Are You Proud to be a Technician?

If you are a contractor owner or manager, it’s probably best that you didn’t read this. If you’ve been reading along here at The Technician Shop, you know that one of our greatest desires is to help you. But today we are going to discuss a cold, harsh reality that you might take the wrong way. Better that you just let this one be. Thanks so much for your understanding.

The idea for The Technician Shop first came to me in 2004 when I began to question, who out there was trying to help technicians with their work, career and education? I ran my idea by a person of whom I had tremendous respect for. This gentleman was a warrior. He crusaded for a professionally, improved contractor world. While he loved contractors, he knew they were a stubborn lot and slow to make changes for the better. So he battled them toe to toe, hammering home his you-need-to-change-viewpoint and the reasons that you did. As a ballplayer, I never hit that many home runs, but my hero was Babe Ruth. As a professional, I didn’t have (and still don’t) what it took to battle contractors, but this guy did and he was my hero. So when he spoke, you can best believe I listened.

He said, “I caution you about asking contractors what they are looking for in Techs, they don’t really know yet. Better to ask Techs what would make being a tech job a proud job to have.”

So, why are you proud to be a technician?