Oh I understand. Worked in Texas for 35 years and now retired pipefitter here in north east Alabama. In Texas it would be hard to get a welder to load his toolbox for $22.50. Had a guy here who wanted to hire me as a pipefitter and run his crew, asked me what kind of wages I needed. Told him I needed somewhere in the mid $20’s to come out of retirement. Told me that was more than the prevailing wage and couldn’t pay that much.Told him too bad.
That guy is nuts if he thinks he’s going to get an experienced pipe foreman for less than $25 an hour.