"If you have passion and dedication, you will be an asset wherever you choose to work. Your core values will be a compass that will keep you moving in the right direction."-Joey Snider
Go to college or learn a trade? For Joey Snider, this common high-schooler's dilemma was easily resolved. He was going strong as a teenage apprentice plumber. That is, until his parents packed him off to college. But Joey couldn't stay away for long, and after eight years becoming a master in his trade, he bought and built up his own plumbing and water treatment company into a multi-van, seven-figure business.
If Water Runs Through It, We'll Do It, is full of stories, insights and takeaways that span the trying times, the funny times, the mistakes and the "can't make this stuff up" shockers over four decades as a plumbing technician and business owner.
Get an inside look at...
- Commercial, residential, and service plumbers defined
- The difference between a level 1, 2, and 3 plumber
- The highs and lows of the apprenticeship journey
- The ingredients of a first-rate plumbing technician
- Average pay rates from apprentice to master trade levels
- How intestinal fortitude is the magic bullet for success
- What on-call customer service means to your reputation
- Why the two-year mark is a crossroads in the trades
- Technological advancements in the industry
- The white-collar versus blue-collar debate
- Comparing higher education versus on-the-job training
- Pros and cons of being the boss versus working for the boss
- Why being an owner is a lifestyle more than a career
- How to harness KPI's and dashboards to transform your business
... and more!
Filled with stories, facts and figures, and guidance based on hard-won experience, If Water Runs Through It, is a brief, snappy, knowledgeable and highly-readable glimpse into challenging and enjoyable work in the trades as a plumbing technician.
"For those who realize that technology has revolutionized the blue-collar job description, the world is at your fingertips."-Joey Snider