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Originally Posted by blender
After working as a carpenter for 15 years I switched gears and went to university to study English and writing, two of my passions and what I thought might be a pathway to law school.
After graduating with my Bachelors degree I ended up banging nails again because it was still the best money I could earn. But something was different. The critical thinking, organization, problem solving skills I had honed in university came into play, and combined with my vast experience building, I moved into site supervision, project management, estimating and eventually I was in charge of all construction activities for a decent-sized firm. A few years later, I'm a part owner of the firm.
It is still early days, but the door is open.
I feel that the combination of trades and post secondary education is extremely advantageous if you can apply it.
And yes, my wife is exhausted most of the time.
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There was an article yesterday in the Globe and Mail about the declining number of people enrolling in the humanities that touched on similar sentiments. Because we’ve pushed so hard for STEM education, we have a significant number of technical workers but might be lacking on the qualitative side. It was really interesting, and maybe somewhat in line with your own experience here.