considering a career change

[Matesrates]

Hi all. im at a stage where i cant face getting up in the moring to go to work. ive tried jobs in commercial and domestic but i dont have the passion for them like i used to. ive been in the trade for 15 years including my apprenticeship but now im considering a totally different carrer.
I know ill always have trade behind me to fall back on, has anyone made a career switch and regreted it and moved back?

Thanks

 

[FatAlan]

What are you thinking of doing?

 

[PEG]

More to the point,what are you doing now,which is deflating your balloon?

 

[Matesrates]

always fancied the fire service but im 31 this year so not getting any younger. ive heard it can take years to get into if your lucky

 

[Matesrates]

More to the point,what are you doing now,which is deflating your balloon?

moat of the time ive been testing for local authority housing, ive been in this for at least 7 of the 10 years ive been qualified.

ive tried the commercial/shop fitting route but that wasnt for me either

 

[Charlie_]

Do you want to get out of the electrical trade all together?
You could look at other aspects of the trade depending on your skill set; sales(wholesalers), design, maintenance

 

[Dustydazzler]

my best mate quit the trade around 2000 and joined the rozzers.
been in the met ever since and loves it , loads of benefits and great over time rates etc
but he does live and breath the force and often pulls 6 day weeks sometimes 14/15 hour days

 

[FatAlan]

Police and Fire Brigade all good careers. Recently finished 30 years in the plod. Pay and conditions now are not nearly as good as they used to be but realistically they’ve had to cut back and reform like all of the public sector. Police work is good fun if you throw yourself into it 100% and as hinted at above there can be loads of overtime going. Problem is like anything it’s easy to get disillusioned and think the grass is greener. 30 is not too old...oh to be 30 again

 

[peterhyper]

my best mate quit the trade around 2000 and joined the rozzers.
been in the met ever since and loves it , loads of benefits and great over time rates etc
but he does live and breath the force and often pulls 6 day weeks sometimes 14/15 hour days

I know a few people that have left the met due to poor pay, crippling shift work and being over worked due to lack of staff. You used to be able to work 30 years for your pension and that has been increased to 40 years.

Working 6 days a week and 14/15 hour days to make a good wage isn't appealing to most people who want a life.

 

[Dustydazzler]

31 years young is not too old to join the police of fire brigade, you will still be able to serve a solid 25-30 years (health permitting) and gain a full pension I believe.

As I mentioned my best mate joined the police aged roughly 25/26 after a few years bouncing around the trades , he had a bad leg injury in service and they looked after him really well on full benefits etc.
not many employers would pay you in full for 10 months while laid up.

 

[littlespark]

I was a spark from leaving school to ‘98 when I went to uni at age 24. Still working part time to support mortgage and family.
No jobs when I graduated, so stayed on the tools. Done some of my most interesting jobs around that time including Heathrow T5.

2007, my father in laws business was looking for a manager, so we dropped everything, sold our house and moved back home.
Did that for 10 years. Long days, 6 or 7 days a week. Very varied, between manual work, office admin and stints helping out on the bar.

He sold up, and now I’m self employed back as a spark.... but if I want a day off or a lie in, I can have it. My choice.

 

[Squid]

Working for the local authority housing department no wonder you lost the will to live.

I went in to data cabling and IT years back just before the building trade collapsed, have a look in to train maintenance as well, signalling etc etc s most firemen I know bitch on about how bad it is and have second jobs on the go part time.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Become a Member of Parliament. The country needs someone with a semblance of common sense. And you wont need to get up early, either!

 

[FatAlan]

Come Brexit there will be loads of jobs going with UK Border Force and Immigration. They’ll all be minimum wage though as they’ll be run by Tory MP linked private companies fleecing the public purse

 

[Deleted member 9648]

There was a doc on ch5 last night called 'Cash for orgasms' or some such. This fella was seeing to ladies 'requirements' and making a very tidy wage thank you very much. As far as I know he isn't a member of a scam and hasn't done the 18th either.
Got to be worth considering.