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hi all, just had my redundancy notice (no sympathy please)
decided i dont want to work for the man anymore, going to try and go it alone. just wondering what direction to go in.
im unskilled but can turn my hand to most things. i have thought about tiling as i have done a few projects (wall & floor) and am pretty good. if i go on a course i could be really decent.
not really sure if that is a good move though as i really need to earn a weekly wage of £350 p/w. anybody know of any other direction to go in as i am open to most suggestions (prostitution is a non starter though).
as i have said unskilled but very quick learner. manual labour or desk jockey considered.
 
go for it m8, take your money and take a chance.........

its either gonna be bust or win, what do you think you can do..?....

think with your head and go for it, thats what i would do..........

good luck...........
 
hi all, just had my redundancy notice (no sympathy please)
decided i dont want to work for the man anymore, going to try and go it alone. just wondering what direction to go in.
im unskilled but can turn my hand to most things. i have thought about tiling as i have done a few projects (wall & floor) and am pretty good. if i go on a course i could be really decent.
not really sure if that is a good move though as i really need to earn a weekly wage of £350 p/w. anybody know of any other direction to go in as i am open to most suggestions (prostitution is a non starter though).
as i have said unskilled but very quick learner. manual labour or desk jockey considered.

im in a similar postition like you.
going on a 2 week tiling course soon.
 
hi all, just had my redundancy notice (no sympathy please)
decided i dont want to work for the man anymore, going to try and go it alone. just wondering what direction to go in.
im unskilled but can turn my hand to most things. i have thought about tiling as i have done a few projects (wall & floor) and am pretty good. if i go on a course i could be really decent.
not really sure if that is a good move though as i really need to earn a weekly wage of £350 p/w. anybody know of any other direction to go in as i am open to most suggestions (prostitution is a non starter though).
as i have said unskilled but very quick learner. manual labour or desk jockey considered.



Get your bum down the docks and do some favours for sailors :BUMMER: lol


on a serious note, if you are decent at tilin then you should be able to pull in 350 weekly, just remember when you earn 500 + per week to put some by for when it's quiet.


Check out just how much competition you have in your local area first though ;)
 
yep like the dogsnuts says go for it. otherwise for the rest of your life you will be asking yourself "what if i had" and "could i have done it". if you do fail at least you will have tried .of either way you will be a tad proud cos at least you tried.
good luck which ever path you choose.
 
go for it m8, take your money and take a chance.........

its either gonna be bust or win, what do you think you can do..?....

think with your head and go for it, thats what i would do..........

good luck...........

good advice oops sorry for double post
 
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Had a m8 in a similar position and he done a course on central heating engineering Took 10 months but he now earns 28k plus. He was unskilled as well.
 
just be careful before paying all those course fees m8 as the building trade is on its arse at the moment with tradesmen wondering where the next job is coming from.
A sub contractor who i have worked with in the past told me that he laid off 23 joiners and 10 labourers this week and that the major contractors are really slowing down builds
i am not trying to put you off but the people that run the courses tell lies about trade shortages and you may find you have wasted your money maybe take an evening college class which is better and much cheaper plus you can work during the day
 
Just a thought mate. What about a course on Locksmith(ing)
Can't be that hard and I've heard they earn good dough and don't get dirty.
Good Luck
 
hi all, just had my redundancy notice (no sympathy please)
decided i dont want to work for the man anymore, going to try and go it alone. just wondering what direction to go in.
im unskilled but can turn my hand to most things. i have thought about tiling as i have done a few projects (wall & floor) and am pretty good. if i go on a course i could be really decent.
not really sure if that is a good move though as i really need to earn a weekly wage of £350 p/w. anybody know of any other direction to go in as i am open to most suggestions (prostitution is a non starter though).
as i have said unskilled but very quick learner. manual labour or desk jockey considered.

m80 you could do a course in plumbing and this will keep you working for a long time down south theres lots of courses ,but make sure what ever you do look right into the pitfalls m8 good luck
 
thanks for the advice m80's not stuck on tiling it was an option that i wouldnt mind
i heard the same hybrid, joiners being laid off but with tiling a lot of the work would be domestic i would imagine
thought about locksmithing pipsqueaker but when i looked in the yellow pages for the area im in it had about 4 pages full.
havent really got 10 months ianb, but it would be good to start earning that sort of money
thanks to the rest for your encouragement.
 
hi all, just had my redundancy notice (no sympathy please)
decided i dont want to work for the man anymore, going to try and go it alone. just wondering what direction to go in.
im unskilled but can turn my hand to most things. i have thought about tiling as i have done a few projects (wall & floor) and am pretty good. if i go on a course i could be really decent.
not really sure if that is a good move though as i really need to earn a weekly wage of £350 p/w. anybody know of any other direction to go in as i am open to most suggestions (prostitution is a non starter though).
as i have said unskilled but very quick learner. manual labour or desk jockey considered.

Congrats on the step of becoming your own boss. It can be a little daunting at first but you'll soon love to be your own boss.

The only major advice I can give and you have probably heard it before is make sure that you do something that you will enjoy. If building work is not your thing there are plenty of other things that you can learn like photography etc.

Plumbing still pays very well in London as does plastering if you like the building profession.

Either way good luck
 
might be worth doing a plastering course too if you do decide tiling is the way to go, just in casr you need to do a bit before you tile, costs about £500 for a week long course, m8 of mine just done a caravan engineers course (cost £800 for a weeks course down south, google mcea) and hes doing pretty well he still working full time for now but he works shifts so works around that. you do need to mobile though so he went to bank and got a loan to buy tools, van etc
 
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I was considering working for myself, due to a complete w*nker being employed as my boss.
Although I outlasted him I ended up hating my job.

I looked at becoming a driving instructor, as once qualified the earning potential is very high.

However I got offered a brill job and went to work for another company.

It might be worth looking into
 
did think about driving instructor langland but i like a drink of an evening to unwind and sometimes it goes a bit late so may still be a bit tipsy in the am. so too much of a chance to take. may be worth considering though, could cut down a bit i suppose!!
 
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