HARTFORD, Conn. - You don't have to be an "S.O.B." to want to enter the oil heating business. At least that's the opinion of Bob Hedden of Oil Heat Associates, Wantagh, N.Y. Hedden was addressing instructors at the 53rd Annual National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers (NAOHSM) Convention & Trade Show.
In his example, S.O.B. referred to "son of the boss." He joked about how he was one of the types who couldn't get a job so he went to work in the family business. He eventually switched careers and developed training programs for oil heat technicians. He is presently in charge of education and training for the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA).