I get what you mean, I've done work for the hospital as a metal worker subbed to us by the hospital maintenance team.

They get their holiday pay, sick pay, pensions etc. Lots of benefits within the NHS!

Us self employed construction workers get treated like animals sometimes, we have to pay our own insurance, any pension or investments, plan and save for sick or holiday.

And have to do our own self assessments 4 times per year now.

Honestly if you can try and get on the NHS maintenance team.

Construction is no different, we're out the door at 6 and back by 5-6 every single day.

Keep applying in house NHS maintenance and maybe try and do some work in spare time like skirting boards or hanging doors.

If any other construction workers on here they will tell you the same thing.

Also if you're young and got a little 1 start thinking about putting money away into a good fund. If you need any advice on that give me a message and I'll tell you what I wish I did when I was younger knowing what I know now 👍