NFPA_SysAdmin

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Google employee activism on diversity, DoD contract is shaking up Internet giant(usatoday.com)
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
> "...three times as many employees in installations as they do service" This is more in the compliance sector, but I get what you're trying to get at.
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
> "The thing about trades is you don't need to be smart- just hard working." Have you ever worked a trades job? It takes "smarts" to be a good HVAC technician...it involves knowing and understanding practical the
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
There are some skilled trades that companies, even during a recession, can't get around...fire alarm/suppression system inspectors/technicians, elevator inspectors/technicians, electricians, electrical code specialists,
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
Keep in mind that that is your average journeyman's pay. You'll have additional incentives depending on your workplace, role, and experience. For example a utility company substation technician will make journeyman's pay + ex
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
It depends, as a technician I was active, mobile, exercised my muscles daily, and was in very good shape. After I got my CS degree, I spent the next year sitting in front of a desk staring at an editor and couldn't stand it. I moved ba
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by NFPA_SysAdmin 8y ago
In many cases, you'll end up making something that works using simple relays way more complex, so you'll still need some kind of technician to troubleshoot the equipment when it fails. The "advances" in equipment technol