Top Tier Temps

Top Tier Temps Top Tier Temps provides top tier licensed and insured electrical temps in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

05/28/2026

You show up without tools? You’re going home.

I don’t know how else to say it.

I’m not sending guys out like that.

I’ve been on job sites - I know how it works. Break is at 9:00 and 12:00.

You don’t walk in and waste a contractor’s time while they’re paying their crew.

Same thing with tools.

If a guy shows up without what he needs, the foreman knows right away. Now the job slows down, people are sharing tools, and everything gets backed up.

That’s avoidable.

I check that before anyone goes out.

This isn’t complicated. Time is money so show up on time, have your tools, be ready to work.

That’s the baseline.

05/26/2026

A bad hire doesn’t stay contained. It spreads through the job like a virus.

You bring someone in who isn’t ready. Now your foreman is tied up fixing basic mistakes instead of laying out the next phase.

Simple things start going wrong. Conduit gets bent wrong. Measurements are off. Material gets wasted.

Now your top guys are pulling it out and redoing it.

You’re paying once to do it wrong, then again to fix it.

Meanwhile the job slows down. Deadlines start slipping.

And your best guys feel it first. They’re the ones carrying it.

That’s where the cost is.

That’s why I focus on sending the right guy the first time.

05/21/2026

Contractors keep asking me for specialized electricians, and most of the time they can’t find them.

I see it all the time.

Fire alarm work, for example, is its own thing. It’s not something everyone knows how to do. There are a lot of pieces to it, and you need someone who actually understands the system.

Same with card access. Same with temperature controls.

I’ve got guys who specialize in that. You hand them the prints and they just go. You don’t have to stand over them or walk them through it.

I had a contractor this summer looking for people strong in temperature controls. That’s a tough one. I was able to send over a few guys who knew it, and they ran with it.

That’s the difference.

It’s not just sending an electrician.

It’s sending the right one.

05/19/2026

It’s easy to treat safety like a box you check.

Until it’s not.

All it takes is one mistake.

Now the job stops. People are hurt. Everything changes.

And all of a sudden, safety is the only thing anyone is talking about.

I know training takes time and it cuts into hours.

In Connecticut, OSHA 10 gets you by.

But I don’t stop there. I push for OSHA 30.

It’s more work. It’s more time.

But I’ve seen what happens when corners get cut.

And that’s not something I’m willing to risk.

05/14/2026

Most staffing firms treat electricians like numbers and that shows up on the job site.

One of the most overlooked parts of this business is actually knowing the guys you’re sending out and caring about more than just the work they’re doing.

I talk to some of my guys every week.

Not about the job. Just checking in, hearing how things are going, what’s working, what’s not.

Sometimes it’s just listening when they're having a bad day.

That matters more than people think.

When a guy knows someone’s looking out for him, he shows up different.

More locked in, more reliable.

And that carries over to the project manager or contractor.

That’s why my guys stick.

And why project managers keep asking for them back.

05/12/2026

A bad hire costs more than an open role.

If I send you someone who isn’t ready, it doesn’t just impact that job. It changes how you see me going forward.

That matters.

I’ve seen what happens when the wrong guy gets sent out.

You lose time on onboarding, safety, and watching over someone who can’t keep up.

The job slows down. Your foreman gets pulled off what he should be doing.

It adds up fast.

So if I don’t have the right person, I’ll tell you.

I’d rather leave the role open than send someone out who sets you back.

That’s how I protect the relationship.

05/07/2026

Cold calling will humble you fast.

When I first started Top Tier Temps, that’s how I got business.

First 10 calls, people are hanging up on you. Some aren’t nice about it either. You feel like you’re just bothering people.
It takes a toll.

I’ve got a lot of respect for anyone still doing it every day.

What changed for me is what happened after the first placement.

I focused on doing the job right. Sending the right guys. Taking care of them. Staying in touch.

Over time, contractors started vouching for me.

Now most of my work comes from referrals and repeat business.

You can cold call your way in, but your reputation is what keeps you from having to do it forever.

05/05/2026

I can usually tell which apprentices are going to stand out early on.

When I coach them, I give them one rule: never eat lunch alone on the job site.

If you’re working next to a plumber, ask questions. If you’re near a mason, watch how he handles the brick.

That’s how you pick up how a job really works.

I spent hours watching a mason repoint brick on a commercial site.

Years later, I used those same skills on my own property.

Most people keep to themselves.

But the ones who pay attention to what’s going on around them end up becoming a lot more valuable.

04/30/2026

Communication is one of the easiest ways to stand out, and somehow one of the hardest things for people to get right.

Call someone back. Answer your phone. Give a straight answer when there’s a problem.

That shouldn’t be impressive.

But it is.

I take that seriously.

If you call me, I’m picking up. If I miss it, I’m calling you back within the hour. No one’s left wondering what’s going on.

Same thing with my guys. If there’s an issue, I tell them straight so it gets fixed.

It’s a small thing, but it has a big impact.

And most people still don’t do it.

04/28/2026

That “cheaper guy” is usually the most expensive person on your site.

I’ve been on jobs where someone comes in at a lower rate and it looks like a win.

Then the work starts.

The foreman has to stop what he’s doing to explain basic things, check installs, and redo sections that weren’t done right the first time.

Other electricians start picking up the slack just to keep things moving.

Now your best guys are tied up fixing problems instead of pushing the job forward.

If it doesn’t work out, you’re bringing someone else in and starting over.

What saved you a few dollars an hour ends up costing you days.

That’s where the real cost shows up.

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