So heres the deal guys. I'm 28. I'm a chef and I've had awesome jobs, and shitty jobs. What its coming down to, is I don't see a future in this for me anymore, and I want to get out before I'm 30. The only thing I feel like I have a decent base knowledge in that I'd like to turn into a career is working on cars. I'm an at home wrencher, who does basic stuff, and has some more difficult stuff when I have the time, and a have a very good ability to pick up new things, so I'm not overly afraid of being fairly green at it. Being through the apprenticeship program for cooking already, I am familiar with the way apprenticeship training works. However, I've noticed a couple paths. There is a automotive technician foundation program at bcit. It gives you credit for your first 450 hours, as well as a lot of base knowledge to help you start out. My question is, is this program well regarded in the automotive world? And is it worth it to jump into this to get a better chance at an apprenticeship? With cooking, any asshole off the street can walk in any restaurant and get hired and taken on as an apprentice if he wants to. I know its not very indicative of how things work. Am I better off networking and trying to get in somewhere as a shop gopher and getting onto the tools once I show some initiative?
Any advice/info would be awesome, other than the standard "if you have to ask you can't figure it out" answer.
Its really taking a lot for me to think about giving up what I LOVED but just isn't working for me anymore. Its so comfortable, but a career of comfort is sure not what I'm after. This isn't my only choice for a career change, but its just a thought. As it stands, I fucking hate my job, hate the industry as a whole, and feel like the guy from office space.
Again, any insight is HUGELY appreciated.
