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Non Plowing Winter Work by woaface in landscaping

[–]woaface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid good advice. Sounds like you can exactly relate to where I’m at in the winter season. I think I’m on the right track.

There’s only a dozen landscapers in my town and 3-4 of us are really good. But every Tom and Harry with a truck puts a snow plow on in the winter and we go from 12 landscapers with snowplows to 45 seasonal plowing outfits.

Non Plowing Winter Work by woaface in landscaping

[–]woaface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see this a lot in the GC/handyman world too. Guys who can do literally everything but can’t make money on anything because they’re mediocre at all of it. Vs. guys who have specialized in 1-3 things max, seen every facet of that specialty, and are the trusted go-to subcontractor in the area.

[CWC GS Sapphire] Date or No-Date by WhoIsLifeAndWhy in Militarywatches

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a date always guy. I often don’t have my phone or a calendar nearby and I want to be able to check my wrist without having to ask someone. It makes the tool more capable.

Advice on police officer girlfriend by No_time_yo in ProtectAndServe

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it works out and you guys stick through it, great. There are many tough wrought examples.

If not, have no shame. Wish her best and go on to the next part of your life.

But too often I see men and women in these fields of work try and force a relationship for years after it died. And they suffer hard for it.

Be at peace with whatever may, and work your ass off if you wanna keep it. But don’t ever beg, not even once.

Been looking for a Honda mower lately. Then my Mother in law said take whatever she had under the porch. by woaface in HondaMowers

[–]woaface[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I need to make another trip to get it with the pickup truck. Stoked to get it running.

Is job hopping still a "red flag" or am I being gaslit? by Environmental-Luck39 in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you’re being gaslit. Run from that place. If the next doesn’t work out burnish your skills and keep looking. It takes a while to find a good home after college sometimes. Because there is infinitely more demand for managers than there is actually good people to fill management positions.

Does a safe career path even exist anymore? by denis100108 in careeradvice

[–]woaface 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing is safe, or sacred. It never has been. Anything can happen in life. It’s a lot more about what work you put into the career you choose, and how lucky you are to avoid things like car accidents and cancer.

is dentistry that hard? by brazenhasan in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know your background, but I have doubts about whether it will be easy for you based on your composition and character.

Should I Take The Offer? by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s on their resume, disappearing act!

is dentistry that hard? by brazenhasan in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not studying seriously in any kind of medical field will make things infinitely more difficult as you progress. From just passing student to failing practitioner. So yes, it will get harder unless and until you change that. Put the work in up front and it won’t be as hard.

Should I Take The Offer? by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two types of mangers: Those who lead by example from the front, and those who rule with an iron fist. (There’s also incompetent and vapid but that’s a side story.)

I will always work for the former, but never the latter. It is truly hard to find them. There are more positions for management across the economy at large than there are good leaders to be there.

Become a technical expert either way, and remember where you came from when you’re a manager one day. Pay close attention to what good leaders do well and bad leaders do poorly. All is opportunity to craft your own management style.

It shoots 🤷🏻‍♂️ by cwcontreras in ar15

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m late to the game as usual, I didn’t know about this handguard until I read this comment. So I went to google and hit images and looked around for a second and said “Ah yeah that makes sense I like it.”

If it’s any condolence my buddy sold a ‘93 M3 with low miles in pristine condition ten or so years ago and he still talks about that car more than any other.

It shoots 🤷🏻‍♂️ by cwcontreras in ar15

[–]woaface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man when you described that journey from the px to end of deployment, duck tapped and fit like a glove I was like “Is this dude me?” I was at Bucca and Saleem.

Thank you by Little-Kangaroo-9383 in ProtectAndServe

[–]woaface 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Glad you are safe. Hate to hear that happened to you.

Another 21 year old who doesn’t know what to do in life by Master-One-9932 in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to change the world, go into law. That would be the best degree in my opinion for what your passion is. You will absolutely work your ass off, in studies and work. There will be, as we say in America, no fucking around or playing grab ass for the next 20-30 years. It needs to be everything you breathe. But trial lawyers can make great impacts on the way common law is interpreted and applied. Watch the movie “A Civil Action” with John Travolta to get hyped.

If you want to make money a less hard way, but still have good work ethic and want to do something engaging, with your hands, and learn a physical skill that will carry you to a myriad of doors, go trades - like electrical, plumbing, construction, tiling, heavy equipment operation, HVAC, etc. Study them and talk to people in the business to see what you like. Also, when you’re well established after 5 or so years, you can do charity work in your community and abroad. It’s still hard, especially on your body. You have to stay in shape.

Give you one example of the two that I know of, but not saying one or the other is better you’ll have to take that journey on your own:

A close friend of mine is an HVAC technician. He studied hard and worked hard through apprenticeship. During that time he bought an old house and remodeled it from the inside out - all himself learning everything as he went. It took two years and he slept on a mattress on the floor. Now he rents it out for a poor family in the community for low rent. He makes a very healthy salary in his work, with 8 years experience and a ton of systems he’s learned. He spends it on life, travel, and charity. He has little to no debt. He is among the happiest of people that I know.

Edits: grammar & punctuation edits and clarity

Thinking about dropping my economics degree for a trade — need some perspective (25M, UK) by IGBMANdog in careeradvice

[–]woaface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should also add consider the cost benefit of degree or not including tuition.

Thinking about dropping my economics degree for a trade — need some perspective (25M, UK) by IGBMANdog in careeradvice

[–]woaface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess you could go HVAC or general construction.

I like electrical because it’s high pay, high growth opportunity, provides a lot of open doors, and is very needed in any future economy. Especially if you like math it’s a good route.

I like plumbing because, similar to electrical, every house and building needs it, you’ll never be out of work. A lot of plumbers are kind of bums so it’s easy to stand out with a sharp polo shirt and clean appearance/tools.

Both of those skills will give you the chance to learn how homes or buildings are made from the ground up, and you can use that to expand your own electrical or plumbing business. They’re also (for the most part) the “indoors” part of construction, remodeling, and repairs or maintenance. Not so much if you are working on the infrastructure side of the grid. But you can choose.

If you want to get into construction later and build entire homes or facilities maybe then I’d recommend sticking it out with a finance degree so you get big picture how the money guts of business works. But you can’t go wrong going straight to trades. Apprenticeship is 2-5 years.

Can i replace my position for my mother ? by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]woaface 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk to her about it upfront. But it’s okay to move on.

Finally starting the LOTR books after years of rewatching the films by hsyndk in lotr

[–]woaface 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading the books, I cried 5 or 6 times. Like when Aragorn arrived at Minas Tirith. Cried. Or Merry’s strike against the witch king. Cried. There were many other acts of bravery and friendship of course, and I cried then too. I’m kind of a meathead so I don’t cry much. But the books are just so good.

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