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Avatar photoHarold Kestenholz
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    Many people would like to be a plumber. The pay is good and the learning never ends. There is the benefit of working on your own and the opportunity to display rare skills. These are the benefits of the occupation.

    Unfortunately, the hours are often equivalent to that of a surgeon. There is rarely time to be where you need of want to be for personal reasons unless you are working for an enlightened employer whow understands the personal requirements for a family and emotional health.

    There are business management techniques and practices that inmprove the working conditions of both employer and employee. While not directly addressing plumbing businesses there are many published resources to improve the employment picture.

    Most colleges have courses for employee relations and business practices; there is one in your local area. There are some Service Management books on the http://www.notaei.org
    web site.

    As a former Employment Counselor for the state of New Jersey, Director of Education for the Hydronics Institute, and consultant, I continue an interest in effective employment practices. The knowledge is spread throughout the world, as employee retention is always a highly valued attribute. It is always much less expensive to retain an employee than to train a new one in a highly skilled profession.

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