28M, no college degree, Clean Room Techinician
The past 3 years were incredibly difficult. Started working in the trades when I was 24 and had a rough start with being laid off because it was a small company and they couldn’t justify keeping a brand new guy. Second electrical company fired me for standing up for a friend and the third fired me for “not enough hustle”. Needless to say, having lost 3 jobs in a row and being a husband and father had me incredibly depressed.
Took 2 short contract jobs. One was $27/hour but it was only for a month but I gained a lot of experience and never had any complaints on my “hustle”. Second was a PLC job that opened a lot of doors for me even though it was a horrible place to work. Now I travel a lot but I can keep my wife home with the kids and not pay $3,000 a month for childcare. Hoping to end the year at $85k-$95k after getting certifications.
The past 3 years were incredibly difficult. Started working in the trades when I was 24 and had a rough start with being laid off because it was a small company and they couldn’t justify keeping a brand new guy. Second electrical company fired me for standing up for a friend and the third fired me for “not enough hustle”. Needless to say, having lost 3 jobs in a row and being a husband and father had me incredibly depressed.
Took 2 short contract jobs. One was $27/hour but it was only for a month but I gained a lot of experience and never had any complaints on my “hustle”. Second was a PLC job that opened a lot of doors for me even though it was a horrible place to work. Now I travel a lot but I can keep my wife home with the kids and not pay $3,000 a month for childcare. Hoping to end the year at $85k-$95k after getting certifications.