School days.

I have been a plumber for about eighteen years. It has served me quite well. As mentioned before though it is time to move on. Fortunately the company I work for believes in upgrading and even lateral training. I chose to challenge the red seal pipefitting exam. Up front it will cost x amount of dollars but when I pass I will get that money back. I know plumbing and pipefitting are fairly similar, but it is more than that. I always believe in taking as many small courses that are available. The reason I say small is because of time restraints and financially taking long courses means time off of work. Sure while first starting out going to university or trade school is perfect, but if you already have a trade or degree upgrading with short courses is great. It looks good on a resume. It also keeps you sharp and employers see that you are willing to keep up with the times not to mention challenging yourself. The reason I decided to blog about this, is because I always found it interesting when you ask somebody what made them decide to choose the career thier in, and you get a long convoluted answer. Something like well I started in such and such, and then this and then that,on and on. I find that this is the way people find what is right for them. When I started out in plumbing I was naive, I thought well this is it. I will be a plumber for ever. As I go through life other things have interested me, and so it is these things that driven me to open up my mind and explore these options. Some things have worked out, some haven't. Where am I going with all of this? Good question, well while I am taking this training to get my pipeftting liscense, I have again realized my love of knowledge and already I am looking for the next challenge. I guess I will be one of those people who will answer with the long convoluted stories on how they got were they are.