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Spend A Week Hiring Contractors If You Think $20 An Hour Is Too Much

Spend A Week Hiring Contractors If You Think $20 An Hour Is Too Much

While doing research for this blog post, I was browsing through maintenance technician jobs on a website that covers the entire nation.  I was about as inspired as I would’ve been while browsing on Amazon for a coffin to be buried in. So before we dive into this, I want…

9 Things That Will Make You An Unlikable Maintenance Technician

9 Things That Will Make You An Unlikable Maintenance Technician

9) The Boozer Sometimes as adults we come to work with a hangover. Once every year or two is life. However, “the boozer” takes it to another level. Clocking in all glassy eyed while looking like a Nick Nolte mugshot every week will get you blacklisted from the apartment industry…

THE BENEFITS OF KEEPING YOUR MAINTENANCE SHOP STOCKED

THE BENEFITS OF KEEPING YOUR MAINTENANCE SHOP STOCKED

I’ve been on both sides of this issue. I’ve dealt with shops that had the bare minimum to work with and shops that had more than enough to work with. Needless to say, working in a skeleton shop annoys the piss out of me. Early in my maintenance career I…

HOW TO HANDLE WORKING WITH A HIDER

HOW TO HANDLE WORKING WITH A HIDER

The hider. It may surprise some people how rampant and common this problem is. If you’ve worked in the apartment industry long enough then you know who I’m talking about. It’s the person that you only see when they’re clocking in and clocking out. Or, they’re standing over you blabbing…