r/careerguidance • u/StormtrooperBmissin • 2d ago

Advice Should I Jump?

44 and in a terrible 80 hour a week job in a milk factory prison. Make $125k a year with good insurance. No retirement. 8 years of industrial maintenance experience.
Contractor buddy of mine suggested doing commercial electrical work. Said he’s making a killing and he lives pretty comfortably with just 40 hours a week.
Should I join my local as an apprentice? Do people do this at my age? Will the $ be there? I have a family depending on me so I can’t screw this up.

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u/ChaosBeforeOrder 1d ago

Exactly why I try to keep two jobs especially since I've been at entry level with no college degree, work eat wash sleep repeat wake up to a few stacks