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I agree that you shouldn't go back to school for now. I'm amazed at how responsible you are at such a young age. Take your time and work for a while until you decide what you really want to do for a living. You will most likely need to go back to school sometime in the future when you're ready. My friend pushed her son into college right after high school and spent a fortune on classes he dropped out of mid way through. They wasted a lot of money. He's now around 25 and decided he wants to be an accountant. I wish you all the best.
I agree that you shouldn't go back to school for now. I'm amazed at how responsible you are at such a young age. Take your time and work for a while until you decide what you really want to do for a living. You will most likely need to go back to school sometime in the future when you're ready. My friend pushed her son into college right after high school and spent a fortune on classes he dropped out of mid way through. They wasted a lot of money. He's now around 25 and decided he wants to be an accountant. I wish you all the best.
@Milton Frome, let me get this straight. You hate your current job and would rather quit today than tomorrow. You don't really want to go to school, but do want a position where at least some schooling is required; and now you want our advice on what to do?
Quit whining and wake up to the real world. With just high school you'd have to be extremely lucky to get the kind of job that you want, so you'll never get there. Either get some education (don TRY to find a trade school, FIND one it is not that hard) or accept your current position and learn to like it.
Just do what you have to do for now --- consider it a "character-building job" and eventually you'll get back into the building engineering apprenticeship. .
Yes; but I am wasting time doing a "dead-end" boring job, when I should be spending my time learning about what I am really interested in. However, my apprenticeship was strictly temporary until they hire on someone permanent. I believe they will soon hire this individual soon, which makes it even more depressing for me.
@Milton Frome, let me get this straight. You hate your current job and would rather quit today than tomorrow. You don't really want to go to school, but do want a position where at least some schooling is required; ?
Why not try one the trades like a plumber, electrician, etc.? (as an apprentice) Where I live the going rate for a plumber is like $80 an hour.
There is always North Dakota with the oil field workers. I think the field workers make over $100K a year. Hard work but well compensated. Even the hamburger flippers are getting close to $18 an hour. Might have to pitch a tent as housing is scare.
For what it is worth I have a college degree but personally, it has become a racket and a big expense for recent graduates when there are no jobs to be had and their expectations do not meet up with reality.
@Milton Frome, let me get this straight. You hate your current job and would rather quit today than tomorrow. You don't really want to go to school, but do want a position where at least some schooling is required; and now you want our advice on what to do?
1. My goal is to be a building operating engineer ( responsible for the maintenance at a property) I loved working with the other guys as an apprentice, so I would welcome the opportunity to work on a large maintenance staff.
Once again ;I have no desire AT ALL, to do housekeeping work. I only took to job, to keep myself out of college. My dad has threatened to make me attend school if I did not do some kind of work.
We have both Grainger, and Johnstone Supply in the area.
I also have no interest in the military.
Thank you very much for your suggestions. Any other advice is welcomed!
Maintenance Engineer is a more frequently used title. I was Operations Manager for a military base. Operations included HVAC, Utilities (plumbing), Structures, Heavy Equipment & Paving, Electrical. Most people specialize. There are some jacks-of-all-trades. Those people put out fires/rat killin' on off shifts until the specialists show up in the morning, like the casino I worked at. We had those there.
What I was suggesting was to embrace your job - no matter where it is - and use it as a springboard or a foot-in-the-door to become acquainted with the Facility Maintenance/Engineering department at that organization. I learned a lot about the business just by working parts for the maintainers. What ever you do, do your best, have a good attitude and enjoy life.
Sounds like you are living under your dad's roof, so he calls the shots. If you want to call the shots, put your big boy pants on and get your own place. I guess that means you need to be working then, huh.
Your dad is right. Either further your education, or work...housekeeping or whatever. He doesnt want a deadbeat under his roof, and I dont blame him. So you dont want to go to school, thats fine. Just realize that is will greatly reduce any chance you will have of getting the kind of job you want, because others wanting those same jobs will be able to bring some skillset to the table, even if only a community college education, or trade school. Community colleges and trade schools also have great contacts to find jobs for their graduates. You need to think longer term. Life isnt all about what we want or like. Sometimes you have to do things you don't like in order to get to where you want to go.
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