Vantaggi
Generally you are left to operate on your own but provided with (some of) the tools and equipment needed. Vehicle, phone, laptop, drill, etc are provided while dispensible items such as drill bits are not. Benefits for full time employees.
Svantaggi
Similar work is better compensated elsewhere. The company is constantly looking for loopholes they can use to take money out of employees pockets and back into theirs. They expect vacation requests at minimum six months in advance and yet will not hesitate to move you across the province with less than an hours notice. I've seen management screaming at employees completely unwarranted. The lack of respect between management and technicians within the company is a huge issue. Common for moral issues with employees.