Jags
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the less funny thing is that there was a shooting yesterday at his house and they weren't Nerf guns...
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the less funny thing is that there was a shooting yesterday at his house and they weren't Nerf guns...
I remember that. Good luck!Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!
Wow congrats! Big change, but as I recall you had a very dangerous profession. Part of me wondered if guys like you got called to action when the bridge collapsed.Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!
Yeah I didn’t do much construction diving, I worked for the Navy and cleaned their ships. Ships husbandry is the correct term for my profession. Either way, I’m glad to take a break from some very laborious work and figure out what to do next. Labor jobs are not very sustainable for the long haul, I’m only 32. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?Wow congrats! Big change, but as I recall you had a very dangerous profession. Part of me wondered if guys like you got called to action when the bridge collapsed.
If I could and money wasnt a thing ..... I would do graphic design t shirts. Im pretty good at graffiti, drawing and coming up with cool "urban" eye candy for the masses.Yeah I didn’t do much construction diving, I worked for the Navy and cleaned their ships. Ships husbandry is the correct term for my profession. Either way, I’m glad to take a break from some very laborious work and figure out what to do next. Labor jobs are not very sustainable for the long haul, I’m only 32. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
Congrats buddy. We sold the company I was working on in the fall and I took some time off to play video games, watch movies and TV and figure out what I wanted to do next. I was close to taking another senior role in my sector but didn’t feel right about it so I turned it down and am now doing something (almost) completely different and haven’t been this happy in years. I’m in my late 30s so not too far ahead of you. You have 30+ years of working ahead of you most likely so better to take some time and find something you don’t wake up dreading if you have the means to do it.Not that anyone cares, but I finally left my job diving after 11 years (I bitched about it maybe a year ago in this thread) The better half is making the money now as a nurse anesthetist, my next career awaits! Just have no idea what to do!
All good points, I’m basically just going to give it some time to see what I really want to do. Remote work on paper sounds good, but not sure if I’d like to be cooped up in my house since I’ve always worked outside. I have a couple options, my uncle makes killer money selling insurance (sounds boring) but essentially told me I have a job if I want with him and he can show me the ropes. Friend of mine works at UPS and gets tons of time off, thought about firefighter maybe. Project management seems like a solid option also, either way it’s a breath of fresh air. It helps to have a supportive spouse as wellCongrats buddy. We sold the company I was working on in the fall and I took some time off to play video games, watch movies and TV and figure out what I wanted to do next. I was close to taking another senior role in my sector but didn’t feel right about it so I turned it down and am now doing something (almost) completely different and haven’t been this happy in years. I’m in my late 30s so not too far ahead of you. You have 30+ years of working ahead of you most likely so better to take some time and find something you don’t wake up dreading if you have the means to do it.
Suggest maybe consulting or advising for a bit if your line of work allows for it, though it sounds like that could be tough given what you do. That’s how I found my current venture. Great thing about consulting/advising is you get exposed to a bunch of different people and business models and get paid to learn, essentially.
If you worked for the Navy I assume you have a clearance — checkout USAjobs.gov. Maybe something on the admin/management side of what you were doing before or something tangential to it, if only to help build your resume.
Switching careers is all about the story you want to tell. Assume given your old line of work that you may have some project management experience so maybe look into getting your PMP and doing Project Management work? You could probably slide into a variety of different government/construction-related PMP roles given your hands-on experience.
Or something completely different. I think it depends on the lifestyle you want. Remote? In-person? Part of a team or independent contributor? If you’re into fitness you could become a personal trainer but that’s obviously an on-site job. Or you can find something like graphic design, accounting, etc that you can do from anywhere.
Good luck!