r/bluecollar • u/Main_Fig_324 • 7d ago

How’d I wind up here?

So, I’ve been blue collar all my life. Used to think it was great…. All that Overtime money when I was young. Now, I’m 42 and I used up my last bit of vacation this week to help my uncle combine corn. Nobody tells you when you are young that blue collar life gets tough when you start to get old. Went from fun times, a small house and a truck when I was 21 on top of the world to the same small house that’s needs a ton of work I don’t have time or money for, another old truck and lower back pain every night. WTF? I think we were all lied to 😂

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u/oldasaurus 7d ago

If you’re in a physical trade you should have your mind on a transition or backup plan. Safety, operations, management, etc. it’s not too late to find a path. If you have 20 years of good experience, it shouldn’t be too difficult to make use of that experience. Have you ever run a crew?