okiedokie405
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Hello,
A bit about me: I am new here and I am from Moore, Oklahoma. I am 22 years old and am wanting to become a plumber. I am drug free and I have an OK driving record (I got a speeding ticket about 6 months ago and had an at fault wreck about 3 years ago). Since I graduated high school 3 years ago I have been a gig worker. I ran my own lawn company for awhile right up until covid hit and wiped out all my customers and I just never got enough back to make a living. After that I worked at a gas station for about a year and then left that for much better pay in gig work. I have been doing gig work since the gas station. My gig work is doing deliveries for Walmart Spark, Uber Eats, and Door Dash. The first six months it was great and I made around $25 an hour but for reasons unknown to me the last 6 months have been so bad I can barely pay my bills. I am tired of struggling and hustling and barely making ends meet, so it is time for a real career as a plumber or an electrician. I have a buddy who is starting the electrician thing and from what he says it don't sound like my kind of thing. I got shocked once as a kid and it wasn't fun at all.
Why I am here on this forum: Is anyone here from Oklahoma, specifically in the Moore or South OKC area that is looking to hire a complete new person who is reliable and trustworthy, has interest in the career and isn't afraid of hard work? I have looked at the Plumber program at Mid Del VoTech but it is 900 hours long and even after completing it I still have to get hired by a plumber so I can start the plumber apprenticeship. The Choctaw Nation would probably pay for it (I have my CDIB) but that don't help me pay my bills between now and the two years to complete that. I have spent hours looking online at indeed, ziprecruiter, glassdoor, and linkedIn at entry level plumbing positions and it don't make any sense. They all want active apprentices but to get and start an apprenticeship you already have to be employed somewhere? I got bills to pay and I want to do this but I need a little advice and direction. Thank you for your time.
A bit about me: I am new here and I am from Moore, Oklahoma. I am 22 years old and am wanting to become a plumber. I am drug free and I have an OK driving record (I got a speeding ticket about 6 months ago and had an at fault wreck about 3 years ago). Since I graduated high school 3 years ago I have been a gig worker. I ran my own lawn company for awhile right up until covid hit and wiped out all my customers and I just never got enough back to make a living. After that I worked at a gas station for about a year and then left that for much better pay in gig work. I have been doing gig work since the gas station. My gig work is doing deliveries for Walmart Spark, Uber Eats, and Door Dash. The first six months it was great and I made around $25 an hour but for reasons unknown to me the last 6 months have been so bad I can barely pay my bills. I am tired of struggling and hustling and barely making ends meet, so it is time for a real career as a plumber or an electrician. I have a buddy who is starting the electrician thing and from what he says it don't sound like my kind of thing. I got shocked once as a kid and it wasn't fun at all.
Why I am here on this forum: Is anyone here from Oklahoma, specifically in the Moore or South OKC area that is looking to hire a complete new person who is reliable and trustworthy, has interest in the career and isn't afraid of hard work? I have looked at the Plumber program at Mid Del VoTech but it is 900 hours long and even after completing it I still have to get hired by a plumber so I can start the plumber apprenticeship. The Choctaw Nation would probably pay for it (I have my CDIB) but that don't help me pay my bills between now and the two years to complete that. I have spent hours looking online at indeed, ziprecruiter, glassdoor, and linkedIn at entry level plumbing positions and it don't make any sense. They all want active apprentices but to get and start an apprenticeship you already have to be employed somewhere? I got bills to pay and I want to do this but I need a little advice and direction. Thank you for your time.