Im falling apart!!!

[BillyTheSparks]

I'm only 29 but I don't know how much longer I can go on with this job.

The reason being that my knees are knackered, my back is shot, I keep getting stress related migraines; due to trying to get money in and customers with their job being the most important thing in the world. (I know that the customers are important, and they are concerned about thier job, but no-one seems to understand that I have other jobs to do).

I just wondered if anyone knows what else I can do with the qualifications I have (NVQ L3, 17th update, PAT testing, I tried the 2391 before it change to 2 seperated exams, but didn't pass the written part); which doesn't involve site work or getting down on knees lifting too much etc. I do love my job and I'm not a slacker in any way, but I don't know how much longer my body will hold out!

I've been thinking maybe electrical drawing/CAD. I've thought about teaching electrical theory/practical.

Any ideas would be great

Thanks for reading

Billy

 

[72-van]

I can sympathise

My knees are shot as well

Cant you try and get a supervisory role with a bigger firm and get off the tools maybe you'd need to go study the books and get the 2391 -1 &2 ?

no magic wand i am afraid if there were trust me i have waived it long ago

72-van

 

[BillyTheSparks]

Good idea 72-van, never thought of that.
I'll have a look around the bigger firms for such a thing and see what extra qualifications I may need.

 

[pmac10]

also sympathise pal, my backs shot and i can't even push small machines around anymore (finished a nightshift last week and could hardly get out of the car), like 72-van says supervisory role may be the obvious choice but i'd imagine your migraines will get worse! teaching may be the way forward and i'm sorry i can't be of more help.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Go down the HNC/HND route then you will open up the wonderful world of management. You could be in a nice warm office in the winter and an Air Conditioned one in the summer looking at a nice pair of legs rahter than an hairy --- plumber.

Seriously it would open up management, design and a lot more.

 

[BillyTheSparks]

finished a nightshift last week and could hardly get out of the car

Now that's not good!!

I might give the supervisory role a go (if I can get a job doing it) maybe if I can get a tempory contract.
The thing is, although I'm self employed, I have never had a supervisors job.

Do you think this would this hold me back?

Teaching is something I have thought about many times, but I don't think I could cope with all the lesson planning (The girlfriend is a primary school teacher, and most nights is sat up until 23:00 setting out planning etc.)

 

[72-van]

I like the teaching idea

 

[BillyTheSparks]

HNC/HND

Whats that??

 

[telectrix]

higher national certificate/diploma. the dip. is 1 below a degree. ( ain't done me much good, still doing domestic crap )

 

[BillyTheSparks]

higher national certificate/diploma. the dip. is 1 below a degree. ( ain't done me much good, still doing domestic crap )

So would you do it again, if given the choice?
Or perhaps a waste of time?

 

[72-van]

what ticket do you need to do the sparky teaching then ?

 

[pmac10]

agree with telectrix, only thing it opened up for me was a shed load more tasks, 'oh, who will we use to programme that?, pmac got an hnc, he can do it!;

 

[BillyTheSparks]

what ticket do you need to do the sparky teaching then ?

I'd like to know also...

 

[pmac10]

I'd like to know also...

the patience of a saint i'd imagine, innit, i have a pal who works as an engineering technician at a local college and he tells me you can teach one level below your highest qualification, so if you have an hnc you could theoretically teach BTEC level 3, i'm sure you would need a teaching course also

 

[Knobhead]

Mogadon / Prozac, you can’t beat it!