after 17 years as a car paint sprayer. feel its time to find a new job but have no idea what to do next any suggestions on a job
2006-09-12 08:20:53 · 22 answers · asked by lickiz 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
step up the ladder? you can go into management in the same field - my friends bf just did that and is earning an extra 7 grand a year.
OR
if youre in the UK, try Learn Direct - they can provide training on loads of jobs, and you could find the perfect one for you
2006-09-12 08:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by ♣♥BabyBlue♥♣ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not knowing what your financial situation is, it would be difficult to answer that. You probably have a family to support and can't afford to stay out of work for long. What were you interested in doing before you fell into car paint spraying? Investigate that. Meanwhile, if you haven't come up with any viable course of action, go to work for someone else's car painting co. while you think about what you can do instead.
2006-09-12 08:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by pessimoptimist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start your own business. You have the experience. Equipment, building? Try a business loan to get yourself started.
If you don't want to go that route, try other car shops. You have been in the business long enough to know your way around.
Feel like starting something different? Try some courses at the local college that fit the area you want, a lot of the community colleges are offering certificate courses, which means you take a short class, get certified for an entry level posistion.
It all depends on what you feel like doing.
Best of luck to you!
2006-09-12 08:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by saintlyinnocents 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you've got 17 years experience as a auto painter, then strike out on your own and become the competition to your old place of employment! Surely you'd have some sort of following, provided your town is large enough to support 2 paint shops. God bless!
2006-09-12 08:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you, nothing sucks like having to do a job that either you don't like or for a company/boss you don't like.
As for what you should do next, it will depend on why you quit your company. Are you tired of car painting? If not, would you want to do it for another company or on your own. If you are tired of car painting, try something you are more interested in. I for years worked doing something that I was good at, yet hated doing. I finally got the freedom to pick what I was interested in and enjoyed and that makes all the difference.
2006-09-12 08:33:19 · answer #5 · answered by dlobryan1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have an artistic bent? There are lots of jobs for graphic designers. If you live near an Apple Store (or another computer store). Try a computer with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. See if one of the sales people can show you a demo of these programs. Graphic Designers can make great bucks as a consultant, freelancer or full-time employee. There are lots of online tutorials and books.
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2006-09-12 08:26:55 · answer #6 · answered by careerserver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! Check out the amazing number of opportunities for older adults to go back to school for teaching certificates. The scholarships and stipends are there to help you support yourself and get through school. There's a horrible shortage right now of teachers. Just a random idea, not knowing you. Best of luck. Don't let this change get you down. All change is good. You'll see. In about two weeks you are going to be kicking yourself for not having turned in your notice years ago.
2006-09-12 08:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is do you want to be in the same position 17 years from now....fed up and looking again? You can find a new job, usually it is the same crap, new location, or you can take control of your future and choose to work for yourself. Contact me if you want to know more...
2006-09-12 08:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by choose.well 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what skills do you have besides the one you just left? Find out what other skills you have and that could be your starting point. Do you enjoy working on cars? If so, maybe you could do somehting else like sell cars perhaps. My best to you in your job search.
2006-09-12 08:26:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
17 years!!! That's a lot of experience.
Have you considered starting your own business?
Teach what you know to others and then manage your business as others do the work.
Step out into the adventure!
2006-09-12 08:26:46 · answer #10 · answered by JLMelvin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋