Not a contractor or retailer
Hi, I work for a dish company, not a contractor or retailer. I have been working for Dish for about 4 years. Before I started with the company, I installed cable and specialized in the Cable Modem installations for a couple different sub contracting companies.
The Real deal I usually tell customers which company I work for. I am a remote tech for Dish. Which means that I have the company van at home, get my work via email and leave from home to my jobs. I do go into the office once a week for the team meeting and or training sessions. Some of the areas I work in is really easy to leave from home, so I usually cover about 3 to 4 counties including into another state. The van is a company van so I am only responsible for keeping it clean and making sure inventory is right. I have a company gas card, etc. My company provides all the tools, uniforms, and bascially all I need to complete the job. I get paid by the hour and not by the job as with some of the contractors and or retailers.
I like meeting different people everyday and every job is usually different and there is usually a challenge, but I am getting tired of working in the cold/snow, getting wet from rain. I have seen so many people living in filth with roaches, etc. On my days off I have been attending a tech school for an associates in IT: Computer networking which I am going to finish soon and start my BS in Network Security. I am trying to make myself more marketable for me and my family.
By the way this is a cool website