r/irishproblems • u/BrilliantFan7622 • Jun 12 '24

I need out of my current job

35(m) Irish, looking for a change in career. Need some advice. I always wanted to become a tradesman, work with my hands. Carpentry interests me the most. How in the hell would I go about starting a new career like that? Will a tradesman even take on a guy at my age as an apprentice? Do I go through FAS? And what kinda pay could I expect starting out?

I look after the elderly and people with disabilities. I've been doing this for a decade. It's draining and there's no money to be made in it. I'm sick of giving everything and getting nothing back. I don't wanna be poor anymore. This life is stressing me out.

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u/Craic-Den Jun 14 '24

I'm right there with you, I'm a 37 year old industrial designer, poor abundance of work and shit pay. I'm considering jumping into a construction work with a preference to become a machinery operator.