To all my young Electricians, Men and Women of all Trades, looking to earn a living, if you haven’t already started a family, it may be to your advantage to join an agency or company who will find you work abroad. Most will offer per diem, overtime and a better wage than the company’s offering employment back home. I myself have traveled the country while learning the tricks of the trade, simultaneously earning a better pay and getting to see our beautiful country. There’s a whole other world that stretches beyond what you’ve come to know, and your hunger for education will be met. The passion to learn through experiences will grow you in a multitude of ways. It’ll help you to understand what you’ve been taught, whether it be common knowledge shared amongst co-workers or code and theories taught in a classroom by an instructor. Embrace the process, knowing that your true competition stands before you in the mirror and that your own personal success comes after an onslaught of test. Focus on the basics initially to help simplify your learning process. Your ability to produce will increase in time, and your level of craftsmanship will show. FYI, if you don’t take the time out to learn the necessary steps and the applications in which they are to be applied, you won’t be happy with the end results. So allow yourselves to be taught, curb the bad attitude and humble your anxiety and aggression, because what you stand to learn is worth more than what you make today. Never stop reading, we’re witnessing rapid growth in a world with an old infrastructure that must be retrofitted in most instances. The benefits of reading consistently will make it easier as you’ll need to comprehend and navigate, not only the testing literature, but also the means in which you must apply the specifics of what is learned. Use trial and error to grow your confidence, and be tuff enough to do the hard work thoroughly.
When the time comes to deploy, you want to know as much about where you’re going as possible. This task is already made easy with the help of road signage, smart phones and internet access. You’ll need to Google your routes of travel, print out hard copies in the event that you lose service during your travels, You’ll be equipped. You should also travel with an up to date map, compass and watch out for speed traps, especially when crossing a borderline of any sort. Your out of state tags will stick out like a sore thumb, and can gain you some unwanted attention.
Lodging will be a difficult task, your initial research will help to minimize any inconveniences because after travel, you’d want to minimize the time spent doing anything else. Airbnb’s are popular but can be creepy, due to owners misusing hidden cameras and listening devices. Many owners feel as though they have the right to invade your privacy because you agreed to stay at their residence. Beware of sketchy Motels, most are drug infested, safe heavens for prostitution and burglary. And to weigh in on Hotels, the rates can be pricey, and if you have the option, go with the extended stay type. You’ll be able to prepare all of your meals at the extended stay, which will save you a ton of you’re earnings and minimize the random trips to find food in an unknown area.
Most jobs on the road will have you stationed in one place in particular, any where from 3 months to a year and some times longer, given the project that you are working on. That being said, you’ll want to reserve your extended stay for months at a time, if you are happy with the property, location and its accommodations. Always be willing to entertain a rental lease at an apartment complex to ensure that you have somewhere to consistently stay, because the reservations at extended stays and Hotels will fill up quick, with all of the reservations made from the people that constantly travel for business.
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