing this alone for about 15 years, and has finally decided he wants to expand a little bit. He's had several assistants over the years, i've been there bout 2.5 years. He says he wants to do less physical work and more managing, but he's not ready to let go and that's why we haven't progressed.

Day to day: Basically we are still low level so our calendar is never full. Many days I get up and check and something has been added so i might not know until that morning what we are doing. It's good because every day is different, it's bad for planning purposes.

Pay: Sucks. Still hourly, no benfits. I'm too loyal to just leave but it's a struggle. I enjoy the work we do, i've never been handy so it's way different. But at my age job enjoyment doesn't help at all.

What I enjoy: I like anything that's a project. If we have an 8 camera system to wire up we might be there all day. I like that. I hate travelling around all day to different houses for small jobs. I'd rather do an entire theater system than go hang 5 tv's at 5 different houses.

It seems like i have complaints but honestly I like the job and i like my boss. If this was 20 years ago i could ride this out and see what happens. It's only cause I'm old that i need something to happen quicker.

So on a good note my fav customers are the ones that tell you what they need, don't ask price, and just ask when can you get it done. I enjoy those jobs the most (don't we all). Thos people are also typically the people that let you in, show you what they want, then leave and don't come back until you are done.