I'm a dish installer working for a retailer out of Roanoke VA
The job is great..
Meeting so many people, country, city, spanish, drunks, druggies, afghans, indians, super christian, mean/snotty people, its all good though.. never know what you will run into..
one job could take you 1 hour.. one job might take you all day!
work isnt that hard.. its interesting
you can take pride in your own work
no boss around all day, work at your own pace
do the work the way you want it
helping people be happy (they love their TV)
might have to dig a 200' trench on one job.. and not touch the shuvel again for a month..
or you might have to use it everyday for a week, you never know.
Might be a single wide trailer your hookin' up and you have to run cables underneath where its all wet and spider webbed..
or could be a million-dollar mansion already pre-wired and he might tip you 50.00
or .. could be a 3 story 200 year old house.. and only place to mount is on the roof
might bust your butt.. and do everything you can to do a good job for a customer, just going out of the way and he may not tip you anything and be pissed about the way the entire install looks..
benefits.. - depends on which of the thousands of install companys you work for..
I like it