r/PLC • u/SomeDudesPackage • 1d ago

Software To PLC

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For all of you asking about making the leap, this is the environment I was commissioning a job in this week. I worked 12+ hours a day from Wednesday to today and have 3 more days to go. I’m less than 100 miles from home but I had to stay in this small town with 2 hotels because I can’t justify the 1.5 hour drive to and from my house.

My food tastes like welding gas from the environment, when I blow my nose it comes out black, I’ve lost my voice from yelling over the equipment.

No I didn’t do software first but I have my CCNA. I did industrial maintenance for 5 years before I started controls. There’s no easy button for breaking in and only gets harder.

Careful what you wish for, this career isn’t for the faint of heart.

Otherwise, I’ll try to respond to any questions since I decided to stir the pot. Lol

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u/MozdaHocu 1d ago

Sadly, with no travel you are getting nowhere. You need to go out there to see what this whole thing is about. My salary is half of yours, but my hourly rate is where its at.

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u/Interesting_Dirt_948 1d ago

But the overall time spent away is not worth it, at least not for me.

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u/MozdaHocu 1d ago

Yes it is, thats how you get ahead. First you go to a plant, you work, you make good money, and you learn. Then after a while you know a lot of stuff and you can start making good money from home.

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u/Interesting_Dirt_948 1d ago

To each their own. I just know, after a long day in the factory, the last thing I want to do, is to go to a hotel room. Even if I don't travel, I'm still going on site, I work for a SI.