Subj : Re: New to this
To   : StormTrooper
From : Accession
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 07:50 am

Hey Stormtrooper!

On Sun, Apr 20 2025 04:25:56 -0500, you wrote:

> That's not a given here... quite often our trades are able to make
> more than the higher ed end of town, largely because we don't have
> enough of them.  Plus you'll have the HECS (tuition) debt badly
> impacting your ability to fund a loan for a purchase. And the higher
> end jobs are already over supplied.

I recently watched a video for FIFO? Offshore oil rig work making upwards of 200k/yr for only 6 months of work (1 month on, 1 month off kind of stuff). If I lived out that way, I'd probably be interested in something like that.

Then again, I've always wanted to work with my hands.. which is something learned at a younger age. Have you ever, or do you still have shop classes in grade school (woodworking, metals, auto, etc)?

A lot of schools in the inner cities around here got rid of those classes quite some time ago, and it definitely shows in the lack of incoming knowledge and attitude in the workforce today. Luckily, we stayed out in the suburbs, where those kinds of classes are still offered.

Regards,
Nick

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