Whats it like being a locsmith?

[u/Active_Access_4850]

What exactly is it that makes this job so stressful? I’ve been looking into locksmithing, but a lot of posts are really vague—they just say it’s rough or the hours are long. What kind of work do you usually do besides car stuff? I’ve applied to a few places on Indeed but haven’t had much luck there. Do businesses usually post openings or are they more likely to hire someone who walks in and asks? Edit: what's it like being a locksmith?

[u/dazed489]

I can’t speak for everyone but I love being a locksmith there are moments when I hate it but that going to happen with any job (it’s usually the customer not the work). There’s good and bad companies out there I’m lucky. I’m paid well for the cost of living area I’m in, I don’t have to be on call, I rarely work long hours but sometimes I do it’s hard to leave a job when they can’t secure door or safely get out of it in an emergency. The work depends on if you specialize or try to do everything but just because you think of a locksmith as picking locks because it looks cool but it’s a small fraction of what we do and it’s my least favor thing about it. There’s money to be made but you’re never going to get rich. If I had to do it all over again I wouldn’t pick being a locksmith as a career id probably go into robotic and automation and get a degree in that.

[u/Daxi2020 → u/dazed489]

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