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

 

[static zap]

Police and Fire Brigade ..... Police ....work is throw yourself into it 100%

I think this matches the advice I was given that you're never "Fully" off duty !!!
(Cannot be too half hearted)

 

[FatAlan]

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.

I wonder who PATests his equipment ?

 

[FatAlan]

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.

I wonder who PATests his equipment ?

I think this matches the advice I was given that you're never "Fully" off duty !!!
(Cannot be too half hearted)

We used to use the term ‘job p*ssed’. If you worked some of squads like the Flying Squad you were expected to work the hours it took to get the job done. You can’t for instance do a surveillance operation in an 8-10 hour shift. Overtime is the last bastion of police work and if they ever did away with it they would have to provide a major pay increase to keep the motivation going. Also quite normal to arrest someone and work a 24 hr shift in order to collate evidence and get charging decision in the detention period.

 

[Spoon]

I wanted to be a lumberjack!
Leaping from tree to tree....

 

[peterhyper]

I wonder who PATests his equipment ?

We used to use the term ‘job p*ssed’. If you worked some of squads like the Flying Squad you were expected to work the hours it took to get the job done. You can’t for instance do a surveillance operation in an 8-10 hour shift. Overtime is the last bastion of police work and if they ever did away with it they would have to provide a major pay increase to keep the motivation going. Also quite normal to arrest someone and work a 24 hr shift in order to collate evidence and get charging decision in the detention period.

No wonder so many court cases are lost if the poor sod doing the collating has worked a 24 hour shft!

 

[peterhyper]

I wanted to be a lumberjack!
Leaping from tree to tree....

I don't think Lumberjacks 'leap' from tree to tree, so perhaps it's a good job you found another career path or you might have been very disappointed

 

[Pete999]

I don't think Lumberjacks 'leap' from tree to tree, so perhaps it's a good job you found another career path or you might have been very disappointed

Oh I dunno judging by the Loonies that trimmed the Pine trees next to my House, swinging about like Tarzan they were.

 

[peterhyper]

Oh I dunno judging by the Loonies that trimmed the Pine trees next to my House, swinging about like Tarzan they were.

I'm more referring to proper tree surgeons as opposed to travellers who aren't

 

[FatAlan]

No wonder so many court cases are lost if the poor sod doing the collating has worked a 24 hour shft!

Jobs do get handed over but if you’ve been working on it from the start and know the job inside out it makes sense to carry on especially if it’s a complex investigation. Of course, under the human rights act the detainee is also entitled to a rest period in the 24 hr period...more rights than the police officers! Now that’s an EU guided bit of UK legislation that I don’t like. Pre police and criminal evidence act you could arrest someone, go home for the weekend, and come back and deal with on Monday ... if you remembered !

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have dipped in and out the trade since I was about 15 or 16.
Have tried being a rep and even tried showroom manager.
But my draw is always to tinkering with lectrics..

That said I did just get a quote to remove my conifer hedge and the gardener wants £1500 cash.
Reckons its about 2 days work.

Maybe there is more money in bush whacking after all...

 

[TJ Anderson]

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

Are you good and effective at fault finding and rectification? Before you knock it on the head, try some national facilities firms. Lots of opportunities and interesting work.

 

[FatAlan]

I have dipped in and out the trade since I was about 15 or 16.
Have tried being a rep and even tried showroom manager.
But my draw is always to tinkering with lectrics..

That said I did just get a quote to remove my conifer hedge and the gardener wants £1500 cash.
Reckons its about 2 days work.

Maybe there is more money in bush whacking after all...

Depends whether it’s a 30 foot high leylandi hedge or not? I’ve had some big beech trees taken down and done a small bit of chainsaw work clearing up. Talk about a dangerous job, knowing where to cut and the weights involved.

 

[Midwest]

Also quite normal to arrest someone and work a 24 hr shift in order to collate evidence and get charging decision in the detention period.

Me thinks a slight exaggeration; your 17 week work pattern rotation 'computer says no' would kick doing a couple of those, and tell you to go home and do some gardening leave.

But then the Met always think they know better. ​

 

[peterhyper]

I have dipped in and out the trade since I was about 15 or 16.
Have tried being a rep and even tried showroom manager.
But my draw is always to tinkering with lectrics..

That said I did just get a quote to remove my conifer hedge and the gardener wants £1500 cash.
Reckons its about 2 days work.

Maybe there is more money in bush whacking after all...

I wouldn't charge anything to whack my neighbour's bush

 

[FatAlan]

I wouldn't charge anything to whack my neighbour's bush

Wish I could say the same about my neighbour