Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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you haven't a clue what you want to do with your life.
Anyone know?
Currently doing agency work as I am that skint, but I really need to find something permanent. Your guess is as good as mine though on that front.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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Get a trade under your belt like plastering or something. I was in the exact same position as you and impulse took over and did a college course in bricklaying. You dont have to go to college though, just learn on the job.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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im 25 next year and have no inspiration at all 
Looks like im going to be stuck in sales my entire life 
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Carl
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Originally posted by jake
Get a trade under your belt like plastering or something. I was in the exact same position as you and impulse took over and did a college course in bricklaying. You dont have to go to college though, just learn on the job.
All my mates are in trades and they are all coining it in, the thing is my dad has been a builder all his life (got a year left before he hits 65) and he doesn't want me in that game for various reasons. Also I don't think they will be impressed after I spent 3 years at uni living rent free, to go do it. The thought as been there though., like i said, good friends with 3 joiners all self employed making serious coin, an electrician and a plasterer.
How do you find bricklaying Jake?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Can you not get a permanant job at one of the temp jobs?
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Gregor
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get a trade
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Carl
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Can you not get a permanant job at one of the temp jobs?
It's not so much just having a permenant job, it's the fact I want something challenging, with chance to progress to higher levels. At the minute I'm handballing pallets off a truck etc. Then when looking for a career type job there is 10 layers of bullshit, and if you do get through the bullshit and find something remotely interesting (which isn't happening alot) its "must have relevent experience in ....."
it's very frustrating. 
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Marc
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So do you want manual or office work?
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Tom
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Looking at doing a trade myself next year 
Difficult to get an apprenticeship (for want of a better word) when your 24. No point in doing college without a job to practise 
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Carl
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Originally posted by Marc
So do you want manual or office work?
I'm not fussed, in an ideal world probably office based but with a bit of field work thrown in, going to places just to mix it up a bit.
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Carl
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Originally posted by Tom
Looking at doing a trade myself next year
Difficult to get an apprenticeship (for want of a better word) when your 24. No point in doing college without a job to practise
Same here 24 in 2 months. Thinking on i'm not very practical either, quite a hazard to myself with tools.
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Ben G
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i didn't know what to do so i just applied for a job at ford's building engines and i love it, sometimes you just fall into these things.
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Tom
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Originally posted by Carl
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Originally posted by Tom
Looking at doing a trade myself next year
Difficult to get an apprenticeship (for want of a better word) when your 24. No point in doing college without a job to practise
Same here 24 in 2 months. Thinking on i'm not very practical either, quite a hazard to myself with tools.
Same hither but lost all interest in office politics aswell
Really fancy a change and being able to acheive something tangable.
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Tom
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Originally posted by Ben G
i didn't know what to do so i just applied for a job at ford's building engines and i love it, sometimes you just fall into these things.
Any experience? Do you need any quals to get on a production line? Might apply for vauxhalls.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Tom
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Originally posted by Ben G
i didn't know what to do so i just applied for a job at ford's building engines and i love it, sometimes you just fall into these things.
Any experience? Do you need any quals to get on a production line? Might apply for vauxhalls.
had no experience with production work at all, went to college and studied I.C.T, History, design technology and graphic design which didn't help
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Tom
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Might try and apply  why the fuck not.
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Jake
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Originally posted by Carl
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Originally posted by jake
Get a trade under your belt like plastering or something. I was in the exact same position as you and impulse took over and did a college course in bricklaying. You dont have to go to college though, just learn on the job.
All my mates are in trades and they are all coining it in, the thing is my dad has been a builder all his life (got a year left before he hits 65) and he doesn't want me in that game for various reasons. Also I don't think they will be impressed after I spent 3 years at uni living rent free, to go do it. The thought as been there though., like i said, good friends with 3 joiners all self employed making serious coin, an electrician and a plasterer.
How do you find bricklaying Jake?
Its not bad. There's me and another bloke and we get alot of subcontracted work from a double glazing company so we do alot of conservatory bases - everything from the groundworks to brickwork so its a nice variety. I think if i were on site laying bricks all day i'd get pretty bored. Personally I'd labour for one of your mates for a while and see how you get on
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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I'll be honest - i'm a sparky and I reckon the money is shite. Unless of course you're willing to work at least 60 hours a week or something daft. Put it this way - as a single person, the bank would lend me £77,000 mortgage-wise in my financial situation at the time, as a sparky working 42 odd hours a week. I just laughed at them.
Best thing to do is focus on what you enjoy doing and trying to make a career out of it - whats the point in living your whole life being stuck in a job that your not arsed about doing, lifes too short - focus on what you would ENJOY doing and start from there - obviously its not gonna be easy but hell, you only live once so its gotta be worth doing something you wanna wake up for.
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Graham88
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I was the same, did a web design course for 2 years after school cause I had no idea.
I came out with nothing to show and ended up just randomly applying for a job and got it, now on good money and generally enjoying life alot better 
I'd just apply for random jobs
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I used to be a welder and earnt 16.5k a year. Don't forget, you'll be doing this job until you're 65, so its important you think carefully about what you want to do.
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Aaron
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Don't forget, you'll be doing this job until you're 65
Speak for your self there
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I no longer do it
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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Originally posted by Marc
I used to be a welder and earnt 16.5k a year. Don't forget, you'll be doing this job until you're 65, so its important you think carefully about what you want to do.
not at all. In this day and age you dont have to stick to a career for the rest of your life.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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Originally posted by Jambo
im 25 next year and have no inspiration at all
Looks like im going to be stuck in sales my entire life
lol same here, 23 and stuck in retail. think im gonna take a risk and hand in my notice on tuesday  though i will work up til christmas as comission is better atm
i wanna get back into IT. i gotta find a "career" before i move out really, cant be taking risks after that!
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Aaron
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I'd go crazy if i did the same thing till iwas 65.
I work in IT now and am pretty much as high as i can go working for local government. Fuck working on computers all my life
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