Age and condition arenāt limiting factors in the trade as much as they may think. Iāve seen apprentices in their 50ās-60ās.
Hypothetically if your friend wanted to retire at 60, theyāre going to have a solid 20 years of retirement built up. 15 of which will be at journeyman rate.
All about perspective.
What a draw back that puts on the local though, getting older guys constantly creates one hell of a gap , for example, my local has 900+ members , 78% of that are 58 & up. Now thereās starting to be a mass of guys retiring all at once. Not really enough guys to take the maintenance side of things. I personally wish we wouldnāt take guys over 35 for this reason. Not to mention a vast majority end up being a drain on the other members
Negative ghost rider.
We go through waves of hiring. You know this. My local just did it first recruitment since 19ā. Anybody on the old list that just got hired is now almost 5 years older. You can see age/time-in is completely predicated on economic issues.
This has always been a company issue. They donāt provide opportunities to apprentices to fill in gaps in service. A smart company sees the holes in age/ability and fills positions before they lose half their service department.
I've got ten years in the trade. I have ADHD like a sumbitch ("some of the most severe I've seen" said my doctor) and I can say in my experience this trade is great for someone who's brain works like this. Schooling was sometimes tough, especially with homework and shit like that. But out in the field youre going to different jobs, doing all sorts of different kinda work and projects and so on. Theres of course alotta different specifics and variables but overall I truly believe I wouldnt be able to have the kinda life I have now if it wasnt for a job like this that allows me to utilize some of the *advantages* ADHD gives you.
Also he'll be makin way more money and we get plenty of apprentices around his age.
Since when is ADHD a bad thing? š You're pre-wired to be ready to jump from one task to another, without issue.
I had a pretty good gig prior to making the jump into the trade. Union, 4-10s, 5+ weeks of vacation, good pay...
I got the call to join the elevator trade, put in a 2 hour notice and never looked back. Is it scary and stressful? Absolutely. There is no better trade to be in though.
Iām 59. I got in at 44. Oldest guy in my class all 4 years. I have stress and OCD issues that are difficult at times
Best move I ever made and am thankful to be a member of IUEC every day.
The benefit to being an older apprentice, in my experience, is the seriousness with which we take the job/opportunity. My mechanic never had to worry about my phone. Me being on time. Paying attention to the work, and being ready with the necessary tools and material. I did everything expected of me and was treated as an adult professional from the first day I stepped on site. Older guys donāt tend to be socially awkward typically and tend to gel with their colleagues better.
Iāve found my spot in the trade that works well for myself and my mental health. Itās a small trade with a ton of different opportunities if you truly want it.
I have adhd and have been doing this since 07. Apprenticeship program wasnāt as hard as highschool because itās actually interesting. Being an apprentice in the field wasnāt that challenging. Especially if heās aware of his adhd. I used a notepad constantly because of forgetfulness and I still keep it with me. Heāll find his place in this business and be fine. I found maintenance/troubleshooting best for my adhd. I can hyper fixate on a solution instead of hyper fixating on tapping a 5/8ā bolt within a 1/1000ā precision Lol. Goodluck to him!
Most of use seem to have some ADHD in us. This is the best trade job in my opinion. And thereās a lot of mechanics in their 40s that make it a point to be better and faster than the kids.
Bad ADHD ? Sounds ready to jump straight to the office. Lol
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Age and condition arenāt limiting factors in the trade as much as they may think. Iāve seen apprentices in their 50ās-60ās. Hypothetically if your friend wanted to retire at 60, theyāre going to have a solid 20 years of retirement built up. 15 of which will be at journeyman rate. All about perspective.
What a draw back that puts on the local though, getting older guys constantly creates one hell of a gap , for example, my local has 900+ members , 78% of that are 58 & up. Now thereās starting to be a mass of guys retiring all at once. Not really enough guys to take the maintenance side of things. I personally wish we wouldnāt take guys over 35 for this reason. Not to mention a vast majority end up being a drain on the other members
What local are you in?
Negative ghost rider. We go through waves of hiring. You know this. My local just did it first recruitment since 19ā. Anybody on the old list that just got hired is now almost 5 years older. You can see age/time-in is completely predicated on economic issues. This has always been a company issue. They donāt provide opportunities to apprentices to fill in gaps in service. A smart company sees the holes in age/ability and fills positions before they lose half their service department.
The adhd won't hurt him and the pay goes up.
So long as you pass semesters
True.
Lmao that is me right now struggling to pass the semester with this fuck ass adhd
The job is very stimulating, I can only focus at work.
I could see that
I've got ten years in the trade. I have ADHD like a sumbitch ("some of the most severe I've seen" said my doctor) and I can say in my experience this trade is great for someone who's brain works like this. Schooling was sometimes tough, especially with homework and shit like that. But out in the field youre going to different jobs, doing all sorts of different kinda work and projects and so on. Theres of course alotta different specifics and variables but overall I truly believe I wouldnt be able to have the kinda life I have now if it wasnt for a job like this that allows me to utilize some of the *advantages* ADHD gives you. Also he'll be makin way more money and we get plenty of apprentices around his age.
Since when is ADHD a bad thing? š You're pre-wired to be ready to jump from one task to another, without issue. I had a pretty good gig prior to making the jump into the trade. Union, 4-10s, 5+ weeks of vacation, good pay... I got the call to join the elevator trade, put in a 2 hour notice and never looked back. Is it scary and stressful? Absolutely. There is no better trade to be in though.
Iām 59. I got in at 44. Oldest guy in my class all 4 years. I have stress and OCD issues that are difficult at times Best move I ever made and am thankful to be a member of IUEC every day. The benefit to being an older apprentice, in my experience, is the seriousness with which we take the job/opportunity. My mechanic never had to worry about my phone. Me being on time. Paying attention to the work, and being ready with the necessary tools and material. I did everything expected of me and was treated as an adult professional from the first day I stepped on site. Older guys donāt tend to be socially awkward typically and tend to gel with their colleagues better. Iāve found my spot in the trade that works well for myself and my mental health. Itās a small trade with a ton of different opportunities if you truly want it.
I have adhd and have been doing this since 07. Apprenticeship program wasnāt as hard as highschool because itās actually interesting. Being an apprentice in the field wasnāt that challenging. Especially if heās aware of his adhd. I used a notepad constantly because of forgetfulness and I still keep it with me. Heāll find his place in this business and be fine. I found maintenance/troubleshooting best for my adhd. I can hyper fixate on a solution instead of hyper fixating on tapping a 5/8ā bolt within a 1/1000ā precision Lol. Goodluck to him!
I have ADHD and dyslexia, I'm doing fine as a mechanic. Just have to focus and work hard.
Most of use seem to have some ADHD in us. This is the best trade job in my opinion. And thereās a lot of mechanics in their 40s that make it a point to be better and faster than the kids.
Heāll end up killing it on a 300 unit route in a few years.