Ah. My cousin works (worked?) out at Gateway airport in Mesa doing the same kind of stuff.
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You have many productive years ahead of you. In today's environment, however, once you reach the upper 40's to early 50's, your marketablity can be diminished.
A lot? Yes, but if you know what you want you will find time to make it happen, especially if its for the betterment of your family.The career change I am possibly looking at is going from carpenter to being a safety manager on a huge construction site. They already have an office type safety director, but need a boots on the ground type to physically walk around and ensure people are wearing their PPE and tying off if needed. Stuff like that. Filling out reports on what I see and how to improve safety. Companies are really going proactive on safety these days and partnering with OSHA rather than avoiding them. I'm hoping to use this (if it happens) as a stepping stone towards a safety director position with a large company such as Bechtel. I'm also really hoping to go to school for business management while working the safety manager job to help achieve my goal of becoming a safety director or project manager. Does that sound like a lot for a 34 yr old with 4 kids?
That situation amounted to the teachers wanted something like a 30% pay increase over the next 4 years, but refused to submit to being evaluated in any way. So they walked out and left something like 50,000 kids out of school for a few days.Well, I don't know a lot about the walkout. I have been out of the teaching profession for a long time. I can say that I am not a fan of unions in any way or shape, which most of you probably don't believe considering my strong stance on social issues.
Anyhow - education is one of those tough areas, that needs govt funding to operate, therefore the pay is going to suck, therefore the best and brightest aren't going to be in those positions therefore there is no real incentive to work harder to climb, therefore unions are needed to guarantee the success of the worker.
I prefer the private sector where you earn what you are worth on the market.
Ya know, I think you and I are very similar....when I was a kid, growing up with a dad who was in a union, I was all for it....but these days, with all the federal and local regulations...it seems as if people are already covered by the government.......as if unions are not only not needed...but now have gone in the opposite direction and are in place just to make money for themselves....Well, I don't know a lot about the walkout. I have been out of the teaching profession for a long time. I can say that I am not a fan of unions in any way or shape, which most of you probably don't believe considering my strong stance on social issues.
Anyhow - education is one of those tough areas, that needs govt funding to operate, therefore the pay is going to suck, therefore the best and brightest aren't going to be in those positions therefore there is no real incentive to work harder to climb, therefore unions are needed to guarantee the success of the worker.
I prefer the private sector where you earn what you are worth on the market.
That situation amounted to the teachers wanted something like a 30% pay increase over the next 4 years, but refused to submit to being evaluated in any way. So they walked out and left something like 50,000 kids out of school for a few days.
When you say govt funding, do you mean federal? I ask because the scenario you describe is what's happening, but does it have to be that way? Why can't schools be controlled locally? And teachers be hired/kept/paid based on qualifications and performance? Do they really NEED unions or can they strive to be better and control their own destiny because the incentive IS there?
A Still kicking around the idea of teaching.
Colt Python .357.Going to get a gun, being a teacher you may need it
The career change I am possibly looking at is going from carpenter to being a safety manager on a huge construction site. They already have an office type safety director, but need a boots on the ground type to physically walk around and ensure people are wearing their PPE and tying off if needed. Stuff like that. Filling out reports on what I see and how to improve safety. Companies are really going proactive on safety these days and partnering with OSHA rather than avoiding them. I'm hoping to use this (if it happens) as a stepping stone towards a safety director position with a large company such as Bechtel. I'm also really hoping to go to school for business management while working the safety manager job to help achieve my goal of becoming a safety director or project manager. Does that sound like a lot for a 34 yr old with 4 kids?