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Post by ozburning on May 10, 2022 8:17:23 GMT 10
Looking to move into a career job that would help with my skills and experience as a prepper
But With my repetitive overuse injury tendinitis and arthritis in my hands and arms sometime flare up
While I can get around with daily living and a normal office type job, any intense manual labor focused activity is an issue
So a lot of the trades job are not an option
I’ve been looking though some of previous similar posts
I had some ideas about a job focused on Organisation, leadership, negotiation , project management
I have a back ground in change process improvement focusing on customer experience enhancement
I'm in Australia, but if you know someone to introduce me to
I’m very much open to working online from home roles as well
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Post by malewithatail on May 10, 2022 9:50:39 GMT 10
Sorry to hear about the injury. Being a prepper isn't easy, as you have no doubt found out. The actual physical labor involved in feeding yourself and family is huge, even with a force multiplier like a tractor (and plenty of stored fuel to feed it).
I have given some thought to what I would do if I couldn't do physical labor. And a commune comes to mind. There are lots of pitfalls, but some big advantages in joining one. Failing that, some sort of multiple occupancy may work where the load can be spread around.
We have now got 9 living here, all family at this stage, but have invited several people to join us WTSHTF, ultimately getting to about 15 or so.
Ive also been gathering the necessary farming gear, cultivator, harrows etc, to produce food in bulk, both for on farm and barter uses.
PM me for further details.
You know you own an old tractor when......You mow with spanners in your back pocket.
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Post by frostbite on May 10, 2022 12:36:07 GMT 10
Whatever career provides the most disposable income. Put that income into reducing your reliance on the system.
You can learn prepping skills in your spare time.
The core prepping skills are not taught on the job.
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Post by spatial on May 10, 2022 21:13:02 GMT 10
Whatever career provides the most disposable income. Put that income into reducing your reliance on the system. You can learn prepping skills in your spare time. The core prepping skills are not taught on the job. Best advice anyone can give. I live in suburban in outskirts of town. Store meds, food, security, veg garden that would last years, In Australia it safe compared to most countries. One can put effort in finding a bugout location, to go hide or colonise when the big rotten papaw hits the fan. + 1year of food with vegetables seeds. The vast majority of the population will have moved or succumbed. It can't go on for years and years 1-7 years of supplies will be all one needs, Security issue is a bit over emphasis. There are many options for finding a secure remote bugout location. I do mine rehabilitation specialists in surface and groundwater, vegetation regeneration, mapping and spatial systems, ecology and wildlife, pest cobtrol, weeds, manage a lot of property that are closed mines. Skills very transferable. Doing a second snake handling course, have first aid refreshers traing later this week. We use a lot of contractors for weed control, pest baiting, active shooting, slashing, earthworks, drainage and erosion repair. There are jobs available in these type of outdoor environments that are not heavy manual labour.
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Post by tactile on May 11, 2022 10:07:06 GMT 10
I had some ideas about a job focused on Organisation, leadership, negotiation , project management I have a back ground in change process improvement focusing on customer experience enhancement I'm thinking Human Resources? Organisational Development &/or a Training position of some type?
I'd be looking to see what your local Universities or TAFE training (Cert4 in workplace training, etc) offer in these areas.
If you don't want to pay for training then my advice is useless. And if you don't want to relocate (depending on where you live I guess - you will need to be near large business operations) then dito.
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Post by d on May 27, 2022 5:20:36 GMT 10
I spent the last 10 years in the auto industry- Seems great right? Learning, cheap parts, hanging out with the boys, thing is the pay is crap, 50-60k for most people regardless of experiance, my department made multi 7 figure profit last year but do the plebs see that? Fuk no! So with no additional schooling and I’ve moved to a new industry where the base salary is 80k and I have friend who is three years ahead of me and is on 150k but for people with 5+ years under their belt and actually put some effort in (not crazy still 40-45 hours a week) 200k is achievable, in fact a lady I work with does north of 200k and works 4 days a week.
The thing to ask yourself is, is my day job a way to learn and master prepping skills or is it a way for you to provide for the life you want?
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