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Man fk this forum and its infinite bugs that just appear out of nowhere.

Pat is correct in use of terminology; a trade is not what you call a career in the strictest sense of the word, though plenty of people do these days. Career traditionally implies a pathway of growth through promotion and pursuance of opportunities / different roles throughout the life of your work. Yes, it's atypical of office work. A tradie can do this in a large company with the room/roles for it, however most don't start with that intention or ambition in mind - usually the ambition, if any, is to go out and start their own business at some point within the same trade and grow it beneath them rather than rise up. It's not often you hear a tradie talking about their "career", with good reason.

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Grant seemed to have rattled off many jobs with different skills in different industries and it sounded more driven by $ than his true ambitions.

I am now cos I lost my passion long time ago.

Just need to find one ASAP.

I am now cos I lost my passion long time ago.

Just need to find one ASAP.

Remember you can always do stuff on the 'side' brah

I'm creating a website for a friend with an idea at the moment.. gets me through my current job which I'm not enjoying so much lately..

Don't follow your passion, follow your effort! - Mark Cuban (billionaire)

http://blogmaverick.com/2012/03/18/dont-follow-your-passion-follow-your-effort/

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Remember you can always do stuff on the 'side' brah

so this whole do some stuff on the side.

For some reason it has got such a bad rep.

lets say you want to start your own business but worried about the $$ not being ther for the the first year or so.

so commit to a job that you can do out of work hours.

then start your business but not quit your other job..

sure it serious hours and pressure on you...but after 12 months you will know if you are going to make it or fold.

and you still have an income so it not like you seriously out of pocket.

If I could find something that would seriously interest me for years to come, this is what I would be doing.

^

Yeh everybody wants the big bucks but ain't not body want to do the work

I'm no millionaire but people think it's 'crazy' how much hours / days I do but in the same conversation will be all 'I wish I had X or I wish I could do this' ... The days of a well payin (100k minimum) 9-5 are virtually non existent

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... The days of a well payin (100k minimum) 9-5 are virtually non existent

yeah thats cause those people work 7-3:30

:P

we have a saying in our "trade" that you can make a lot more money doing a lot less. I look at people like safety inspectors, auditors, some careers that "engineers" pursue, even top level management where all they do is meetings to discuss changes that need to be made or financial summarys and do a presentation on what their personal assistant came up with (im serious).

To be fair reading that section out of context does sound stupid so apologies.

I was referring more so going for a job due to the money aspect only. (I.e test & tag scenario - weighing up the money and being the sole reason for not pursuing)

Grant seemed to have rattled off many jobs with different skills in different industries and it sounded more driven by $ than his true ambitions.

No offence meant brah

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To be quite honest, that is some of the stupidest shit I've read in this discussion. Not a career? What is it? You are aware that not all careers mean you wear a suit or work in an office aren't you..

Plumbers/electricians are licenced trades. That means you cannot do what we do, even if you know how, legally.

Licensed trade aside, how is any trade not a career?

100% agreed... 101% even

It's not often you hear a tradie talking about their "career", with good reason.

chef

The days of a well payin (100k minimum) 9-5 are virtually non existent

This.

9-5 tops out at about $100k for my company and then for more, you are working longer hours

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yeah thats cause those people work 7-3:30

:P

we have a saying in our "trade" that you can make a lot more money doing a lot less. I look at people like safety inspectors, auditors, some careers that "engineers" pursue, even top level management where all they do is meetings to discuss changes that need to be made or financial summarys and do a presentation on what their personal assistant came up with (im serious).

Yeah true and there is big money in commercial however it's questionable how long that gravy train can run for and even so often a lot of commercial trades can have long periods without work when jobs finish so if you averaged it out over a number of years the income may actually be a lot lower for many - not all of course. I've had a few mates who are back on domestic as commercial was to unreliable and has dried up thankfully they aren't to stubborn and take the work they can get

so this whole do some stuff on the side.

For some reason it has got such a bad rep.

lets say you want to start your own business but worried about the $$ not being ther for the the first year or so.

so commit to a job that you can do out of work hours.

then start your business but not quit your other job..

sure it serious hours and pressure on you...but after 12 months you will know if you are going to make it or fold.

and you still have an income so it not like you seriously out of pocket.

If I could find something that would seriously interest me for years to come, this is what I would be doing.

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^

Yeh everybody wants the big bucks but ain't not body want to do the work

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So, who's the go for tinting nowdays?

My car has only got the back windows tinted. Was curious about getting the fronts to match it. Dunno if even possible as everyone seems to do entire car and/or remove all tint and start again. Is there matching issues if you only tint two, etc, or some boss tinter do it without any drama and fuss

Doesn't need to be super daaarrrk vip stylesssss but would be nicer if it matched (IMO)

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