It is an amazing and fun job though. If you dont mind being on time, working hard, dealing with hot/cold/dark, you can enjoy a fun job. I did construction/maintenance/service. Im an adjuster now just mainly running service calls and I love it. Its never ever boring. Always something new. Your always learning more. I enjoy the moment I figure out what the problem is and fix it. I like leaving buildings with things better than I found them. Inspections are fun I think. Its a good mix of challenging with reward of getting it done.
Negotiate before your hired and set clear expectations! Talk to the company about what you want and are not willing to do. Expect at least 2 weeks vacation to start.
Oh and customers call your companies answering service who then calls you and then you gotta leave and go there to fix their elevator. On call is a set schedule of who that mechanic is. DEFINITELY talk to mechanics and find out what a companies on call is actually like before going to a company (as a mechanic, makes no difference as a helper).
