Technician community complains businesses are being bought out by private equity

On the WorkHero episode, Bryan Orr characterizes a common complaint within the technician and contractor community that their businesses are being bought out by private equity and older experienced techs are being displaced by cheaper hires.

“we complain about the reality that we're being replaced by technology, our businesses are being bought out by private equity, and you're just hiring new cheap people and you're not honoring the older guys who have more experience.”

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