Posted by in-too-deep on October 27, 2008 at 11:41:20 from (64.235.67.5):
Takin' a break from splitting firewood so I thought I'd bother you guys.
After working for Miss MN's mother here on the farm, I'm starting to realize that I need to start making some real money. What I'm making now just won't do if I want to move ahead in life.
I know this is a bad time of year and bad time altogether to be looking for work, but I hope you can give me some ideas.
I graduated high school, but have no post-secondary education, and I'm 21 years of age. In high school I took a Building Trades course and learned how to build a house from the hole up...our class actually built the house over 2 years.
Here's my work experience:
Town cemetery maintenance- 2 summers
Local state park - 2 months seasonal
Fruit warehouse- 1 month seasonal
Pepsi warehouse- 1 month temp.
Christian camp and retreat center- 4 years, 2 years in the kitchen, 2 years as maintenance manager (fix buildings & equipment, mow the grass, plow snow, organize building projects and volunteers etc.)
Large grain farm- 4 years, chisel plow, grain cart, combine, planter, field cultivator, equip. maintenance and some repair
Beef cattle and hay farm- since April
I might be forgetting something, but that's the main idea. I'm not afraid of hard work or problem solving, and I love anything with an engine. I do pretty well wrenching on vehicles and tractors and equipment, and I'm not afraid to jump in and tackle stuff (especially old stuff). I can weld with stick and mig, but I'm not very experienced.
I live in Shevlin, MN. Which is in northern MN near Bemidji. 2 hours east of Fargo and 3 hours west of Duluth.
A lot of money can be made working on pipelines up here, but that's a lot of traveling and I don't want to do that.
I really am a Jack (Chris) of all trades, so in my mind, I'm pretty valuable and versatile.
Any ideas on what kind of work I could look into up here? I've thought about going to the local farm machinery dealers, but I bet they've dried up for the winter. I guess I'm looking for a career, even though I've done a lot of seasonal work. My intention was to be a residential electrician, but that outlook isn't so great now I don't think.
I know this is all pretty vague, and I'm sorry, but a little inspiration is all I need.
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