I have been working in the heating and air conditioning repair and installation industry for the past 25 years.
I’ve been with the same company for 15 of those years and recently I told my boss that I needed to start thinking about slowing down.
My doctor told me that I can’t work 50 or 60 hours a week and I shouldn’t continue working as physically hard as I do. The doctor was convinced that I was shortening my life by continuing to physically exert myself at the age of 50 years old. When I talked to my boss and the owner of the heating and air conditioner repair and installation business, he told me that he could put me in a position in the office at a desk if I was ready. All I had to do was say the word and he was happy to put me in a different position. I talked with him about the pay and found out that I would make around the same amount of money and maybe even a little bit more. The office position was more like a sales position. I could talk to commercial and residential customers about the things that they need and try to sell them on heating and cooling equipment. I could reach out to new clients and work on customer relations. I even got to continue using my company truck. It sounded like a dream come true. 2 weeks later I stopped working out in the field and I took the position in the office. I still get out of the office from time to time to talk to clients.