Articles by Michael Cassity

Stop and think before you change jobs for what appears to be a better opportunity. The grass is rarely greener on the other side. 

In this article, I would like to keep the momentum going by tackling the critical issue of what steps trade schools should be taking to educate and train our industry’s future technicians and installers so they can hit the ground running as soon as they graduate. 

Designing proper coverage and having a complete awareness of the direct costs associated with each of these objectives can go a long way toward improving a company’s bottom line. 

The answer is simple: HVACR contractors and technical schools must start working together, and it starts with the contractor. 

We have all heard the cliché “evolve or die” thousands of times, and it’s absolutely true. But evolving in and of itself, or evolving just for the sake of evolving, is not enough.