• ettyblatant@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Fucking SAME. I bartended and served through college (my degree doesn’t pay well due to YouTube tutorials that have flourished in my industry, lol ouch) and after, and then finally at 30 I started temping in manufacturing, which led to me permanently hired at a huge company with ridiculous benefits, and am now a supervisor in engine assembly that will make 6 figures in 3 years.

      I desperately wish I had gone into trade school when I was 18.

      • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Hell yeah! I became an electrician and now I work for myself. Which, so far, absolutely rocks. It turns out I didn’t hate working, I hated having bosses lol

        It’s a great path if you’re up for it, to anyone reading