this isnt going to be very well written or coherent but:
look, I'm not trying to be the classic reactionary STEM grad who feels entitled to a high-paid tech position because I stumbled through three years of lectures. I'm not that. I've done a couple of years since graduating in hospitality work and that was generally horrible/couldn't get enough hours to pay rent/got misgendered whenever my bosses were having a bad day. Now that sector is in big trouble too so there aren't any jobs going, even if i could stomach going back into it. And apparently chef's work is a black mark on your CV and a lot of employers will write you off based on that anyway?
people say "networking is more important than qualifications". Well, that's great, but as someone who comes from a working class family, I have no idea how to do that, and never knew it was necessary until after the period I was apparently given the greatest opportunity to do it (university). and now it's like, what, am I just supposed to message people on LinkedIn out of the blue begging for work? with no experience? Where do I even begin with that?
I would love to work on the railways or in local government or something but I don't hear anything back from those roles. My best asset is that I spent 2 years setting up a tenant union in a major city, but apparently that's not good enough to even get an interview for support worker role at a charity that literally supports tenants and homeless people. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Every time I get close to a job, it always ends the same way - interview, feel like I did well, get a call back a couple of days later saying "thanks but somebody else had more experience". My experience was literally on my CV, if it wasn't enough then don't waste my time calling me in to interview!
thanks for reading
[THIS IS AN UNSOLICITED ADVICE COMMENT IM SORRY PLEASE DISREGARD]
talking about insulation as an idea
I have a card that says I can do my job so if I need a job and somehow my union doesn't have one for me (improbable) i don't need to write a resume I just say i have the card.My main tools are a steak knife i got from the dollar store and a pair of mediocre tin snips. I have a drill that I only use if I'm doing sheet metal work which isn't very often in commercial/in-town construction.
The math is super easy and mostly simple geometry involving circles. I was stoned every single class during my schooling and I got 92% on my journeyperson exam.
It's technically a finishing trade so when you're finished you can often see the product of your labour after the job is finished and open to the public.
Don't get me wrong, the job is construction and sucks and you start early and have to work with chuds. That being said, your tools and materials are lighter than every other trade on the jobsite. The trade was a primary target for any "get them ladies into the trades" initiatives so the percentage of chuds is lower than the other trades.
you get to wear an N95 all day and not have any chuds says anything because you work with a dusty material
https://www.insulators.org/
Happy to answer any questions for anyone and if you want I could call the union hall closest to you and see how much work they have
this goes for anyone who reads this I will pretend you are my friend who needs work and throw what mediocre weight I have at it
Neat, thanks. Can't imagine the robots will come for insulation work any time soon either. I'll add it to the list of jobs to consider. I'm fairly interested in trades as an option, but I can't really afford to put myself through courses right now either. If I could get a shitty job to bring in some cash then it'd be doable.
i didnt do any school til i had like 2 years experience but its common to wait longer