Plumbing Daily Brief
— Our take
On "4 Myths About Getting Into HVAC"
Confidence barriers are real, but they're rarely the bottleneck in HVAC—the actual problem is that shops can't find enough bodies willing to show up, learn the trade, and stick around long enough to be useful. Myth-busting articles that tell potential techs "you don't need to be a math genius" or "it's not as hard as you think" miss the point: the industry needs to fix pay, scheduling, and culture, not convince people the work is easier than they believe. If you're struggling to hire, don't expect a pep talk to solve it.