#TradeSchool #CareerChange #Welding #LifeChoices
Hey everyone! 👋 Have you ever found yourself halfway through something, only to realize it’s not at all what you expected? Well, that’s where I’m at right now with trade school for welding. I fell for all the hype about it being a high-paying job with little schooling required, but turns out it’s just not for me.
Here’s where I’m at:
– I enjoy welding as a hobby, but not as a career
– The long hours, the health problems, and the overall work environment are not what I want long-term
– I feel stuck and unsure about what to do next
Any advice on how to navigate a career change at this point would be greatly appreciated. I’m open to exploring new options but just don’t know where to start.
One possible solution could be:
– Research other career paths that align with your interests and values
– Consider talking to a career counselor or mentor for guidance
– Take some time to reflect on what truly makes you happy and fulfilled in a career
Let’s brainstorm together! 💡 Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.
Finish it and work a shit job the rest of your life that you hate. Be a man.
Electrician would be better. Especially on the eyes and lungs. See if you can move into that and start looking into community college.
You’d get some breathing room but still be holding down a source of income. Don’t quit your current job until you have another lined up.
What are you interested in? Goals? Aspirations ?What do you want from life? Now add all the together and make a plan how you can achieve this. If that means going to community college to get a degree so be it. I quit working in trades and now I’m about to be applying for nursing this fall. It will only cost me 14,000 for a BSN compare that to the same person who spent 60,000 for the same degree when in the end experience>degree. You could get a CDL and easily make 80,000 your first year of driving. Goodwill has a program and will pay for your class to obtain a license and you just paying them back overtime I think it’s only a couple thousand. Anything you do in life is more than likely going to cost some form of money and if not then time which is money Just be smart about how you do it and find cheaper alternatives. As someone who has worked in trades and made amazing money it’s very much overhyped and not sustainable unless you are good on saving money and investing which isn’t true for most people in their 20s.
I did this, and it was a big waste of time. Bail while you can. Low voltage is what I would have picked knowing now what I do.
If it helps, depending where you live… my SO is a commercial insulator by trade. He’s 10 years in and if we would have met at a different time/earlier we would be so set right now. Hours 6am-3:30pm. $56 an hour rate and he sometimes has to drive, but for the most part even in our small city there’s plenty of work.