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>been in shop work for five years
>machining, fab, fixtures, robotics, laser cladding etc
>technical knowlege, work ethic, creative problem solving and mechanical inclination was all there
>main drawbacks were missing details, thinking too quickly, focusing for long periods, (managed to with heavy, dangerous equipment, but tended to zone out if it was something menial/low risk) and missing details in verbal instructions, sequencing
>hit a breaking point with me, gave me an identity crisis, realized I might not be a good fit for trade work or I need to change my act dramatically (going to see a psych about possible inattentive ADHD diagnoses)
>been through several shops, some for years, some brief, left mostly due to layoffs.
>had gone to a revolving door mom and pop shop with a high turnover rate and they just let me go before my 90 days were up. Was a sweatshop and getting let go gave me a sense of elation. I had been there only to learn this lesson about myself and internalize my flaws and not blame others for my failures.
>I feel optimistic about my future but not sure where I should go. Fix my mental problems and stay in the trades? Use my manufacturing experience in admin work, purchasing, QA, etc? Or find a new career area entirely? Anyone been through this?
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>too much green
you can probably stay in the type of work you're already in but rather than trying to do everything possible you should try try to focus in on a particular facet of your job and settle in on something that makes you harder to replace.
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>>2972487
The problem is, no one was hiring new people for ever so long, now we have 10000 boomers per day retiring, but suddenly America needs to make things again.
So you are expected to come in knowing all the tribal knowledge that you can't possibly know. How this product is outside the normal number system, how this other one requires special techniques that nobody except the retired guy knew, etc.
It's like that all over, it probably isn't just you.
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I did exactly the same shit. Could learn any machine but would get going to fast and miss basic shit then end up bending a part mirrored. Eventually realized it wasn't for me and I didn't want to be an angry old guy with a busted body. So I went to school for cyber security, now I work for a state government in it
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>>2973359
I neglected to space out the text. I'll look at the thyroid thing.
>>2973137
I wanted to get into automation/plc/more robots, but it's been difficult to get my foot in the door.
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>>2973347
-alright for growing up in the affluent west
-have friends, no relationship
-sometimes. Occasionally ask myself if this is my purpose, but St. Paul was a tent maker, and Einstein, a clerk. and neither were remembered for those. My career may not be the reason I live. (Hard truth for an American)
>>2973412
Could be, but I get a sense that my peers have an intuition that I'm lacking in.
>>2973468
A hard turn like this may be the way to go for me, but I might try coping with the brain fog and focusing on discipline