Soldato
I feel a mid-life crisis bubbling away now I'm approaching the big 40. Truth be told I've been feeling like a change for almost 10 years and so far I've done nothing about it!
I wanted to be an electrician since school but somehow never pursued it, I ended up falling into IT and I don't think I've ever truly felt job satisfaction. My current job is nice because I'm the only IT person at our Nottingham office and I'm left to get on with it by my manager. We have a couple of other locations in the UK but they're slowly dwindling down since COVID and my confidence in keeping this job is at an all time low. I've been here for 10 years but prior to that I've always left other jobs after 1-2 years due to becoming bored or just hating the work.
My biggest fear right now is losing this job and ending up back in another IT job I hate, I need to take action before it's too late! I've always enjoyed hands-on work so would like to pursue a career along those lines.
Has anyone made the switch from IT to an electrician?
How long did it take and did you work for yourself or work for a company?
How did you go about getting trained?
I found this company who provide city & guild courses (https://www.tradeskills4u.co.uk/). Has anyone used them before?
I have loads of free time with my current job so I'd like to get qualified asap and either start looking for works or set up on my own whilst maintaining my current job until I'm either made redundant or I have enough work to quit.
Any advice, feedback or guidance would be much appreciated.
I wanted to be an electrician since school but somehow never pursued it, I ended up falling into IT and I don't think I've ever truly felt job satisfaction. My current job is nice because I'm the only IT person at our Nottingham office and I'm left to get on with it by my manager. We have a couple of other locations in the UK but they're slowly dwindling down since COVID and my confidence in keeping this job is at an all time low. I've been here for 10 years but prior to that I've always left other jobs after 1-2 years due to becoming bored or just hating the work.
My biggest fear right now is losing this job and ending up back in another IT job I hate, I need to take action before it's too late! I've always enjoyed hands-on work so would like to pursue a career along those lines.
Has anyone made the switch from IT to an electrician?
How long did it take and did you work for yourself or work for a company?
How did you go about getting trained?
I found this company who provide city & guild courses (https://www.tradeskills4u.co.uk/). Has anyone used them before?
I have loads of free time with my current job so I'd like to get qualified asap and either start looking for works or set up on my own whilst maintaining my current job until I'm either made redundant or I have enough work to quit.
Any advice, feedback or guidance would be much appreciated.
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