How I bacame an apartment maintenance tech.

[@Raysmaintenance]

Glad to see you doing a video. Hope all is well with you and your job.

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Hey Ray, yea I'm still around. Just busy as heck, I wish I had more time to do videos but I'm always running. How about you? All good?

[@Raysmaintenance]

@@MaintenanceManNarratives feel you --- i have about 5.or 6 weeks of slow down but things are picking up "getting hoter" but its all good 👍

[@tracywelch6172]

I'm very proud of you and this video. Thank you!

[@efrainmagallanes8319]

I used a friend's resume and got into being a maintenance technician.

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

What ever works!! You're did what you had to and that's a quality

[@abrahammiron8319]

I’m in the apartment industry as well. I started right after high school at 18 years old. I am now 27 years old and a Service Supervisor of a 25 story high rise building and a 5 story mid rise building. I enjoy watching your videos brother.

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Wow!! I've always wondered what kind of experiences you guys have in that setup. I have the opposite set up. I have 428 townhomes all over the city, they are devided in 29 different communities. So I have to drive all day. Unfortunately right now we are really short handed it's just two of us. I do all the work orders and the other guy does all the turns.

[@abrahammiron8319]

@@MaintenanceManNarratives You should also create a video of the salaries the apartment industry pays. Here in Houston, TX there are companies that are starting out porters/groundskeepers at $17/hr. Service techs/ assistant supervisors between -$18-22 Service supervisors - $25-40’s

[@Sanfi817]

Im 28, and i started right after high school to. my father had a job ready for me. And ever since, it's been the best experience. From porter to assistant moving from property to property gaining experience.

[@danielludlow8960]

What I hear you saying is that you were willing to put in the work. And I'm not talking about the actual work but the work it takes to learn and to grow in areas where you needed more growth. I got to fix a mainline break as a temp. The regional and manager were skeptical but they also knew it would cost a lot of money. I had been at that complex about 4 days as a temp when I had that opportunity. This mainline break was smaller than your 2". It was underneath a sidewalk. I started the job and a permanent worker came and helped. His question was...."how are we going to find where the break is at?". I told him that we'll find the area of most saturation and it should be eroded a bit...it was. And we fixed it in under 6 hours. I felt very proud of a job well done! BTW....I jump around a lot myself... I have found a community that pays decent. And it feels like home. It feels like home and I'm happy where I am at now.

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

That's great that you found a good place!! I always wondered is I should have started as a temp to see other companies and figure which was best. And yea, you got it. It's not so much the actual work it's the discipline to take time to learn to do things right even if it's on your own time. Great comment!! Thanks

[@AlexNH56]

God has blessed you brother! Knowledge is key!

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

You are right, I do feel blessed. I think God has had alot of mercy on me and even though all my mistakes he has. Thanks!!

[@cpoul]

Budgets. And Investors. That's why they pay so little.

[@bioguerrero6966]

I got quit the same story iven with the same pays when i started with maitenance im Stiller leaarning a lot thru KZbin vids like yours,thank a lot.saludos desde West palm beach florida.

[@juanacosta2788]

Hey brother great video is my 1st time seen you I am hvac certified but I got no knowledge for anything els I wanted to see were or how can I get some knowledge for construction or facility maintenance... I currently work as a porter but I am having troble in moving on to hvac for the conpany I am whit in a apartment complex

[@SM-df9hm]

Thanks for sharing the story of your work history. I agree. Changing jobs (for example every two or three years) is better than having the same job all the time because one can learn a lot more about life by doing different things throughout his/her life. I don't even know what dream job means. I mean people can have favorite hobbies but honestly considering an actual work as a dream job? Minor thing; the sound can only be heard from one speaker so probably time to get a new mic.

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

I think you're right!! Because even if you make your hobby a job it takes the joy out of it because now it's a job. Being a musician may sound wonderful, until you realize you have to live with 4 other guys most of the time just to play a few hrs on the weekend.... Thanks for the mic detail, I probably did the settings wrong on the receiver.

[@fuzekki2280]

I came from construction background into maintenance and my first work order was a garbage disposal too I'm doing maintenance for a company with 700 units and 3 maintenance techs I love it lots of work but I love it

[@angelohvac5967]

Hey Pepe, I hope you're doing well. I really enjoyed this video just like all your other videos. Thanks for all your help and I hope you post more life and work story type videos. Thanks again and God bless you

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Thanks!! I really appreciate that. I sure will keep posting this kind of videos these are my favorite videos to do. Thanks again!!

[@joebrass4076]

Thank you for taking the time to do what you do. My story is simpler to yours. Not a supervisor yet .

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

I don't really know if it's worth being a supervisor. Sometimes I wish I would have stayed a tech.

[@unchilepicoso2502]

Very inspiring

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Thanks!

[@cpoul]

KZbin and Google!

[@outofsrvice]

Really inspiring sir. I’ve Been working everyday since I was 17 (now 22) and I’ve been offered a position as a maintenance assistant. I’ve worked in warehouses, commercial office buildings and now low voltage but I’ve always been the guy to ask to fix any little issues that aren’t even my job like loose doors, clogged toilet, bad light switch. I’ve really been enjoying it and this new position comes with a great raise compared to what I’m getting right now. Thank you for sharing

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

That's great!! I wish you the best of luck!! I can tell you're going to like this new job!!

[@SonicOrbStudios]

I learned and got into it all in a very similar way

[@jeremydavila6931]

Awesome story . I have also watched your other videos on the good and bad in apartment maintenance. I live in Houston Texas and I’ve been plumbing for 4yrs mostly service work but I am considering switching to this industry. Only problem is I obviously don’t have an EPA certification and idk if most properties are willing to help the tech get that or even train

[@sebd1171]

I'm starting at a new property with window units😂

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Sometimes those are harder, some tenants are always mad because they don't cool enough

[@billymonroe9574]

Awesome story! Your work ethic speaks for itself. As for me I’m doing it backwards, was a hvacr technician for 13 years, body started acting up and now moving into the maintenance supervisor role for a property. Enjoy your videos and learn a great deal from them

[@LDriggs]

Love your story man!

[@MaintenanceManNarratives]

Thank you!

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