First off I didn't know which forum was the appropriate one to post this thread in so I chose the general DN forum since the job is for being a subcontract DN installer. Mods feel free to move this thread if theres another forum section more suitable.
Anyway with that out of the way. This thread is mainly for people either A) working as a subcontract DN installer for someone else or B) anyone that hires subcontractors for installing DN. If you are either please feel free to post your answer here or PM me if you don't want your answers made public.
I am considering taking a subcontract DN installer job with Suburban Services here in my local area. I went to the interview today and while the details of the job all sounded good, as anyone would expect them to make it sound, I wanted to get some real feedback on persons that have real life experience with satellite installations.
Here is what the interviewer said/promised:
All tools and equipment are the responsibility of the subcontractor to provide. Ok I can see this and don't have any problem with that.
He said that they would sell me all of the equipment, ie ladders/ladder racks for my truck, hand tools, and diagnostic equipment for 15% of my weekly earnings till the company is paid back. Altogether about $800 worth of tools and equipment. I don't really have a problem with this either, although I'm sure they price gouge all items, I would probably go out and buy as much of the tools as I could myself from Lowes or Home Depot.
But now heres what gets me to thinking of whether this is too risky a gamble on a job or not with this company. He said I'd need a $1 million property damage and liability insurance policy and an additional $1 million rider on my car insurance to cover any vehicle related accidents while on the job. The guy said I could get this on my own or buy an "umbrella" policy from them for 10% of my weekly earnings, which he says would come out to about $400/month through them. What has been your experience with getting insurance? Should I pursue my own, knowing that this will raise my car insurance premiums because of the use of my truck for the job, or take their insurance offer?
Speaking of which he also said it should be easy to make $1000/week doing installs if I did 2/day 6 days a week. This is based on an average of $80 - $100 per install. How true is this?
I think I'd like doing this kind of work as I have installed 5 maybe 6 satellite systems for myself and family in the past. But I'm just not sure about the investment and on going costs to do this as an income. I am unemployed right now and money is tight. I can't afford to waste money if any of this is more negative than what it appears. Any helpful advice is appreciated and sorry for the long post.
Anyway with that out of the way. This thread is mainly for people either A) working as a subcontract DN installer for someone else or B) anyone that hires subcontractors for installing DN. If you are either please feel free to post your answer here or PM me if you don't want your answers made public.
I am considering taking a subcontract DN installer job with Suburban Services here in my local area. I went to the interview today and while the details of the job all sounded good, as anyone would expect them to make it sound, I wanted to get some real feedback on persons that have real life experience with satellite installations.
Here is what the interviewer said/promised:
All tools and equipment are the responsibility of the subcontractor to provide. Ok I can see this and don't have any problem with that.
He said that they would sell me all of the equipment, ie ladders/ladder racks for my truck, hand tools, and diagnostic equipment for 15% of my weekly earnings till the company is paid back. Altogether about $800 worth of tools and equipment. I don't really have a problem with this either, although I'm sure they price gouge all items, I would probably go out and buy as much of the tools as I could myself from Lowes or Home Depot.
But now heres what gets me to thinking of whether this is too risky a gamble on a job or not with this company. He said I'd need a $1 million property damage and liability insurance policy and an additional $1 million rider on my car insurance to cover any vehicle related accidents while on the job. The guy said I could get this on my own or buy an "umbrella" policy from them for 10% of my weekly earnings, which he says would come out to about $400/month through them. What has been your experience with getting insurance? Should I pursue my own, knowing that this will raise my car insurance premiums because of the use of my truck for the job, or take their insurance offer?
Speaking of which he also said it should be easy to make $1000/week doing installs if I did 2/day 6 days a week. This is based on an average of $80 - $100 per install. How true is this?
I think I'd like doing this kind of work as I have installed 5 maybe 6 satellite systems for myself and family in the past. But I'm just not sure about the investment and on going costs to do this as an income. I am unemployed right now and money is tight. I can't afford to waste money if any of this is more negative than what it appears. Any helpful advice is appreciated and sorry for the long post.