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Gridlock · 12-07-2011, 09:20 AM

I don't think its a ruining of the summer as 4444 said...myself, I think it would be way more entertaining than working in a restaurant-but it depends on what you are looking for. If you want to get up in the morning, do your thing, go to some restaurant and hang out with hot waitresses and hope for a chance to shag one-then painting is not for you.

If you want to run your own show, and show up to places because YOU have to, not because someone else tells you to, then this is a way better way to go.

I can tell you that starting your own business is a lot harder than starting up with these guys, and that may be worth a 25% cut. I worked for studentworks in between 1st and 2nd year at BCIT, then went and got a job, worked my way up and was actually somewhat influential at the company. I got to the point where I hated going to work. It literally sucked the life out of me.

And I decided one day to quit, and go and do my own thing. That thing was painting.

I happened to do all this a year before the economy derailed. Now, Vancouver wasn't all that affected, but it was like playing musical chairs, and the dude starting out with no name and minimal resources was left without a chair.

I personally hated the straight "painting" aspect. I wasn't good enough to go super high end, I wasn't willing to apprentice for a few years to learn it(I was NOT going to go from being in charge of a $4 million annual spend at one company to being a grunt at a painting company) so i quickly pivoted into going full service renovations. That meant every job I took on involved more tool purchases. Now, I'm vastly more entertained when we talk about what walls to remove rather than what color to paint them.

I guess where I'm going is I can definitely appreciate the leg up offered by the franchise model. As 4444 said...the work quality is ass. I was getting paid piece work, meaning the faster I slapped it up, the more I made. I still couldn't do it that way. I had to make sure it looked good.

I use to have it made up to me by getting first pick on tasks. Very quickly, I did no prep, and if the job involved spraying, I was the go-to guy.

I think the customers just have to know, right? You collect a few quotes, and one from unexperienced psych majors comes in way less, you have to know there's a catch.

12-07-2011, 09:20 AM	#11
Gridlock Banned By Establishment Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New West Posts: 3,997 Thanked 2,982 Times in 1,135 Posts Failed 284 Times in 109 Posts	I don't think its a ruining of the summer as 4444 said...myself, I think it would be way more entertaining than working in a restaurant-but it depends on what you are looking for. If you want to get up in the morning, do your thing, go to some restaurant and hang out with hot waitresses and hope for a chance to shag one-then painting is not for you. If you want to run your own show, and show up to places because YOU have to, not because someone else tells you to, then this is a way better way to go. I can tell you that starting your own business is a lot harder than starting up with these guys, and that may be worth a 25% cut. I worked for studentworks in between 1st and 2nd year at BCIT, then went and got a job, worked my way up and was actually somewhat influential at the company. I got to the point where I hated going to work. It literally sucked the life out of me. And I decided one day to quit, and go and do my own thing. That thing was painting. I happened to do all this a year before the economy derailed. Now, Vancouver wasn't all that affected, but it was like playing musical chairs, and the dude starting out with no name and minimal resources was left without a chair. I personally hated the straight "painting" aspect. I wasn't good enough to go super high end, I wasn't willing to apprentice for a few years to learn it(I was NOT going to go from being in charge of a $4 million annual spend at one company to being a grunt at a painting company) so i quickly pivoted into going full service renovations. That meant every job I took on involved more tool purchases. Now, I'm vastly more entertained when we talk about what walls to remove rather than what color to paint them. I guess where I'm going is I can definitely appreciate the leg up offered by the franchise model. As 4444 said...the work quality is ass. I was getting paid piece work, meaning the faster I slapped it up, the more I made. I still couldn't do it that way. I had to make sure it looked good. I use to have it made up to me by getting first pick on tasks. Very quickly, I did no prep, and if the job involved spraying, I was the go-to guy. I think the customers just have to know, right? You collect a few quotes, and one from unexperienced psych majors comes in way less, you have to know there's a catch.