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<blockquote data-quote="TheRealSpinner" data-source="post: 8521160" data-attributes="member: 670870"><p>It's funny that you mention Installer Institute, since I'm wearing their shirt right now, which is strange, because I generally only wear my own company shirts (must be laundry day). Anyway, like you, I did all my friends' installs in High School, and thought that's what I really wanted to do. Keep in mind that this was 16 years ago, but I went to Installer Institute, and think it was a waste of money. It DID get me my first job, but I talked with the install shop before I went, and the timing worked out that there was a position available when I completed my training. The shop was a VERY high end install shop, and very successful! With that in mind, you need to ask yourself why it was successful. Long story short, the boss was a real pain in the ***, and would lose his sh*t all the time. With that, and my fingers hurting at the end of every single day, and my back being sore from climbing under dash boards, I only lasted 6 months!</p><p></p><p>One thing positive that came out of it was it got me to start collecting tools, and I still use the toolbox I purchased for that job. I never did installs after that job, and have since moved on to better things, but my advice is this: don't do the install course, find a job with people you like, doing the things you enjoy. It's hard to put a dollar value on loving the place you spend half of your waking life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheRealSpinner, post: 8521160, member: 670870"] It's funny that you mention Installer Institute, since I'm wearing their shirt right now, which is strange, because I generally only wear my own company shirts (must be laundry day). Anyway, like you, I did all my friends' installs in High School, and thought that's what I really wanted to do. Keep in mind that this was 16 years ago, but I went to Installer Institute, and think it was a waste of money. It DID get me my first job, but I talked with the install shop before I went, and the timing worked out that there was a position available when I completed my training. The shop was a VERY high end install shop, and very successful! With that in mind, you need to ask yourself why it was successful. Long story short, the boss was a real pain in the ***, and would lose his sh*t all the time. With that, and my fingers hurting at the end of every single day, and my back being sore from climbing under dash boards, I only lasted 6 months! One thing positive that came out of it was it got me to start collecting tools, and I still use the toolbox I purchased for that job. I never did installs after that job, and have since moved on to better things, but my advice is this: don't do the install course, find a job with people you like, doing the things you enjoy. It's hard to put a dollar value on loving the place you spend half of your waking life. [/QUOTE]
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