On "Retirement Plans Are Today’s Top HVAC Recruitment and Retention Tool"

Offering a 401k doesn't fix your staffing problem—it's table stakes now, not a differentiator. Every shop that can afford to stay in business is putting something on the table for retirement, so you're competing on matching percentage and vesting terms, not on having one at all. The real retention lever is still schedule predictability, respect on the job, and not getting screamed at by customers, but those don't show up in benefits brochures. If you're losing techs to another company, their retirement plan isn't the reason—it's usually the work itself or management, which no 401k match covers.