Niagara Region Jobs?

[Brian P]

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If going back to school is on the table...

Skip the pencil pushers (or keyboard warriors nowadays). Everyone nowadays wants to sit in an office and tap on a keyboard, and there are now too many of those (read: more people than jobs).

Learn how to build and fix things. Almost doesn't matter what. Electricians, millwrights, machinists, PLC programmers, robot technicians that are any good are hard to find.

I'm in engineering and my specific position involves service in the field. Different job site every day. Problem solving. I gladly pay someone else to do the paper pushing (invoicing, payroll, WSIB, insurance, etc).

 

[NiagaraRider]

Hard scape installation and community development. We grade and build the terrain that they put schools, public parks, government buildings and the like on. We also get hired to do land reformation and rejuvenation. I like it, left a stodgy desk job for it.

Can you please get in contact with me in regards to this job? I don't seem to be able to send you any messages. Thanks.

 

[Iceman]

If going back to school is on the table...

Skip the pencil pushers (or keyboard warriors nowadays). Everyone nowadays wants to sit in an office and tap on a keyboard, and there are now too many of those (read: more people than jobs).

Learn how to build and fix things. Almost doesn't matter what. Electricians, millwrights, machinists, PLC programmers, robot technicians that are any good are hard to find.

I'm in engineering and my specific position involves service in the field. Different job site every day. Problem solving. I gladly pay someone else to do the paper pushing (invoicing, payroll, WSIB, insurance, etc).

Best advice in the whole thread.

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[meme]

Except it (is)wasn't taken

OP has money to live on, but never entertained the idea of actually going back to school.

 

[Joe Bass]

Beauty school dropout? Go back to high school. Or trade school or something like that.

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[Dresden]

@NiagaraRider - How do you evaluate the opportunities you currently have going for you?

 

[NiagaraRider]

@NiagaraRider - How do you evaluate the opportunities you currently have going for you?

What do you mean by that?

 

[shanekingsley]

I am now working full time and doing university full time (with a family and kids) just to get the degree.

While I agree with almost everything in your post, are you an insomniac or is your full time degree in internet forum posting Kidding aside, I worked full time and did school full time for a while. I was so burned out from lack of sleep that I decided that I could not sustain it while achieving good grades. I worked nights so that I could come home, shower, change and be at school for 8am. After school I would come home around 3 or 4pm and do home work for about an hour before going to sleep for about 5 hours. On weekends I did all my assignments and studying. I had no time for friends, family or anything else and my sleep sucked and so did my diet. And then throwing family responsibilities on top of that...? Life is about balance - I just can't see how attempting true full-time work and true full-time school is sustainable, unless you are doing something like a security guard where you can do all your homework while at work.

How about something in the whine industry?

A rare time I have actually lol'd at something I read here.

Hard scape installation and community development. We grade and build the terrain that they put schools, public parks, government buildings and the like on. We also get hired to do land reformation and rejuvenation. I like it, left a stodgy desk job for it.

This sounds awesome. Sounds like something that has good potential for someone entering the industry- hard work at entry level but stick with it and many opportunities can open. I know that in the broad field of landscape oriented trades there are many great employment opportunities. As Brian pointed out, generally speaking there are a glut of non trades-oriented workers and a shortfall of skilled/educated tradespeople. Even if you don't particularly like to work with your hands and build/fix stuff, there is great learning in doing these things which form the understanding and basis for the related cerebral positions like design, engineering and even sales/marketing fields. Doing the skilled/trades work may also open doors for you to use your preference to numbers and own your own business one day in something that you can be passionate about. In my industry there will be about 25-35% of the workforce retiring in the next 5 years and upwards of 50% retiring in the next 10 years. Choose your path wisely and as was pointed out make a 5/10yr plan and start to slowly work towards it while constantly evaluating and modifying your plan.

For all those that say don't quit a job until you have another I would disagree unless you are older, or have family or other responsibilities that you need to be accountable for. I've quit two good paying and progressive positions, because like NiagaraRider I had money saved and I knew that I was wasting my time where I was currently at. The difference for me is that I did this in Toronto not Niagara. Congrats on making the decision to leave something you knew was not for you and good luck to you in finding something better that makes you happy. Like you said, you are young and doing that research now, so all the power to you.

 

[Slim Jim]

Enbridge is hiring labourers for Brampton.

 

[Dresden]

What do you mean by that?

You said "I have some job offers currently on the table, I'm just looking into any opportunities. I don't want to rush into another job with high expectations."


How do you evaluate these opportunities - i.e what's your criteria for a good opportunity? Might help us form an appropriate response or give some advice.

 

[NiagaraRider]

You said "I have some job offers currently on the table, I'm just looking into any opportunities. I don't want to rush into another job with high expectations."


How do you evaluate these opportunities - i.e what's your criteria for a good opportunity? Might help us form an appropriate response or give some advice.

It's really coming down to, at this point, how well I can see it fitting into my life plan. Pay has some to do with it, but so does location. What the job is, what field it's in, what I stand to learn from accepting the job and working with the team (if there is one) etc.

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