Yeah I don't want to make private shops sound horrible and why the hell would anyone suffer through them. Pay is still good and enough for you to live comfortable, at least for my standards. I don't want to come across as an asshole to anyone that is in them, hell I'm in one. There are a lot of very good electricians in my shop, that are genuinely good people. I wish all of them the best. I just poor my heart and blood/sweat/tears into this trade and want to make my boss the most amount of $ I possibly can on every job I do. I just don't feel like he puts anywhere close the same amount of effort. I make less than any other journeyman in my company yet all my supervisors say I'm one of the best guys they have. The owner won't give out raises during Covid, and I'm being severely underpaid because of this. Going to call up my local Union. There is plenty of work in Houston, we'll see how this goes. Thanks for your input