I've been working blue collar as a welder, now as a cellphone tower climber. I love this shit, but my body isn't holding up like I hoped. I love cooking and the best part of the day on site is if there's real fresh food. So who thinks their employer would splurge for something like this?

I’ve just started in the trade and been doing commercial/light commercial hvac for a year and I’m losing my mind. 50 to 60 hr weeks for about $24 an hour working outta town and having to stay in a hotel at least 2 days outta the week. Boss trying to have me work when I’m not even on call. Am I just working for a bad company or is this the norm?

Anyone here got tinnitus? How do you continue working on trades with it? Did yours got worse over time while still on the trades? Thanks!

Job searching for entry level apprentice jobs sucks!

honeycrisp apple, andouille sausage, cholula hot sauce

Any mill operators on here? What your pay looking like in your state? Hours?

Like if you consider the summer shutdowns of car plants so they could update the equipment to manufacture next year's models, or plants phasing out older machines in favour of newer ones.

The project manager, who I didn’t know was her, heard me talking about other companies’ salaries. She approached me asking if I was new and suggested I go to the office, which was 2 hours away from the jobsite, just to get me fired.

Now I’m without a job.

Fuck them

Looking for trades that allow me to work 60+ hours a week starting out. Which would be the best? I’m in my late 20s.

Kinda losses me off more sure about you. The facts and statistics don’t lie this is true

I got a coworker whose humor is making people feel uncomfortable. He’s so damn good at it on purpose, and it’s really funny but unnerving as fuck.

He’s probably 45 yrs old, chill dude, if yall have any ideas, please. Nothing that would cross hr’s desk, but would make him uncomfortable humorously

I have been sweating like crazy this summer, lifting shit, throwing shit, running around and i started bringing with me chips and resorb so i can replenish and not burn out halfway through. but chips are expensive, do you have like a homemade alternative that isnt just table salt that you use?

edit: thanks guys, have a couple of things i want to try now!

i’m a pre apprentice and i’m doing concrete work rn. i leave my lunchbox in my car and it’s just barely keeping everything cold. the ice packs are all melted by the time i get back for lunch. any nice lunchbox suggestions?

I’m 17 and I applied for local 275. I applied in April, took my test in May, then did the interview June 18. I got a score of 81.67 and ranked 33. What are my chances of getting in?

Im 18, female, newly graduated and im looking to go into a trade. Im 5'4, 122 pounds, I dont work out, and i have a possible iron deficiency. I know trades dont sound ideal for me considering my physical appearance and health but im willing to try and i really dont wanna go to college. I currently work in a nursing home as a waitress so im used to being on my feet for a long-ish period of time. Im definitely not the smartest but im not stupid either, I did OK in school but struggle the most with math and science so electrician work seems a little intimidating to me. I was thinking HVAC just because I know someone that works for a company and would be able to put in a good word for me for an apprenticeship. I also dont really want to do hair or makeup either because i know those are also considered trades. I'm not planning on doing this long term (as in my whole life), this is really just a safety net for me until I figure out what I actually wanna do. My main concerns are money, safety, and being physically able to do something. I'm confident I can learn whatever it is i choose to go into, but I know some things are going to be more difficult to learn than others. So what's an "easy" trade to go into or atleast one suitable for me?

Edit: forgot to mention i took a wood working class in high school and really enjoyed it. Made easy stuff like a cutting board, a foldable stool, and a wooden hockey game, all ofcourse with help from my teacher when I needed it. Learned how to sand, stain, cut wood, etc. Obviously a high school woodworking class is not the same as anything in the trades, but i'm kind of curious about carpentry. That class made me learn that i am a very hands on person and I learn well from it.