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I took the trade pill.

>graduate HS with good grades
>really fucking tired of studying
>muck around for some years with unskilled work and travel
>realize I like working with my hands
>enroll in trade school as an electrician
>everything I learn had real world applications
>all my instructors are old tradies with at least a decade of experience
>companies are basically begging for apprentices
>so many options for specialisation
>is basically employed before I even graduate
>mfw

Why did no one tell me I could get paid to do this? Why the fuck are universities memed so much?

>> No.10588283

>>10588241
Manual labor is beneath me. I'm a better class of human being than you so I won't degrade myself to your level.

>> No.10588287

>>10588241
Because boomers put in that retarded "requirement" in the first place, making hard to get into careers even harder in the first place
>be pilot
>spend tens of thousands of dollars in flight training, gear, etc
>work for regionals, get shitty to meh pay
>apply for majors
>degree required
>spend even more money
it's all a money scheme I tell you, I honestly plan on getting my four year at a community college or somewhere in the middle, because Uni is too fucking much

>> No.10588288

>>10588241
Manual labor is beneath me. I'm a better class of human being than you so I won't degrade myself to your level.

>> No.10588295

>>10588283
Manual labor is rewarding as hell.

>> No.10588300

>>10588241
Manual labor is beneath me. I'm a better class of human being than you so I won't degrade myself to your level.

>> No.10588309

>>10588283
>>10588288
>>10588300
well this is a short copypasta

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10588345

>>10588283
>>10588288
>>10588300
lel, you guys reminded me

>get into huge discussion on /trv/ with some autist who claimed he was a better class of traveler than all others
>turns out we both live in the same city
>challenge him to an IRL debate
>I show up in my glorious 6'2 frame right after work
>he turns out to be a greasy, skinny manlet weeb, who is in fact autistic
>mfw

Suffice to say I changed his mind.

>> No.10588363

>>10588241

Manual labor is beneath me. I'm a better class of human being than you so I won't degrade myself to your level.

>> No.10588364
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10588364

>>10588345
Yeah it amazes me to think what types of people lurk here
>mfw I could have called Christiano Ronaldo a faggot on /sp/
>mfw I might have had a conversation with the King of Saudi Arabia on /pol/
Yeah I love this shithole, granted what I mentioned above could have all been a LARP

>> No.10588380

>>10588241
why the fuck do you burgers call it "Trade". I thought you started trading memecoins or stocks for real

>> No.10588398

>>10588345
Who the fuck takes time to meet people here for a “debate”?

>> No.10588408

>>10588398
I was pissed off enough at his arrogance, and I'm sure he thought I was another weeb like him.

>> No.10588602

>>10588295
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THE SHIT BLUE COLLAR RETARDS TELL THEMSELVES

>> No.10588623

>>10588602
>doesn't know how good it feels to build something

laughinggirls.jpg

>> No.10588709

>>10588623
Yeah yeah whatever you say buddy, go build my new A/C unit while I get twice your check for sitting at home clicking buttons
At least you feel fulfilled kek

>> No.10588735

it's too late for me im 25 about to graduate computer science. I wish I could go back and become a chef or some shit

>> No.10588744

>>10588709
>At least you feel fulfilled kek
Yeah, I do.

>> No.10588786

>>10588408
What was the topic I frequent /trv/ a bit

>> No.10588802

>>10588786
Yeah, nah.

>> No.10588842

>>10588802
Just asking what it was about. Not going to dox you m8.

>> No.10588890

Electricians are great but I'd never do it. One wrong move and you're dead. I'm not careful enough to survive that.

>> No.10588907

>be 18
>nobody in my family has ever gone to college
>pride of my family, everyone excited for me to go off and do great things
>enroll at state school
Fast Forward
>be 24
>Bachelor's degree
>decent job
>family is happy with me
>tons of debt
>regret the fuck out of going to college
>make more trading stocks than I do at work
>best friend owns a music store, just bought a house, and loves his job, no college
>could have skipped college and been in better shape selling cars or something
>family tells me it will all be worth it
>doubt.jpg

>> No.10588971

>>10588735
As someone that worked as chef:

> Meh pay.
> Works during holidays the hardest.
> Long working hours.
> Can you even stay on your feet 10+ hours every day.
>Are you strong enough to flip food and pans with more than 5kg weight whole day.
>Can you be fast and efficiant no one gonna wait for 2 houra to cook him his meal

>> No.10588993

>>10588971
why dont you apply for chef in cruises and shit i bet they pay triple what you're earning now

>> No.10589000

>>10588971
Hospitality is the worst fucking industry unless you're an owner/manager or something.

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10589012

>>10588345
>meets anon irl
>brags on 4chan about how big and tough he is

>> No.10589026

>>10588993
keyword
>worked
>>10588971
all of that is fine

>> No.10589052

I'd love to do trades but in the UK it is flooded with immigrants and that Anglos are more inclined to trade jobs than any other fucking culture in the world.

So there is no astronomical salaries for trades here an I already was rejected for an apprenticeship. It does no look too bright here for being a tradesman.

Would a work permit

>> No.10589081

>>10588993
XD holy shit you're dumb, did you even look a pay rates first.... I'll just leave it at that, your probably the sort of person that gets scammed daily

>> No.10589178

>>10588744
I was an actuary worki g a soul sycking office job for 80k a year and... this anon is right. I felt like shit because no matter what I did I never got to see any results. I just sent whatever my boss asked for straight back to him and he dealt with the clients and that was it. It sucks.

>> No.10590065

>>10589052
>apprentice
>get paid £3p/h
>City&Guilds communications certification
>level 2 plastering NVQ
>all I did for 2 years was mix and complete wall edging

>Bricklaying qual
>10 weeks 1 evening per week
>can now build simple walls and structures
>hard graft, pay 8 - 10 p/h
>first 2 years spent hod carrying and mixing, with giving the occasional hand

>electrician
>HAVE to become employed and work to complete quals
>no one will employ you as wage is too much
>purgatory

>> No.10590137

>>10588993
>>10589000
>>10589026


I am in HR now :/ still cooking as a hobby though.

As if someone is wondering why:

Its just easier, payes more, most of days i am not doing anything. Key part is i have plenty of energy left to get handsy with some home project or something.
When i was working as a cook i was dead tired. My health was better and i was more fit however from all the running around for ingridients and lifting one thing or another and cutting. It was cardio everyday.