Hi everyone, I'm new to... everything around here.
I am 39, working as an engineer in big tech, and I hate it.
I have got really into DIY over the past couple of years, mostly carpentry, plumbing, bit of demolition s) etc. I have a healthy respect for electrics, so I've not touched them so much, but I feel I have gained quite a bit of background knowledge.
Yesterday I spent the day helping my electricians on a rewire of my house - just the dogsbody work in 1st fix of helping lift floors, finding routes, discussing circuit designs etc. It was the most fun I have had in... I don't know how long. They are elsewhere today, and I can't wait to be back helping tomorrow.
It's an idea that I have toyed with for a while, but I finally feel comfortable saying it: I want to retrain as an electrician.
I love the directness of the work: you are working for the people who benefit. You can fix a genuine problem (whether merely safety or just irritation). It feels like it could offer me all the things I went into my tech career for, but that have slowly got less and less enjoyable over the years.
Am I being realistic here? Is this something that I can do at 39? What route would you recommend to do this?
Broad question, thanks I'm advance.
I am 39, working as an engineer in big tech, and I hate it.
I have got really into DIY over the past couple of years, mostly carpentry, plumbing, bit of demolition s) etc. I have a healthy respect for electrics, so I've not touched them so much, but I feel I have gained quite a bit of background knowledge.
Yesterday I spent the day helping my electricians on a rewire of my house - just the dogsbody work in 1st fix of helping lift floors, finding routes, discussing circuit designs etc. It was the most fun I have had in... I don't know how long. They are elsewhere today, and I can't wait to be back helping tomorrow.
It's an idea that I have toyed with for a while, but I finally feel comfortable saying it: I want to retrain as an electrician.
I love the directness of the work: you are working for the people who benefit. You can fix a genuine problem (whether merely safety or just irritation). It feels like it could offer me all the things I went into my tech career for, but that have slowly got less and less enjoyable over the years.
Am I being realistic here? Is this something that I can do at 39? What route would you recommend to do this?
Broad question, thanks I'm advance.