Message from @Chris N. - CA
Discord ID: 535924353712521217
Electrical, HVAC, carpentry
Welding
Welding
But the money isn't great unless you work in the oil industry or join the pipefitters union
That's great. My dad had to get a ton of welding certifications when he first started working, and he still knows how to.
One of the worst parts about some universities is how snobby the students are. I honestly sympathize more with working class people even though I grew up upper middle class.
He works in the semiconductor industry
Pay is outstanding
Went to high school with a guy who got a welding certification and made 40/hr after hs
Is he union?
Damn. Most I've ever made is $20/hr, and that was only during the midterm elections doing outreach and statistical modeling.
>Cleopatra wuz black
>written by Biba Kang
Clownworld writes itself
Just wondering, is "damn" considered profanity by the mods here?
Trucking is underrated
Not mutually exclusive
Owner/operator can make big money and work very little, or not at all if you hire a driver
@Chris N. - CA not typically, unless used excessively or in conjunction with other words
Everyone fearmongers about trucking jobs being gone in a few years due to automation. That's BS. Look on any job site and 1/4 of the jobs are trucking or driving-related.
Thanks, @ophiuchus
IT cert + experience go a long way
If you don't have a family then over the road trucking is a great way to earn big bucks and buy a house before you settle down
I absolutely love driving, so I'd do trucking in a heartbeat, but most places here in Cali require you to be 21.
Which is totally fair. I wouldn't want someone with two years max of driving experience (18) driving an 18-wheeler, either
They’re fun to drive too (non automatics) I used to work on trucks
@Chris N. - CA my husband got his CDL in California after college. If you want a gap year before grad school it's very educational & interesting to throw a little blue collar work into your resume.
Thank you! I'll certainly look into it, @missliterallywho 😃
Didn't know that, very cool
Id like to get one
Cleopatra and the entire Ptolemic dynasty were Evropean Macedonians, which is correctly pronounced with a hard c
@Chris N. - CA If you're intetested in trades, you could join the National Guard. I have a couple buddies who went in and got out with hvac certifications.
@Valaska he can tell you all about it this weekend!
@Virgil Thanks for the suggestion! My dad’s a military man, and he said his work in the chemical corps was a massive help later on in his career.
You can make a good amount of money with a CDL @Chris N. - CA my dad makes $22 when he drives a garbage truck
Of course Cali and what you were to do with it varies a lot but etc but if you got a job wih it you'd be sitting well for being 18
Yeah, I’m trying to save up as much as possible in case I don’t get a good fellowship for grad school. Doing a trade while in college would be a massive benefit due to the pay. Thanks for the suggestions, friends. 😃
I basically went to university because I thought I had to