Morning all,

 

I've come to a point in life where I am in need of a change. A bit of background on me: I'm 28, and have had 2 jobs since graduating high school. First was a gas station attendant for a year and a half-ish, the second and current job is as a drafter/draftsman for a well regarded company in my area, going on my 9th year. The company is for the most part excellent, trying not to brag too much but just putting all the info out there: I pay $14 a month for health insurance including vision. I've had coworkers receive no bill for having kids, the company paid for it. I've also got a large sum of money that is set up by the company for retirement. I cant put money into it, however. I also make a touch over $22.50/hr. (started at $18/hr)

 

Now for the bad, I went to a technical high school for drafting, I had a passion for drawing cars and thought it would have been a good fit. Whelp, got into the field and turns out I cant stand the job anymore. Its all the same thing day in and day out. I've tried asking to be moved but that was met with a wall.

 

I've come to realize that I have a knack for fixing vehicles. And it turns out that a semi local diesel/high performance shop has an opening. they are offering insurance, training/performance incentives, paid time off, and holiday pay. They also put on dyno days with their in house dyno.

 

My only hang up is that I have only "shade tree" experience. All of my experience is my own vehicle or family vehicles. but I've been working on them since I was 17. The job posting isn't requiring an ASE cert or anything. they are offering $15-30/hr based on experience.

 

I'm looking for some outside thoughts on if this is a fools errand to follow through on. In benefits I know I'm giving up quite a bit, but when every day feels like an 8 hour wait to go home, and the thought of going to work is actually causing stomach knots, I'd say its time to head elsewhere.

 

Open to all thoughts, and thanks in advance.

  On 4/6/2022 at 12:45 AM, Silverwolf2691 said:

@wil440, operations nowadays they dont have you just laid up for 6 weeks then physical therapy. Its closer to what @IBMobile described. They have you moving very quickly after the operation. 

Yes that's what our NHS says, my doctor tells me It would likely be 6 months before I could be 100% at work due to what I do

 

I was prescribed Naproxen which took all pain away within 2 days but man alive did that upset me, thought I was dying so quit that, Codiene and Physio exercises and visits to an Osteopath seem to be doing some good

I hope you heal well LorenS.

 

I discovered one day, riding a bicycle, that nothing hurts and helps me feel younger. Just bought a new Mountain Bike after 5 years on a 2001 Walmart 'iron horse' by comparison. Man the new aluminum frames are nice. I had no idea it would be so much easier to handle. Fun to glide around camp, go up the trails and go to the store.

After my 10 mile round trip hike up French Creek.

Then consider the fact I walk nearly 3 miles every day in just what I do for a job. 

 

I've also got a mountain bike 21 speed with aluminum frame. I ran around on that back when I was 253 pounds. Sure enough after a year of cruising Ontario - Payette which was like 15 mile trips. I lost a lot of weight. Today I'm 215 pounds. My longest ride was 40 miles from Lake Fork, ID to McCall and around Payette Lake and back to Lake Fork.

 

 

Update - got a call for the go ahead from the locksmith I had applied to, but at my last dentist appt 2 weeks ago, they informed me that I need to have either a root canal done or the tooth removed entirely. so now im in a tight spot..

 

Things got swapped on my reeeaally quick all of a sudden... need to pick up the pieces though

I vote for ripping it out and be done with it.

 

 

But full disclosure, I'm almost 64 and haven't been back to a dentist/butcher since 3rd grade......

 

When I'm forced back, they all come out and dentures go in.....done!

I vote for keeping as many teeth as posable.  You have only 32 or 28 if the wisdom teeth have been removed.

 

I'm 69 and have all my teeth even the wisdom which didn't make me any smarter.  I see the dentist twice a year for checkups.  The last checkup the x-ray showed a problem where a tooth root and bone met, and a root cannel was needed.  So off to the endodontists for the root cannel.  No pain and still have all my teeth.

The thing about teeth, everyone’s teeth are different. Some are hard, some are soft and some rot out by age 30 even with proper care. You could just have a friend pull it for you in exchange for a six pack 😁

Well today I pulled the trigger and put in my 2 weeks at my drafting job.

 

Going with the locksmith position. This is gonna be a fun ride. Need to get some things squared away in those two weeks as well..

  On 5/11/2022 at 6:07 PM, Silverwolf2691 said:

Well today I pulled the trigger and put in my 2 weeks at my drafting job.

 

Going with the locksmith position. This is gonna be a fun ride. Need to get some things squared away in those two weeks as well..

Good luck. Hope it works out for you...

  On 5/11/2022 at 6:07 PM, Silverwolf2691 said:

Well today I pulled the trigger and put in my 2 weeks at my drafting job.

 

Going with the locksmith position. This is gonna be a fun ride. Need to get some things squared away in those two weeks as well..

Hope it goes well.  Locksmith  would be an interesting job I would think especially if taught the skills of the old boys

 

I've jumped twice in 44 years, once in 2004, quarry, mobile plant mechanic, took voluntary redundancy and walked with nearly £20k, set up importing American cars, trucks, parts, and repairs mostly Mopar this failed in 2008 due to the recession, went to work for Cat and then the UK cat dealer (Finning) not the best time time in my working life is all I'll say but I did learn the Cat way of diagnostics which was priceless.

I then left Finning and went back to a quarry as maintenance supervisor (mobile plant) but after 3 years I left and started working for myself (2020) again but mobile plant, after nearly 2 years I'm just where I want and need to be.

I worked both Saturday and Sunday last weekend but this week I'm doing nothing but putting a Ford 390 back together at home in my workshop, researching ironheads as I just bought one and looking for a Telecaster guitar to buy for my brother in law who we are going to visit in Denmark in June (guitar is for his 70th)

 

Change is good.... good luck