>>598045None that I've ever been aware of. Couple times I know i've gone over PEL though.
>>599238I'm actually an independent contractor. Most of my work's on the engineering/integration side of things, not so much the technician and tower gruntwork.
Being an IC has some major advantages... a lot more freedom to choose the work I want to do, when and how I want to do it.
They're also paying me a significant amount of money - a lot more than an employee with equivalent skills would be compensated.
The downside is you're held to a much higher standard in terms of quality and timeliness.... you need to make their expense worth the money, start to finish. If you don't have the skills, time, equipment, and expertise to get the job done right the first time, nobody's going to be happy.
And guess who buys all the equipment? You do! RF test equipment doesn't come cheap.
Agency I worked with was impressed with the work I did on the backend, analyzing the systems they had in place and getting everything upgraded, as well as the documentation after the fact. Through the process of working with them, they realized I did extensive planning before I dove into a project, and that what I did had a big focus on safety.
Now they contract out a lot of minor fixes (light bulb changes, for example), but if they don't think that company has the skills/ability to do it, they'll bring me in (and pay me engineering contractor rates) to change a light bulb and repair a hatch plate.
They know I don't have the certifications the other guys do (Towers and big RF stuff isn't my primary line of work) but when it comes to quality of work and documentation afterwards, I'm worth the money to them.
I'm not going to turn down a job, but if it's something I don't want to do, I'll quote them so it's worth my time...
