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View Poll Results: Best tradie job

Voters: 41.
Carpenter
2 4%
Plumber
1 2%
Other (explain)
6 14%
Roofer
1 2%
Mechanic
2 4%
Iron worker
0 0%
HVAC
8 19%
Electrician
19 46%
Welder
2 4%
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Thread: Best tradesmen job? (poll)

post 1673484963 12-24-2022, 10:43 PM
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Best tradesmen job? (poll)

Lets hear it misc, whats the best and why
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post 1673485133 12-24-2022, 10:48 PM
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Im not a tradie scum but id say electrician

Mainly work indoors and can charge a chitload for call outs after hours

Same with plumbers but would have to deal with chit every day
post 1673485253 12-24-2022, 10:54 PM
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Electrician or plumber imo, or even mechanic.

The thing about some trades is that they go hand in hand with alcohol and meth addiction to keep up with the tax on the mind/body.
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post 1673485283 12-24-2022, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted By JuicePro⏩
Electrician or plumber imo, or even mechanic.

The thing about some trades is that they go hand in hand with alcohol and meth addiction to keep up with the tax on the mind/body.
meth if not abused is based
post 1673485373 12-24-2022, 10:57 PM
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Cdl. I make over $200,000 per year with my own truck. I get to choose when I work and don’t have to deal with other tradies.
post 1673485653 12-24-2022, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted By havoc00⏩
meth if not abused is based
Not sure if srs, but no bro. My father is a meth addict and it's actual poison. Some may start it out with good intentions of productivity but it just ends up taking everything from you.
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post 1673485673 12-24-2022, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted By JuicePro⏩
Not sure if srs, but no bro. My father is a meth addict and it's actual poison. Some may start it out with good intentions of productivity but it just ends up taking everything from you.
if u can do it recreationally its nice but a lot of people cant
post 1673486643 12-24-2022, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted By JewSeeJon⏩
Cdl. I make over $200,000 per year with my own truck. I get to choose when I work and don’t have to deal with other tradies.
bull****
diesel sky high prices
insurance
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post 1673488523 12-25-2022, 12:27 AM
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- Best

- Tradie job

Choose none
post 1673488653 12-25-2022, 12:32 AM
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The guy who replaced my A/C had his own van. He charged me almost $20k. It took him less than 1 hour to estimate plus approx 6 more hours of leisurely labor on site.

From what I can tell, the wholesale cost for the parts is around $5k, at most. So this guy cleaned me out for $15k gross profit for a single day worth of man hours. I did a whole house worth of renovation and the HVAC guy stuck me harder than anyone else.
post 1673488773 12-25-2022, 12:36 AM
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post 1673488793 12-25-2022, 12:37 AM
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fuk tradies srs

always charging an outrageous amount to do simple chit in the context of their field. hired a ****ggot plumber to fix my shower, it took him a week to do it because he had to order a part, probably did a total of 20 minutes of work and charged me 400 dollars.
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post 1673489083 12-25-2022, 12:47 AM
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post 1673491453 12-25-2022, 02:21 AM
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post 1673491753 12-25-2022, 02:39 AM
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For money electrician & hvac, maybe plumbing.

For unlimited horse cawck emperor swagger, mechanic & iron worker.
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post 1673491883 12-25-2022, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted By havoc00⏩
if u can do it recreationally its nice but a lot of people cant
I've never heard of one.

HVAC seems overlooked because the market is enormous and simple since it has like no prestige.
post 1673491923 12-25-2022, 02:52 AM
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I'm really disappointed. Not even 1 tradie gif? Really?
post 1673492743 12-25-2022, 03:52 AM
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HVAC ******

A/C gang cleaning up scamming these beta clickclackcels
post 1673496943 12-25-2022, 06:30 AM
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Heavy duty mechanic. Great pay, can fix anything, weld, and you’re the one who keeps the world building and moving.

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post 1673497413 12-25-2022, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Goodguy03⏩
fuk tradies srs

always charging an outrageous amount to do simple chit in the context of their field. hired a ****ggot plumber to fix my shower, it took him a week to do it because he had to order a part, probably did a total of 20 minutes of work and charged me 400 dollars.
why didn't you do it yourself?
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post 1673497513 12-25-2022, 06:50 AM
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person who holds up slow sign for 28/hr
post 1673497873 12-25-2022, 07:01 AM
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Electrician or even better, lineman.
post 1673498153 12-25-2022, 07:09 AM
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Can someone explain to dump non-American what is tradie? I thought it's some marketing stuff?
post 1673498663 12-25-2022, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted By Mic9⏩
Can someone explain to dump non-American what is tradie? I thought it's some marketing stuff?
skilled person is what it really means. typically people are referring to electrician, hvac and plumbing. those trades you can't just be a random person and wake up and do

but people like to include "low skilled" chit into "trades" cause they have no idea. like some low end laborer that any random person CAN just wake up and do. like putting some nails into wood.

electrician is def. the hardest and most vast. an apprenticeship is 5 years with schooling and id say even after 10 years you still don't prob know everything. if you did 2.5 years commercial and 2.5 years residential, you still haven't done industrial. and i have to say, most people are prob referring to residential aspects of the trade, cause a plumber in new construction commercial doesn't have to deal with chit at all. they're building the infrastructure of all the pipes - water, bathroom, fire hose, etc., etc. - in the building. the people that use the building haven't even showed up at all

elevator is another good trade
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Originally Posted By Mic9⏩
Can someone explain to dumb non-American what is tradie? I thought it's some marketing stuff?
tradesman

aka people who build stuff
post 1673498733 12-25-2022, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted By JuicePro⏩
Electrician or plumber imo, or even mechanic.

The thing about some trades is that they go hand in hand with alcohol and meth addiction to keep up with the tax on the mind/body.
Based.

Have not met a tradie who wasn't a chronic smoker, alcoholic or wife beater ever.
post 1673498763 12-25-2022, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
The guy who replaced my A/C had his own van. He charged me almost $20k. It took him less than 1 hour to estimate plus approx 6 more hours of leisurely labor on site.

From what I can tell, the wholesale cost for the parts is around $5k, at most. So this guy cleaned me out for $15k gross profit for a single day worth of man hours. I did a whole house worth of renovation and the HVAC guy stuck me harder than anyone else.
Why the fook would you let yourself get ripped like that?
post 1673498863 12-25-2022, 07:27 AM
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Union ironworker is a good gig if heights don't bother you.

Self employed plumber or electrician can make $$$$$$$$

Welder is a skill that can be used in pretty much any industry
post 1673498973 12-25-2022, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted By Mic9⏩
Can someone explain to dump non-American what is tradie? I thought it's some marketing stuff?
Skilled Trades

Tradie is just shorthand/nick name.
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post 1673499193 12-25-2022, 07:35 AM
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HVAC and it’s not even close

Plumber is dirty AF

Roofing etc suks dik

Welding is cool but suks dik
Electricians deal with bullchit and get shocked all the fukking time
Painters breathe in a bunch of bullchit
Carpenters -meh- money is harder to setup / get known etc, high skill level might be alright if good person to teach you etc..
Mechanic is dirty as fuk


HVAC is fukking putting some tubes through buildings and pays bank. Work on a few heaters / ac units instead of grease traps / toilets / engines

Refrigerator fixer tradie is all right too. Or appliance. But money isn’t as good.

Fuk it’s a no brainer
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