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What would you guys do?, Working Professionally On Cars |
Eric Taylor |
Mar 29 2006, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
I’ve been thinking about this post for a while and Britt’s thread about IT got me going again.
Right now I’m at a point in my life where I feel like I’ve got to make a few decisions. I’m about half way through school and finding myself really unsure of what I want to do. I’m currently a journalism major and am finding that I am not as interested in doing what I thought I wanted to do. The jobs I had always dreamed of in TV are starting to disappear and the ones I’m left with are not ones that interest me. So I got thinking about what really does get me going. The part of my life that interests me the most is cars. In working with my little 914 I’ve learned a lot. It really keeps me on my toes, and while I defiantly don’t know everything I have a passion to learn and that’s a lot of why I like it. Right now I’m getting a great experience with a board member in building a 3.0 SC motor. While it’s mostly me watching and holding things, I really love the detail and the intricacy of everything and figuring out how it all works I really enjoy the puzzle of it and piecing it all together. So I turn to my favorite group of car people for advice. What would your guys’ advice be for turning this passion into a profession? I know it would be really hard to walk into a Porsche shop and ask for a job with no actual on the job experience or training. How would you guys go about getting into this world if you were in my situation? Eric |
Brando |
Mar 30 2006, 04:15 AM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
Hmm...
You'll never live a lavish lifestyle as a "mechanic". You'll just make a decent living. Hell, why do you think I took the newspaper job over the mechanic job? Consider another career field unless you want to become a technician, or work for a major manufacturer. Or get lucky and hook up with a racing division. Only "specialists" make a damn good living, and the way it goes... you need at least 15-20 years of experience and certifications, special training (factory) and tons of time with the cars to get to that point. |
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