People are realizing getting a trade instead of a degree succs ass in the long run

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

When I worked for TNT Express I joined the European Transport workers union/federation

We were still apart of the EU then

The ETF is the Electrical Trade Union for UK even all our electronics now have 3 marks of compliance.

The UK standard EU standard and Internatioal standard

So you're a fellow electrician like myself then. How is the union in the UK, I've never heard anyone talk about it in any capacity I always wondered how it was over there doing electric work.

 

[Diondon]

I mean, somebody got to do the manual work

 

[Kasgoinjail]

So you're a fellow electrician like myself then. How is the union in the UK, I've never heard anyone talk about it in any capacity I always wondered how it was over there doing electric work.

I'm learning
The unions should do better now that Labour are back in Power

We had a lot of union strikes across different sectors with a Conservative government.
Also as a qualified electrician working for yourself your making bank. I dunno how they do over there but here it's up 2 100 bucks for a call out. That's without touching anything just to take a look and give a quote. Sparkies are eating good I won't lie.

Right now tho the TOOLS are expensive because we can't use Chinese generics for isolations

See how valentines is coming up il take a Kewtech RCD tester over a Birkin

 

[L@CaT]

It's one thing to get into a trade you love doing. But my guess is most people end doing trades they don't particularly enjoy then become miserable doing it..

A degree can give "some" People a bit more flexibility in that regard

 

[acri1]

There's no right or wrong answer to this, it depends on the person. Some people are better off going into trades because they're just not academically smart and would fail out of college. On the other hand, there are some trades that you don't want to be doing when you're 55+ because they're hard on your body, whereas office jobs aren't physically demanding and you do those until you retire.

It's definitely a "different strokes for different folks" thing. Personally I'm not interested in crawling around anywhere and would rather preserve my body, so I'm fine with an office job for however long I work.

I'd encourage an academically talented kid to go to college (unless he/she really had an interest in a particular trade). On other hand if they barely graduated high school then they're probably better off looking at trades than wasting money just to drop out/fail out of college.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

I'm learning
The unions should do better now that Labour are back in Power

We had a lot of union strikes across different sectors with a Conservative government.
Also as a qualified electrician working for yourself your making bank. I dunno how they do over there but here it's up 2 100 bucks for a call out. That's without touching anything just to take a look and give a quote. Sparkles are eating good I won't lie.

Right now tho the TOOLS are expensive because we can't use Chinese generics for isolations

See how valentines is coming up il take a Kewtech RCD tester over a Birkin

I have two voltmeters, a Klein and an Ideal. Yeah I went to someone's house yesterday for a side job and I just ended up changing out a receptacle in their kitchen and made a quick $175 for it.

Are Klein brand tools big over there or do y'all have another brand that is considered the electricians brand?

 

[CHICAGO]

THAT nikka WORKS AT AMAZON
AND @BrothaZay IS CALLING
IT A TRADE



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[Kasgoinjail]

I have two voltmeters, a Klein and an Ideal. Yeah I went to someone's house yesterday for a side job and I just ended up changing out a receptacle in their kitchen and made a quick $175 for it.

Are Klein brand tools big over there or do y'all have another brand that is considered the electricians brand?

Had 2 double check because Kewtech is the daddy but Klien is UK compliant so it's defo used

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Thats why you get the trade first then degree…

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

I worked in a welding factory for a summer when I was 17/18... i said never again. give me a computer job

 

[Ohene]

The point is to eventually start your own business

There are lots of private equity firms making a killing rolling Up trades ppls businesses…especially hvac

Google “ crete United hvac”

 

[Fill Collins]

tl;dr: degree, but I wasn't ready for college at 18

Went to trade school for brick and stonework right out of high school, only spent $45 for a school ID throughout the three years I went, got a few safety certs and a journeyman's license

I'm going back to school for an associates in marketing just to transfer to a 4 year for cheap*

I really wish I just went to college and had SERIOUS FOMO but I really wasn't ready to commit to high stakes studying yet

I'll be 27 by the time I go back, I haven't done blue collar work in a year+ (I do copywriting now) but I still have chronic pain

All of my coworkers from masonry to flooring and forestry were "low vibrational" and I knew I had to leave that shyt...I've smoked less and quit drinking after getting out that bs

*If there's still a chance to go to school

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Salute to the trade guys because I’m good on that. Work from home and sit at a desk is goated.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

Had 2 double check because Kewtech is the daddy but Klien is UK compliant so it's defo used

If you ever need advice or tips hit my inbox, been at this for 12 years now.

 

[Stir Fry]

I have a bachelors degree, but work in the trades. I find much more personal fulfillment working blue collar jobs.