AsktheBuilder.com News - December 11, 2018
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This has been one of the craziest years of my life.
All sorts of great things have been happening with my three kids. Just last week my son got a fantastic new programming job after taking an immersive online course for three months that taught him computer programming.
As you might imagine, he's very happy as are Kathy and I. He starts on December 31st of all days.
One of the people in his class was a woman in her mid-fifties. There's a negative unemployment rate in much of the coding industry right now. If you can fog a mirror and write compact code, you can get a job. Age doesn't seem to be a barrier.
The recent factory tours I've done hammer home the importance of programming skills. Some of the highest-paid employees at the factories are the programmers and maintenance crew that keep the robots working non stop. Think about that.
All that said, if you have kids or grandkids trying to think about their future, don't forget the trades. I've been a master plumber since age 29 and right now, here in humble central New Hampshire I'd have no issue charging out at $125 an hour.
Do the math - that's $1,000 per day in gross wages. We NEED plumbers, electricians, carpenters, GREAT roofers, etc.
People you love can have a rewarding and fulfilling career in the trades.
My Daughter's New House
I've not shared much about my daughter and son-in-law's new home up in Downeast Maine. There were a few delays, but here's what things looked like at the job site last Thursday.
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