Is being a cable technician hard?

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I have worked as both an Installer/Technician and in the office.

In my opinion, the job is not hard work. Of course that should vary depending on each persons ability.

There is a certain amount of physical labor required, which is mostly not intense. The hardest aspects of the job would be doing something like climbing a telephone pole, ladder work, crawling under a house, lifting a ladder, working in cold or hot weather, working in rain or snow depending on area.

People have asked me if I liked working in the field or the office more.

In my opinion, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, and it pretty much is a tie.

You get to work outside on nice days. You have to work outside on not so nice days.

You don’t have a boss directly watching over your shoulder. Your boss may be too far away to help quickly when you need them.

You get more freedom to choose when and where and what you eat for lunch. You may end up eating while driving from one job to the next.

Yes, there are many challenges you meet everyday. There are “Special customers” you have to tend to and lots of obstacles you have to go around. I had months where every job took me more than 2hrs to finish and i had months where i was in and out of a house in less than 1/2 and hour. In my humble opinion, the guys who have it rough are the guys who work in residential/commercial areas where you have to do pole work. Dragging out a 20ft ladder, extending it and climbing up it on a very cold day can get to you. The worst is going into someone backyard and gaffing a pole (spikes on your boots) and working up 50 feet off the ground in adverse weather.

You get more freedom to drive around and see more places during the day. In the office you are less likely to get stuck in traffic or get in a car accident.

I moved back into the office eventually, due to a number of issues. One of them that you may consider in your decision is that I threw my back out lifting a ladder.

Practice proper lifting and safety and most of your issues should be okay.

All things being equal, I tend to like working from home more than working in the field or in an office.