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Hi everybody i need an advice!!!? |
Hi everybody I鈥檓 here asking for an advice. I am 22 years old, I have been really depressed these past couple of weeks, because I don鈥檛 know what to do with my life and my future, I鈥檝e been working as a plumber for 4 years now and I鈥檓 almost done with my school to get my plumbers license, but I don鈥檛 really see my self doing plumbing for the rest of my life. The reason why I say this is because the environment there is not good, I鈥檓 dirty all the time, my back hurts from lifting pipes, I never look forward to go to work when I get up in the morning there is no motivation at all, people don鈥檛 threat me with respect because they see me all dirty. I go to work with drug addicts, ex convicts, high school drop outs, I鈥檓 not saying they鈥檙e bad people but I think I deserve something better in life and be happy with what I do and successful. So I鈥檝e been thinking maybe going to college or something, so I don鈥檛 know if I should quit being a plumber, but I can鈥檛 take any risks right now because I have to pay bills, I live with my mom, she depends on me and I depend on her, so I can鈥檛 afford to fail, I know that as a plumber you make good money and people tell me not to quit but I want more from life, I want an education but I don鈥檛 know if that鈥檚 going to take me anywhere because I know people that have degrees and don鈥檛 even have a job. A job hunt is just a job hunt until we come to that point in our lives where we want to set our feet upon a new path. When the traditional job hunt doesn't work very well at all. A life changing job hunt requires a different approach. You are contemplating a radical shift in direction. Career planning is a deliberate process of knowing WHO we are so that we can be sure WHERE we want to go or WHAT we want to be at some defined point in the future. It involves an analysis of career/job options that are new to you. Career analysis is based on accurate, valid and timely information from --- reading, interviewing primary resources persons and direct observation of those persons while doing their job. Here are some sites that can help you plan your career. Job Hunters Bible - My favorite. I have taught their system to hundreds of people with great results. Richard N. Bolles, America's dean of Career Consultants, heads the company and is also the author of the book, 'What Color Is Your Parachute.' This book should be available in your public library. http://www.JobHuntersBible.com CareerPlanner.Com http://www.careerplanner.com/ CareerBuilder.Com http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/j... Careers for the 鈥楶eople Person鈥?br /> http://www.learningandlife.com/options/t... U. S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/ The Princeton Review Career Quiz - Free. A brief 24-part questionnaire related to the Birkman Method, with intriguing career suggestions. http://www.review.com/career/careerquizh... The RHETI Test - Free. Related to the Enneagram http:/www.9types.com/ Tests for Sale Analyze My Career - Aptitude tests, personality tests, occupation interests, entrepreneurial index. http://www.AnalyzeMyCareer.com John Holland's Self-Directed Search http://www.self-directed=searc... Other Career Tests and Sites http://www.assessment.com/ http://web.tickle.com/take/online-career... http://careerplanning.about.com/mbody.ht... http://www.ncda.org/ Peace and every blessing! Clearly you are a smart, intellectual person. The best way for someone to make money, is to own the company. If you like plumbing, and understand it, start your own company, and start making some real money. Hi there. A job is a job, keep it so you can put yourself through school. You can go to college part time, and don't forget financial aid will help you a little too..you're young, and life is good...luck to you!! I would look into a local community college and see how you feel about going to school. You can go nights and weekends without giving up your job. You may actually enjoy it. Also, re your work envirnoment, have you looked at other companies? Yes, being a plumber is dirty work, but it respectable and the money is good. If you are not happy, you need to look at what you do enjoy. What are you good at? Do you like computers, math, science, philosophy? find out what you like so when you go to college, you don't come out feeling the same way you do now. Best of luck to you and your mother. It is good to be asking these q's at 22 vs 42. I would finish so you are a tradesman plumber. That gives you a good paying job for the moment. You could attend some classes at night and see how you go with that. You can attend college part time if it suits you. As a plumber you could get into design, or management , where you do more supervision than the hard dirty labour. Well, as the saying goes, don't quit a job with out having another one, so, with that being said....working as hard as you are would make going to work and school extremely difficult, so, here are your options...stay where you are until you are layed off or just go crazy from dong what you don't like......or, find another easier job that is easier with a possibility of less hours and do your schooling at the same time. I would go with the second choice myself...and working a 2nd or 3rd shift would allow you to do just that a little easier. I know some plumbers that stuck it out and ran their own business. They are doing well. Don't throw away 4 years of hard work! |
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