Caporegime
Hi
Just wondering if anyone here has left a 'normal' job to become a professional [insert trade here] having grown tired of the grind (and hopefully been glad they did?!).
I guess it's quite a leap from keen DIY enthusiast to relying on it for your livelihood, but it seems that some trades are in great demand with short supply, so to be free of the 9-5 might be a great thing.
I'm not going to do this by the way (yet anyway) and obviously there are downsides, like pressure, risk, people not paying you, working all hours / weekend etc.
Interested to hear any stories though, including ones where it didn't work out.
Just wondering if anyone here has left a 'normal' job to become a professional [insert trade here] having grown tired of the grind (and hopefully been glad they did?!).
I guess it's quite a leap from keen DIY enthusiast to relying on it for your livelihood, but it seems that some trades are in great demand with short supply, so to be free of the 9-5 might be a great thing.
I'm not going to do this by the way (yet anyway) and obviously there are downsides, like pressure, risk, people not paying you, working all hours / weekend etc.
Interested to hear any stories though, including ones where it didn't work out.