What skill or trade did you learn to make a living or a career?

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What skill or trade did you learn to make a living or what trade did you learn for a career ?
 
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I grind. I operate a Blanchard grinding machine. It has a 60 inch chuck and a 32 inch grinding head.
 
I was an electrician for 30 years. It’s provided a good living for myself, my father before me, and now my son.
 
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Culinary arts, but because I tend to be sick when I work with food for long periods of time, that’s not something I want to have a career in for the rest of my life. I also have some training in computers.
 
I was in the phototypesetting (graphic arts) trade for quite a few years and owned my own shop until my divorce forced me to abandon the business. I then worked for another shop until the company bought the first Apple Mac.

And then I said the Mac would’t last! Haha! Bye bye job!

Stuart
 
I hate to tell you this, but Macs won’t last. And the reason for that, is that they are painful to use. But I’m getting a bit off topic.
 
By the way, I could have gotten scholarships to learn culinary arts with the best of them. Not sure why I didn’t, but that’s life.
 
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I wanted a career on the navy. I was an AT.I earned a 6611 specialty code as an E2. Then I ran into military politics. I got out after my 4 years were up.
 
i took a mechanics course. After about 8 months of getting a pay check i went farming and have been so for almost 30 yrs full time.
 
Went to college for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
We had lectures on some days and “clinical” on other days where we practiced on genuine patients…

…They deserved a medal.
 
This morning I am working on a part that is 9.72x2.25x.375 inchs.(the .375 is :+/- .002).
The largest is a 3 inch thick triangle I can only fIt two on at a time. Blanchard make larger machines though.
 
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Went to college for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
We had lectures on some days and “clinical” on other days where we practiced on genuine patients…

…They deserved a medal.
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I have several college friends who studied nursing. It was always interesting to hear them talk about clinicals.
 
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I studied Spanish, which got me my first job as a bilingual parish secretary. That “real world” practice helped me become sufficiently bilingual in professional and casual settings. My degree set the foundation for that.
 
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I wanted a career on the navy. I was an AT.I earned a 6611 specialty code as an E2. Then I ran into military politics. I got out after my 4 years were up.
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The navy can be a very political place at times. I always thought it was kind of silly and tried to avoid it as much as possible.
 
In hindsight 95% self taught, but after high school took an evening course to acquire a skill called “typing” (class could choose between a manual or electric typewriter). 😜

Eventually got into graphic arts: product photography, computer drawing, typesetting, page layout, advertising support … sorry, @stuartbrianhenlis everything you worked so hard at 🤨 got really easy for me and my Mac to replace you in your job. :hugs:
 
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