Technician notes prevalence of PE firms hiring in home services

An HVAC service technician considering a move to Tennessee observes that many private equity firms are constantly hiring in the area, contrasting this with their current employment at an ethical privately owned company. The comment reflects a technician's awareness of PE consolidation in the trades.

“Like many places at this point, seems to be quite a few private equity firms (constantly)hiring.”

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