I was searching for something unrelated and found this thread, read all 17 pages and thought i'd throw down.

I barely got my HSC. Passed 2 of my 6 subjects, English and Metalwork. Failed maths, physics, chemistry and economics. The funny thing is that i'm not dumb, quite the opposite, its just that everyone was telling me this was the most important time of my life and I needed to study, not hang out with my GF, mates or anything like that. I had an EVIL maths teacher who called my parents and tried to get them to sell my guitar. So I rebelled and didn't study once for the HSC. And it showed. Looking back I do regret it, But it hasn't hindered me with getting to where I am. After school finished I was a bum for 6 months until my mum told me to do something or move out (it was an empty threat but for her to make I figured she must be worried), So I enrolled in a fitter/turner pre-apprenticeship course at TAFE. That was good. I learned how to use a lathe properly, improved my welding skills and built some tools that I still use today.

When that finished I applied for a HEAP of jobs and got nowhere. So I gave up for a little while and me, the GF and a few mates took off down the coast for a few weeks. Half way through that my mum rang and told me get home as I had a job interview in 2 days. I told her that was interesting as I hadn't applied for any. Turns out she had applied for it for me.

Thats how I got my electrician apprenticeship at the Port Kembla steelworks. I breezed through that, then went back to TAFE and did my Diploma Elec., Got bored at the steelworks as my boss had jammed me into a role that made him look great but was boring as hell for me.

So I did my Adv. Diploma and got a job at an electricity network provider. Did a 2 year traineeship and worked my arse off to make sure I was noticed and to get a good reputation which landed me a great job 7 minutes from home.

So at the moment I am a maintenance program manager AND a construction project manger. However I am losing the project manager portfolio soon and picking up the customer service role instead. I really enjoy the work and it keeps me busy, flat out infact. I spend most of my time in front of a computer but its more tiring then when I was on the tools.



Sorry for the essay. I'm bored.