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FITM-K t1_j6ti4id wrote

Anything in the medical field is desperately needed.

Most of the trades too. Plumbers, electricians, etc. don't have to look too hard for work.

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GratefulHead420 t1_j6toiap wrote

If you are in the trades and take phone calls, and respond to messages, you will drown in work.

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FITM-K t1_j6tx02d wrote

Well, the reason most of them don't take phone calls or respond to messages is that they're already drowning in work. But yeah.

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disposition00 t1_j6u62u6 wrote

Being an electrician that is absolutely the truth right now.

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The_Maine_Sam t1_j6wv3a0 wrote

Virtual assistants are really pretty cheap tbh and it must be either ignorance of their existence or the good ole boy resistance to change mentality. To u/GratefulHead420 's point, most tradespeople have incredibly lackluster customer service skills and would be able to do more and charge more with someone handling the phones!

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FITM-K t1_j6wzcg9 wrote

I don't know if I'd agree that's true of most tradespeople, but it's definitely true of some. That said, if you have all of the work that you want/can handle already, what would be the point of hiring a virtual assistant just so they can call a bunch of people back and say "no"? I guess it creates a slightly better "customer experience", but then, that person isn't actually going to be a customer so I understand why a tradesperson wouldn't want to invest in improving their experience.

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The_Maine_Sam t1_j6x0pfb wrote

It's the same reason successful tradespeople often hire someone to perform estimates. They're delegating low hanging tasks so that they can focus on money making activities. A VA allows you to take more jobs because you're spending less time chasing clients for scheduling, payment, fielding questions, etc.

The nice thing about the trades is it offers an opportunity to work for yourself and run your own business but for, again, I'll say, most tradespeople, they really could use some classes on how to run their business optimally.

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theharddog1 t1_j6u39yp wrote

And then you won’t be able to take calls….and so on, we need reasonable rentals sos people can move here, we need population growth in order to keep Maintaining Maine

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Enigmedic t1_j6uvhyc wrote

Medical can't be in too high of demand, everywhere is paying way fucking less than anywhere around where I currently am (similar cost of living when not looking around Portland). I want to move back home to Maine but I would lose so much money doing it. Not to mention losing out on opportunities for growth and other training available in bigger areas.

The reviews for health systems by employees are also terrible. So paycut + shittier work environment doesn't seem like a leap I want to take. Hell my mom moved back to Maine to be closer to family, but the hospital she worked at was so backasswards she moved back south after like 6 months.

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Intelligent-Cap712 t1_j6vrbos wrote

I finished a travel contract at Maine Med, $5k week. Maine pays nurses like crap. At least 75% of the hospital was travel nurses. Maines nurses travel between Portland and New Hampshire because the pay is 10 yrs behind other states.

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Smitch250 t1_j6v04kj wrote

Medical field is terrible. Everyone i know in it is absolutely miserable even the rich ones. Electrican would be the way to go I can never find an electrician for my bridge projects. They are all too busy to bother with small electrical jobs less than $10k

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