a job

[Tk]

thought i would ask as you never know,
im sick of the building trade now and spent most of my time in there apart from a few years aluminium welding
im not looking for a mega salary but enough to live on pay bill etc...
like i say most of my time has been in building trade started of as a carpenter/joiner done my apprentiship and city and guilds then somehow ended up being a plasterer for the last 7 or so years with other building work thrown in
its nice being your own boss (most of the time) and the money is/can be pretty good but i seriously need a change,


any ideas ?

[blacky]

http://www.banziatrevs-drivingschool.com



Seriously tho, good luck with the change mate, seems like a decent time to look into with the current issues.

[ValoSunnyGti]

i was slightly saddened when that link didnt work

[Tk]

im thinking about buying a cheapish car transporter (beavertail transit :lol: ) picking up / delivering cars taking them to scrappys etc.. and also handy for getting to events without the worry (is my car going to make it home) and another plus is i wouldnt have to keep a sprint car on the road costing me money as i dont even use the car for day to day stuff.

[Tk]

i was slightly saddened when that link didnt work

i can teach you the way of the banzai for a small fee :lol:

[ScoobieWRX]

At a time when people are less likely to move house and more likely to extend/modernise/repair properties instead it would seem to me a good time to make better use of all your skills and capitalise on the current situation by marketing your skills to private customers by way of advertising your skills locally.

You can do carpentry, plastering, and have other building skills etc... These are very hard to acquire skills that take years to hone, and if you're any good are highly valued and well paid for abilities.

As far as your welding skills are concerned that was a good while back and in order to use those skills professionally you will have to go and formally refresh those ailities by gaining new and up to date quals/training/ accreditation and try that if it's an option.

Generally you only get bored, fed up or want to change your career if there isn't enough work around, aren't making much money or have been doing it that long that you've made enough money to turn a favorite hobby into a business and genuinely feel it's time for a change. Having a hobby and turning that into a business can be very lucrative and great fun to do.

For you to go and do something else completely different that pays as well or is comparable to building earnings or even to make a living you will have to retrain. While retraining you won't earn anywhere near the money you are making now and will almost certainly have to take a sizeable drop in earnings until again some time has gone by and you have your new qualifications and have properly honed the skills that will go on to make you good money.

In my opinion unless you have a hobby that you know inside out and think you can make some money from and are willing to forgo an income until it takes off your best option is to stick with what you do. If you have a hobby you have been making a few bob from here and there and think you can ramp it up to make some proper money, go for it and best of british to you!!

Not trying to be negative here just realistic. I've been a recruiter for 20 years now and have advised and steered many individuals onto better/different career paths, and based on what you currently do i think you should just bide your time and stick with it unless you are confident you can meet any of the above criteria for a successful career change.

Being self employed it doesn't make sense to me to just make a living when you can make a very good living instead!!

[Gerry H]

At a time when people are less likely to move house and more likely to extend/modernise/repair properties instead it would seem to me a good time to make better use of all your skills and capitalise on the current situation by marketing your skills to private customers by way of advertising your skills locally.

You can do carpentry, plastering, and have other building skills etc... These are very hard to acquire skills that take years to hone, and if you're any good are highly valued and well paid for abilities.


Being self employed it doesn't make sense to me to just make a living when you can make a very good living instead!!

Wot 'e said

Shame you're so far away Trev.

[Tk]

but it hurts, my body is feeling years of abuse :lol:

i have plenty of work on (at the moment!) and today was the first day i woke up got ready for work and then said no funk it im not going i cant face it, its been on my mind for a while now and dont want to grow older breaking my arse off trying to earn a living so is it better to change now being 34 or later on in life ? (when im crippled)
im not blowing my own trumpet but my work is spot on and always commented on so thats not a problem and finding work seems ok aswell at the moment but i hate it now and come home in a real shitty mood most days.

oh and subarus going by looks of it aswell



quick wheres the prozac












is this a mid life crisis :?:

[duncan]

is this a mid life crisis :?:

nope - normally in a mid life crisis you buy a Subaru :whistle:

[James Breadvan]

At a time when people are less likely to move house and more likely to extend/modernise/repair properties instead it would seem to me a good time to make better use of all your skills and capitalise on the current situation by marketing your skills to private customers by way of advertising your skills locally.

It's not happening like that though, people haven't got any money or can borrow to finance such projects. Our firm hasn't got much on so I'm doing holiday cover for the firms truck driver, I've been to a few builders merchants and hire firms this week and they are all really quiet. I know a few self employed carpenters and they have hardly got anything on either. It's a good time to get out of it while you can, I am.