[–] Diggernicks 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago
Grow some balls and do some manual labor you millennial pussy.
[–] wanderingblade [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm not opposed to manual labor many of the examples I listed have plenty. I don't want to be competing with spics to do roofing for minimum wage and I want some creative outlet as well
[–] Diggernicks 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I know a spic thats a mason thats getting 30/hr to do brick work in a booming housing market in the southeast united states.
Dont knock it till you try it.
[–] QualityShitposter 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Find some people in the trades you're interested in, and offer to be an underpaid helper on your time off. Just tell them that you're interested, but would like to dip a toe in the water before you jump.
If you decide you like it (and after they've had a chance to see what you can offer), ask for an apprenticeship.
[–] wanderingblade [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Okay thanks! That's what I was thinking of doing actually but I wasn't sure if anyone would want someone with essentially no skills, even for free
[–] QualityShitposter 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You can learn a lot just by sweeping up their shop and helping hold/carry stuff they're working on.
[–] LightningAndTheSun 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I'm guessing you're young, my post is written with that in mind.
Get your ass to Texas, Alaska, North Dakota and roughneck for a year or so. Oil rigs, mining, etc.
You will be making a ludicrous amount of money working, for example, 84 hours a week. 2 weeks on, 1 week off. It's hard and there's a reason not everyone is doing it.
Save your money. Every penny. You will likely be living where you work so you won't be paying rent. Everyone around you will be drunk idiots blowing their paychecks on booze, motorcycles, trucks, and mortgages on McMansions in the suburbs. Don't do that.
After about a year, you will have enough money to pay for trade school out of pocket. Quit roughnecking, take on some part-time thing while you are in school. A 2-year program is all you need. Union can be good too.
3 years will get you in the business. Plus you'll have a resume with good work history on it.
My uncle did this exact thing decades ago but there's no reason you can't do it today.
[–] wanderingblade [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Alright thank you! I'm already in Texas as it is so I'll look into my options. What trade do you recommend?
All depends on you. Just know that the more physical you get the earlier you're gonna burn out. Welding will destroy your back for example.
[–] ARsandOutdoors ago
If you are over 30, don't go into roughnecking. You will beat up. Shoulders, Elbows, Back, Hands ... The list goes on. If you want to make bank, get into electrical work in the oilfield. That way you have a skill you can take out of the oilfield. Too many oilfield hands (roughnecks) are one trick ponies; they only have skills that apply to the oil and gas industry, and nothing else.
[–] Diggernicks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
not blowing your paycheck on hookers and blow
Fuckin plebs
[–] Not_a_redfugee 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Trade schools can actually be quite fun
[–] wanderingblade [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm sure, but I don't really have money to not get paid (and even pay them) for a few years. If this is necessary I may have to do it at night while working, which I am willing to do
[–] CameraCode0 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I've seen postings for entry level skilled labor positions like fabricator on my state job website. Check out the postings on your states job website and see what they've got. They don't require schooling or any training for most of them, though as someone else said electricians do require a license. Look for a small time company that won't require a union or anything like that and just wants people to work.
[–] Maltherian1 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Electricians are in demand and making bank. One of the few trades you have to get licensed for though. Fire risk and all that.
[–] wanderingblade [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Does that entail schooling?
[–] Folke 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
Most deal with a four year apprenticeship, you'll work and be paid during the day and you'll be doing schooling in the afternoons. Not all state require licensing.
All trades require you to go thru apprenticeship, you just need to figure out which trades you would enjoy doing. Be honest with yourself. Most trades are manual labor and just manual labor. So you need to find something that you enjoy doing.
I'm Electrician and I hate what I do. But I got into it back in 2008 when I needed a job and it was any job. I work commercial / Industrial and all summer I dig holes (underground, ) then once the pads are formed and walls go up I just pipe, once that's all done I pull wire. You also install SES's, transformers, and the like. But it's manual labor, back breaking labor.
Working in the trades is work, it's not for everyone. Electricians get paid more than most trades. But within the Electrical field you need to figure out what you want to do. Commercial and Industrial, Residential, or Lineworker. Lineworkers get paid most, but they're also all Union workers so dues might offset higher pay in some states. Residential is just crazy, and pay can be great if you're good. Roping a house isn't hard when you figure out the basics. Commercial and Industrial is were all the dipshits work, and it's why I hate it. I work for a smaller company but I work in multiple states. So I get the wonderful pleasure of meeting countless niggers and spics that think they know better.
With any trade, learn it! You can go far, if you master your trade. The old fucks know more than you'll ever know. Some did the trade before power tools! Just imagine going any of the trades before power tools and what you had to nigger rig just to get things done. LEARN FROM THEM if you do go into the trades.
I stated at 15 an hour, and I now run jobs and have certs that allow me to make over 150k a year.