First in with a big fatTo all the regulars here would you pick this trade again if you knew then what you know now?.
There’s times I curse myself for it but I love the wheeling and dealing and the madness of it.First in with a big fat
NO
I didn't even know what it was, I sòon found out it was old men calling you shite day in day out, until I woke up and gave them nothing to complain about. To be fair I was a mouthy c**t but the guys that taught me left a lasting impression. Still wish I'd made more out of education.There’s times I curse myself for it but I love the wheeling and dealing and the madness of it.
Some of the old guys had great respect for the trade.It took a few years for me to realise that the abuse was part of the training.Never see the likes of that again.I didn't even know what it was, I sòon found out it was old men calling you shite day in day out, until I woke up and gave them nothing to complain about. To be fair I was a mouthy c**t but the guys that taught me left a lasting impression. Still wish I'd made more out of education.
If you’d have asked me at any point from 13 to 30 I’d have said not a f**k**g chance. The last few years I’ve cracked the code and can earn a good whack and not break myself. Work smarter not harder
I’m sure you have too mateCs
Can you tell it me please!
I sòon found out it was old men calling you shite day in day out, until I woke up and gave them nothing to complain about.
Cracking code is simply finding the right clients and selling yourself not just the job your doing for themIf you’d have asked me at any point from 13 to 30 I’d have said not a f**k**g chance. The last few years I’ve cracked the code and can earn a good whack and not break myself. Work smarter not harder
Can’t disagree with that last statement tbhI feel like I've had a pretty charmed career. Been in the right place at the right time and gotten on with the right people.
I'd still do something else if I had my time again.
Personally I think that if you've done alright out of plastering you would have almost certainly done even better, and easier, by doing something else with the same work ethic.
HECTOR!The problem with the 'have your time over' thing is that we assume it would be better but don't consider the other side of the coin.
Imagine you get the opportunity to do so, build a huge successful business. There you are sitting in your office all smug, counting your blessings on the top floor of the world trade centre....
Or settling back on your trip of a lifetime holiday "Welcome aboard flight MH370 ladies and gentlemen".....
Things could always be better, but they could also be a lot worse.
HECTOR!
We only wanted a yes or a noIts not something i can give an easy yes or no answer to.
I started off laboring for a spread same age as me. He went into it from school, and although he was still learning parts of the trade while i was with him his work was fantastic. I was curious from the start wanting to have a go, and it went from there. I done other jobs for awhile, and went back to work with him permanent. I couldn't believe the difference in his finish. Laying on a lot more, and the quality was top notch.
That was 25yr ago, and although i still earn a living plastering i dont call myself one as to me you have to be proficient in all the disciplines which im not. I know through working with him what a good finish is skim wise, and i judge my work from that. Ive done small rending jobs, and dash, but not enough to have that quality which is needed or the confidence to say its to a point.
So thinking back yeah id still go into it. Ive learned a skill that most cant or wont do so im happy with that.
I was offered the chance to take my small business (5-10 guys) to a whole new level. It would have required me to have 130 guys.The problem with the 'have your time over' thing is that we assume it would be better but don't consider the other side of the coin.
Imagine you get the opportunity to do so, build a huge successful business. There you are sitting in your office all smug, counting your blessings on the top floor of the world trade centre....
Or settling back on your trip of a lifetime holiday "Welcome aboard flight MH370 ladies and gentlemen".....
Things could always be better, but they could also be a lot worse.