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golfguy · Newbie Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hi there

I'm a guy in my late twenties with a history in sales. I want to change career but I'm torn between two opposites, become a trader or a plumber!

My reasons for becoming a plumber are that I would learn a very valued skill, have flexibility, and it would give me a chance to leave london and start afresh somewhere should I require.

My reasons for becoming a trader are that I am also drawn to earning a lot of money, and I think I would be very good due to my social skills and high level of numeracy.

My worries about becoming a trader are that I don't want to spend years working 12 hours a day in London, and that they have been many redundancies lately in this area.

My worries about being a plumber are that I feel I might not be mentally challeged enough, and it's dirty work.

Any adivce greatly appreciated, it has been the cause of my anxiety to me.

Sasha

Pauloz · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:49 am Post subject:

golfguy

You don't read like a plumber to me.

A few considerations:

Plumbing

1. You're on call, in some cases 24/7
2. You've got no control over the workload.
3. Tradesmen get a lot of flak from customers.
4. London isn't the only place on Earth to be a plumber.
5. Running your own business means you could delegate work.
6. The cash flow is good, but involves a lot of manual and business work.

Trading

1. At a certain level you can control your workload.
2. You're in a very competitive environment, professionally.
3. You carry the can for what goes wrong.
4. The market isn't a very rational place.
5. You're on the winning and losing side of the markets.
6. The challenges are massive, but so are the rewards.
7. London isn't the only place on Earth to be a trader. In fact, foreign experience is a positive on the world markets these days.

The hours are unavoidable. It's part of the reality of building a career.

If you like golf, and would prefer to be playing it rather than talking about it, I'd go with the trading job.

lexa10881 · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:

On becoming a plumber, part of the reason you cite is for leaving London, and then an uncertainty you cite about being a trader involved having to work twelve hour days in London. Sounds like you are just not find of London, period. Maybe you should make a set list of your desires, and then write down on separate papers pros and cons of each job. This might help you sort out your mind if you can see a physical list of things for each and be able to compare them rationally.

http://www.cvtips.com/career_management_steps.html

geriav · New User Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Career Advice: +0/-0

Just decide on which do you love most and happy about. Choosing the right one should be based on how much money would you get but how eager are you to do that job.

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