Finding a trade later in life

[ex-powderbroker]

Ask Buster how that goes. Software companies seem to be biased against older folks.

no, i want to hear more about what sirbumpsalot thinks. i’m assuming he’s worked on big projects like parler, truth social, and now twitter.

Yawn^ Stay in shape and don't get fat, that can help you avoid a lot of the issues. It's like advanced yoga.
4 year apprenticeship in VT (and being smart) and you could be a Master Electrician.
Plenty of work available when you hang your shingle out.

this is the way.

especially the not getting fat part.

[jackstraw]

My plan is to become a Golf professional. Gotta find a swing first, though.

A friend was a teaching pro. He's a natural lefty and became a teaching pro as a righty, for obvious reasons. He quit years ago because that's a tough gig living in NE. He plays lefty now and will swing righty too just for the hell of it. Nobody likes him [emoji16]

[old goat]

Friend of mine was a sheet metal worker in a shipyard. He switched to making metal sculptures and makes a lot more money. But not as much as he made buying a house in the Berkeley CA flats for 5 figures, back when you could do that.

If you decide to start a business, just remember that when you work for yourself you have the world's biggest asshole for a boss.

[XXX-er]

The wear and tear on the body in trades is real, but I constantly find myself struggling with this paradox- I worked really hard to get a desk job, now I go work out at a gym, because it turns out I feel better when my body is in shape.

the big difference is the trades man has to get under that building or do whatever needs doing

while the guy driving a desk doesnt have to go to the gym he can even skip it if he wants

I see tradesman who still go to the gym

[billyk]

A friend was a teaching pro. He's a natural lefty and became a teaching pro as a righty, for obvious reasons. He quit years ago because that's a tough gig living in NE. He plays lefty now and will swing righty too just for the hell of it. Nobody likes him [emoji16]

Oh, I imagine I’d probably end up working in the cart barn, in exchange for free golf.

[fastfred]

If you already have a masters, why not go for a PhD and become a prof? I know working with undergrads will be much like your current job, but you never know.

This is dumb
The girl I'm banging right now has PhD she spent 12 years in college they paid her to goto college cause she was so smart and came out debt free wecan debate how smart she is for hanging out w me

She thought she would be wearing a drab outfit teaching the world to young and excited undergrads instead she realized that was a waste and got a real job helping plunder third world countries for financial gain

Instead we spent the weekend drinking eating and I got to watch her run on the Beach in a bikini

Girls dig guys who work in the trades i even changed her oil for a blow job i

[half-fast]

Friend of mine is a retired cop. He became an electrician in his 40's. He managed to work it out so he only does new construction, not much crawling around, contorting, etc

[XXX-er]

I used to have a tennant who was a fireman, he told me a lot of them also have a trade becuz they got 4 days off so they can either make some $$$$ or get in trouble with the large bar tab/ marital dificulties

Buddy said he could fix me up with any trade with his contacts at the hall, so he got me a drywall guy, the tennant had been an electritian before firefighting, he was a power lifter with no neck, they have to stay in great shape

[Darren Jakal]

This is dumb
The girl I'm banging right now has PhD she spent 12 years in college they paid her to goto college cause she was so smart and came out debt free wecan debate how smart she is for hanging out w me

She thought she would be wearing a drab outfit teaching the world to young and excited undergrads instead she realized that was a waste and got a real job helping plunder third world countries for financial gain

Instead we spent the weekend drinking eating and I got to watch her run on the Beach in a bikini

Girls dig guys who work in the trades i even changed her oil for a blow job i

Yea, I know it’s dumb, but it’s is an option for some.

I was just thinking of the jobs I had in my youth and if I had to go back to manual work I would be an arborist or window washer again.

[4matic]

My plan is to become a Golf professional. Gotta find a swing first, though.

Golf course pros, especially the assistants, are always miserable. Consistent lack of joy from those guys.

[ötzi]

Golf course pros, especially the assistants, are always miserable. Consistent lack of joy from those guys.

They believed that shit about "do something you love for a career and you'll never work a day in your life ". The way that generally works is you just end up hating something you used to love.

[SumJongGuy]

Find a way to make a shift that still leverages your previous credentials.. Masters in human behavior or education could be combined with personal recovery experience... Take a gig at a treatment center or become a licensed chemical dependency counselor and work with the probation department???

[concretejungle]

As someone who did HVAC in new construction for one week I can say that crawl spaces can get fucked. The electricians all seemed less pissed off than the other tradespeople.

[ötzi]

You've been a bartender in training all these years, you just didn't know it.

[Bunion 2020]

As someone who did HVAC in new construction for one week I can say that crawl spaces can get fucked. The electricians all seemed less pissed off than the other tradespeople.

So they just want to punch someone rather than outright kill them? Every job site I am around is real happy when the project starts and even happier when its done and the last 1/4 is painful.

You've been a bartender in training all these years, you just didn't know it.

Buddy of mine was a life timer bartender, 4-5 nights a week at what was his pick for the best place in town to work. Other than the uncertainty of growing older doing that kind of job he seemed very happy.

[Danno]

You've been a bartender in training all these years, you just didn't know it.

I think JPH has posted in the sobriety thread; bartender may not be a good choice of new careers.

[ötzi]

There's lots of sober bartenders, maybe most of them that do it for a career. I've known several. It keeps them sober seeing what happens when people drink. But whatever, it was more of a joke than serious advice.

Anyways I hear there's a big demand for snow-removal techs out Tahoe way.

[singlecross]

Get your PSIA Level 3 cert, some boots that don’t flex, ditch the pole straps, start a Youtube channel, and begin raking in the dough to fund your real career of day-trading.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Find the most elite golf course nearby. Tell the superintendent you want to become the best greens keeper known to man. Not sure how long it will take, but the job would eventually get to where you are just sitting in riding lawn mowers all day, maybe standing up to mow greens and otherwise driving the maintenance carts.

Smoke weed all day and chill outdoors. Probably doesn't pay well, may get boring, but in the summer you can hit on the cart girls and be the creepy 40 y/o.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Get your PSIA Level 3 cert, some boots that don’t flex, ditch the pole straps, start a Youtube channel, and start raking in the dough to fund your real career calling of day-trading.

Bonus perk with this is that you get to tell everyone at parties that you're a ski instructor and level 3 certified. Maybe even have a business card with your Youtube channel and your @aol.com email address on it.

[jackstraw]

Get your PSIA Level 3 cert, some boots that don’t flex, ditch the pole straps, start a Youtube channel, and begin raking in the dough to fund your real career of day-trading.

This thread needs a poll. I'd vote for this one!

[MakersTeleMark]

Write or edit content for an educational publishing company or online. Law enforcement is also always hiring. Or be a municipal bus driver.

[ex-powderbroker]

deadliest catch, nellie edition

[Hott Butt Mud]

Write or edit content for an educational publishing company or online. Law enforcement is also always hiring. Or be a municipal bus driver.

Those Eagle County bus drivers can make a shit ton. I heard one dude made almost $100k with all the overtime one year.

[ex-powderbroker]

you used to be able to clear 100k collecting tolls on the GW but i think ez pass killed it.

honestly you can bag groceries in a resort town for 30/hr these days. maybe just ditch the fam and move into a flop house with fast fred?