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Plumbing.
Still loads of work out there for good people.
My plumbers are unbelievably bad, and they still make good money.
If I acted anything like they did I would be out of a job in seconds.
One of them is pondering which maserati to buy next- I hope he doesn't service it himself!
Bit of a lifestyle change from being essentially a rep, I do enjoy the "on the road" work lifestyle but its the company, pay/benefits and uncertainty in the economy that is worrying me particularly in lighting sales when working for a European company (lets not talk about the B word)... after looking at some similar roles turns out I have already peaked at 31 in this particular field I can only go "downwards" or "sideways" because the company I work for is one of the best at what it does. On top of that design lead sales is much higher up in the pecking order than the majority of sales jobs out there... so I really do need to find something better high stakes more money more responsibility would be nice to have managers/directors that actually understand what it's like to live in the "real world"
I had a major career change at 38, so know how hard it is to to get into something different.
I still have a few plans for further changes.
Basically you need to find a business that will always be in demand regardless of boom or bust recessions.
The two I have plans to move into (no pun intended) are property and rubbish (recycling to be exact).
So what do you think Capes, become my own boss? My family were restaurateurs for nearly 20 years and retired early, they have never been more happy/relaxed. Being raised in the lifestyle I don't particularly want to go back into it. Launching restaurants is high risk potentially low return with very unsociable hours... I don't mind working long hours but hospitality and catering turns your life upside down! I would know i did it for nearly 10 years... Also if the economy goes to shite people have less disposable income and it's more likely to fail... Beyond that I don't have any other business ideas that don't involve becoming some sort of King Pin (yes I'm thinking Breaking Bad/Heisenburg but I'll probably be more like Jesse lmao)