Did you ever write your old company and thank them for getting you out of that dead end work, lol!?!
Going out on your own can be scary, but it can be a great move. If you aren't already, hook up with the local Ford car clubs and get word out. Got an LS shop here that does zero advertising, all word of mouth and he and his two techs are slammed day in and day out. It's the place to go for repairs and high horsepower builds, and very fair pricing.
Trucking may or may not be good depending where you are. I currently work at a dealer. I’ve been trying to get into operating heavy equipment operation for 4 years and no luck. They all want experience. I have my class A and mass is a very big trucking state and the pay isn’t very good. $25 an hour would be considered good pay here and I think that’s absolutely trash.Damn most of you guys are lucky; it’s been two years and I’ve been crap job to crap job. The constant is I’ve stayed at my “anchor” job that I’ve had for 6 years now. I keep getting screwed around by them about moving me back to a full time schedule. Worst part is, is that I work in warehousing and those jobs don’t typically pay that much out here. I make what is considered the upper limit per hour (minus some serious outliers in pay) and it keeps me from going anywhere else. It’s hard when moving trades is impossible where I live (you NEED experience or they just laugh you off and end the interview); I can’t even go back to school because I can’t afford it without a job ( I don’t get financial aid due to family making too much money and student loans is something I’d never do).
So now I’m stuck at an impasse; I’ve tried going into truck driving but I can’t afford the cost to get the license. Tried to work through companies to have them pay to help pay for the schooling (aka cr England, etc) and have had no luck.
All this has really seriously weighed me down mentally and emotionally in the last six months. I’ve applied to hundreds of places of varying job types and all have had the same result; out of the hundreds I’ve had 45-50 interviews in which all of them have told me I currently or have previously made more money and they don’t “feel” I should take a pay cut. I’ve started doing odd jobs to try to make money and maybe turn them into a business but have been stomped out by bigger shops (car work/performance work).
But OP keep your head up, you’ll have something come up and it will be exactly what you want or better.
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It will get better. I can't count the number of companies that wouldn't talk to me because I'm overqualified blah blah. Would you not want someone who you know will get the job done vs an entry level person?! Idiots.Damn most of you guys are lucky; it’s been two years and I’ve been crap job to crap job. The constant is I’ve stayed at my “anchor” job that I’ve had for 6 years now. I keep getting screwed around by them about moving me back to a full time schedule. Worst part is, is that I work in warehousing and those jobs don’t typically pay that much out here. I make what is considered the upper limit per hour (minus some serious outliers in pay) and it keeps me from going anywhere else. It’s hard when moving trades is impossible where I live (you NEED experience or they just laugh you off and end the interview); I can’t even go back to school because I can’t afford it without a job ( I don’t get financial aid due to family making too much money and student loans is something I’d never do).
So now I’m stuck at an impasse; I’ve tried going into truck driving but I can’t afford the cost to get the license. Tried to work through companies to have them pay to help pay for the schooling (aka cr England, etc) and have had no luck.
All this has really seriously weighed me down mentally and emotionally in the last six months. I’ve applied to hundreds of places of varying job types and all have had the same result; out of the hundreds I’ve had 45-50 interviews in which all of them have told me I currently or have previously made more money and they don’t “feel” I should take a pay cut. I’ve started doing odd jobs to try to make money and maybe turn them into a business but have been stomped out by bigger shops (car work/performance work).
But OP keep your head up, you’ll have something come up and it will be exactly what you want or better.
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I'm right there with you. I've talked to lots of companies that couldn't/wouldn't pay me b/c of my experience. What these companies do not factor in is the cost & the time, which is money, to train someone with less experience or the employee roulette they end up going through b/c they hire cheap & it doesn't work out for 10 employees in a row. Especially in my field of sales. You get what you pay for.
You need to move. Save up enough money to rent a room for a couple of months and GTFO of where you are. I just moved to Colorado, and there is more opportunity than you could dream of. Everyone is hiring. I scan Craigslist jobs occasionally just to see what the going rates for jobs are, and most jobs with minimal skill set are around $20 hour starting pay. There are so many jobs and not enough people here to fill them.Damn most of you guys are lucky; it’s been two years and I’ve been crap job to crap job. The constant is I’ve stayed at my “anchor” job that I’ve had for 6 years now. I keep getting screwed around by them about moving me back to a full time schedule. Worst part is, is that I work in warehousing and those jobs don’t typically pay that much out here. I make what is considered the upper limit per hour (minus some serious outliers in pay) and it keeps me from going anywhere else. It’s hard when moving trades is impossible where I live (you NEED experience or they just laugh you off and end the interview); I can’t even go back to school because I can’t afford it without a job ( I don’t get financial aid due to family making too much money and student loans is something I’d never do).
So now I’m stuck at an impasse; I’ve tried going into truck driving but I can’t afford the cost to get the license. Tried to work through companies to have them pay to help pay for the schooling (aka cr England, etc) and have had no luck.
All this has really seriously weighed me down mentally and emotionally in the last six months. I’ve applied to hundreds of places of varying job types and all have had the same result; out of the hundreds I’ve had 45-50 interviews in which all of them have told me I currently or have previously made more money and they don’t “feel” I should take a pay cut. I’ve started doing odd jobs to try to make money and maybe turn them into a business but have been stomped out by bigger shops (car work/performance work).
But OP keep your head up, you’ll have something come up and it will be exactly what you want or better.
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