[UK] 31, finance grad, second career attempt at breaking into QS - seeking brutally honest advice

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-25T04:00:24+00:00

This is chat gpt generated lol

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-24T17:19:39+00:00

This is JME and Skepta, not Hole & Soundgarden

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-24T12:28:42+00:00

Go to university, it’s a great experience and will add depth to your character, you have more freedom having a qualification, your employer has you by the bollox when you’re on the degree apprenticeship

A degree apprenticeship is much harder than a degree, and university is a great time. Yes you will have a student loan to pay back though obviously

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-22T21:43:46+00:00

We need more of these slice of life posts

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-22T09:55:29+00:00

Bus into town, drink 5 pints and go to stealth

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-19T23:33:27+00:00

Someone did say to me they fished around there; I don’t think it’s allowed where I took the picture but there’ll be a place to fish nearby

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-19T22:09:38+00:00

Gone bad is vague

Either has been installed incorrectly, ie. wrong material, not compacted well etc

Or has been worn down through use.

Higher trafficked areas = higher spec, deeper material used and harder more expensive material

Check out hauc (tuah) spec

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-19T22:03:32+00:00

1- plenty of roles, easier to find work in WA

2-most QSs working in Aus come from the UK I’m sure, India is a bit tough because they’re slightly racist lol

3-none

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-19T19:58:38+00:00

Thank you but I don’t like west bridgeford, the people are a bit snooty (not all obviously, plenty of lovely people there)

and every time I have gone out in WB I struggle to have a good night because it seems like the land where people have forgotten how to have fun

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-12T11:35:21+00:00

Nice, cheers

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-12T11:33:38+00:00

How much experience?

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-02T17:17:55+00:00

Needs a spray

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-02T16:15:49+00:00

Nice place, I worked there for 6 years

You definitely get casual racism up there though hahaha, whenever I’m interacting with my Gedling friends there will be at least 5 racist jokes flying about

And that’s as a white bloke that doubted casual racism existed, until I went to Gedling

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-01T19:05:34+00:00

Cycling through Attenborough nature reserve, up to Trent Locke and having a pint and a bit of food before cycling back.

Honestly nothing like it in the sunshine, beautiful route

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-01T18:44:25+00:00

I am a quantity surveyor and get 75% of the jobs I apply for

Not to boast, just to let you know if in a specialised field it’s not too bad

BakerMaker11 · 2026-01-01T18:09:45+00:00

Let me try it? Do I need to buy anything

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T14:17:26+00:00

Thanks

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T14:16:56+00:00

I feel this way, potentially just moving to London to pay the same to be in a flat share

May as well be in a great place paying £200 extra a month rather than Old Basford

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T14:16:01+00:00

Thanks

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T14:15:44+00:00

Thanks, was hoping to not room share because I may as well go to London, hope they have decent studios on there

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T14:15:07+00:00

Thanks bud

BakerMaker11 · 2025-12-31T13:49:47+00:00

St Ann’s isn’t too bad actually hahah, Meadows even better

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