should a do a mechanical apprenticeship?

[Krisp]

soop are you a tradie?

 

[soop]

I am yes . Rather I was... But you get that.

 

[Krisp]

what area? and why no longer?

 

[soop]

Well I've worked all over, but I was a Vehicle spray painter by trade.
I had a car accident, hit my head and had a stroke. Can't see for **** anymore, which makes it hard to do the job.

How did Tony Abott put it? "**** happens"

 

[Krisp]

aw, poor lil tigger . on another note seen some ####ed up ****. apprentice just became a tradesman a week later ####ed up his hand in the gear meshing . there is pot luck for everything

 

[STEEV888]

not cars, even good mechanics make under 1g. i meant bricklaying and roof tiling..... i should have been more clear .

couldnt have been more clear. think he was just taking the piss.

 

[soop]

Erg, I ask questions to clarify it. I knew what he meant, but asked so that there was no confusion.

 

[wez84]

The good thing about doing a mechanical trade is its pretty easy to branch out to better things
When i finished my mechanical trade I went and worked on trucks and heavy equipment and now i work as a fitter in an underground coal mine working with hydraulics systems. I only work half a year and bring home really good pay.
So if its what you want then do it

 

[ranga101]

If you prepared for hard work and crap pay then go for it man, i was on 9.80 and hour as a 3rd year metal fabricating apprentice(which was awesome) but yeah also try not to get laid off it sucks

 

[nemesis_adrasteia]

ohh hoooo. Tax deductions. Nothing from nothing is still nothing. Centerlink wont help you if you're working a 40hr week. And I can't comment on mature age. (from what I gather, its bugger all better though)

i was getting around $80 a fortnight in my first year from centrelink on top of my wages working 40 hours as an apprentice mechanic.