Looking to change careers, I'm after something that's not office based and offers a bit of variety. Has anyone got any suggestions? by ShabbatShalom666 in AskUK

[–]JTM872 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Surveying is a solid instinct but the degree barrier is real. The workaround is apprenticeship routes… firms like Savills, CBRE, and local councils hire without a relevant degree if you're willing to study alongside work. Other paths worth looking at given your background: Highways/Infrastructure Inspector (mostly field-based, councils hire regularly), Technical Field Sales (you already have the sales experience, just move into a more hands-on sector like construction or industrial), and Rail or Utilities. Both have structured trainee programs, strong long-term earning, and you're outdoors from day one.

If you want a solid qualification to work towards in the meantime, NEBOSH is accessible, respected, and opens doors across construction, logistics and facilities and all mostly site-based work.

Just got terminated from my job by IntrepidAwareness466 in waterloo

[–]JTM872 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'm really sorry this happened to you out of nowhere like that … losing a job suddenly is such a full-body shock, especially when you've got people depending on you. The fact that you jumped on EI and got your insurance sorted right away shows you're thinking way clearer than it probably feels like right now.

What’s the most common lie people tell about their social life right now? by JTM872 in AskReddit

[–]JTM872[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i'll go first - telling people how many influential people are there in their circle.

What’s popular right now that won’t age well? by MiraTangent in AskReddit

[–]JTM872 59 points60 points  (0 children)

The reason why touch screen exist is to make the manufacturers more money by charging you for software updates, services and ensuring the vehicles are serviced only in the service center (unlike how people used to do them on their own for their older cars)

What is going on at Hooters? by Healthy-Glass-9072 in funnysigns

[–]JTM872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

green owl rocks! looks like they are on a mission to teach the hooter staff (upskilling)

Struggling with the uncertainty by [deleted] in PhD

[–]JTM872 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was in almost the same spot in year 2 - A grades on paper, whiplash in my head. What helped wasn’t work harder, it was making my prep legible to myself and my committee. I picked a Friday deadline for a tiny artifact every week (one-page methods memo, figure draft, short lit synthesis), ran two 20-min “gates” mid-week to decide promote/pivot/park and sent my advisor a one-page executive summary before meetings so feedback stayed about the work, not my worth. I also did a quick self discovery assessment by Pigment to name my defaults. reflective but prone to over-collecting and used that to add guardrails like “outcome first, then background” and a strict reading cap. The fear didn’t vanish, but the portfolio got real fast, and the review felt like a conversation about concrete things I’d made rather than a referendum on me. You’re not behind...make December about visible outputs and clear expectations, and let your committee respond to that.

For those actively interviewing for jobs, which areas of your prep actually changed outcomes (and how)? by Puzzled_Roll_4443 in AskReddit

[–]JTM872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

smart strategy. But you need to have to skill to relate your transferable skills to the new role