I'm always updating my plans to suit my needs. No surprise there; everyone does it. Here's the current plan for the future:
First, I'm gonna stay right where I am at SKF until I have the bike and the insurance settled. That'll probably be late November. Then, I go to Gateway, probably for welding. With a certificate or degree in welding, I'll be able to get a solid job that I can keep for two or four decades and support myself on. The rise of the New American Dream, take your high school diploma to college and turn your college degree into a career, is not as valid as it used to be. Now the gulf is not in people with degrees; it's in skilled laborers.
Once I get the sustainable job, I'll leave home. I'll be 21 by then, with all the rights as an American that I'll ever grow into. I'll hunt down an apartment and follow the old American Dream with my own modifications - a house, a job, a life. Maybe I'll go all the way and try out the girl. Who knows?
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Ah, don't be so hasty... you'll still be missing one big right as a 21 year old. Can't be president.
ReplyDeleteI have no need to aspire for glory. I'm just a control freak who thinks the best place to start controlling is within my own life. I went through the young and stupid phase last year. Now I'm ready for the "enter the real world, learn the hard way" phase that most people these days hit after college.
ReplyDeletethat phase is no fun. anyway, you'll always be seen as young and stupid by previous generations.
ReplyDeleteyou could always become an apprentice welder and work your way up to master. i have an uncle who's a master welder. get's paid insane amounts for the jobs he does, but then he's union so he sometimes goes months without work. i guess that's why they make so much, for all the down time.
Plus the relative danger of the field. As far as going the "guild" route (ala, apprenticing) do you eventually have to provide your own equipment? I know half the cost of my uncle's garage came from welding equipment...
ReplyDeleteApprentices are unpaid. How much equipment you provide varies from job to job.
ReplyDeleteMy plan is to get certified in welding and find steady work. We're a river town, so boat repair is always an option, as are construction and custom manufacturing that can't be machine-welded.
they aren't unpaid, instead you can only earn up to a maximum amount of pay for your current standing. for welding it tops out near like 20 an hour for an apprentice. as a master you generally have to provide your own stuff on smaller jobs, but when you're pulling 50+ an hour it shouldn't be too hard to do.also all depends on who you work for. talk to pat (d&d pat) about his line of work, it deals mainly with sheet metal. at least that is what he'd be a "master" in if he pursued further advancement. i think he makes about 18 an hour now.
ReplyDeletethe certifications are required in either case. last time i checked at least.
they prefer the term "union". any labor job is potentially dangerous too. hell, doing my crap job i could die under 3 tons of frozen food or 2 tons of bottled water.