I was 26 when I started. It has been a hard uphill battle and don't think I could do it today if I wanted to. The hardest part was the decrease in pay. I was operating heavy equipment and was working around 50-60 hours a week @ $14.50/hr. I started this as a first year apprentice working 40 hours a week @11.25/hr. That was a drastic decrease in pay and it hurt for a long while. Now I make more than I did then and it has really paid off with knowledge.
I just don't think I would do it again because I wouldn't know better and with the increase in gas prices it would really throw me off.
Good thread. Really made me think.
"If common sense was common, everyone would have it"-not sure, someone here
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