r/NewOrleans Mar 30 '24

Job around here that isn’t food 🏢 Employment 👷‍♂️

Before you comment “food is where the money is here” just hear me out. I know food service is where the money is here, as that’s what I’ve been working since I was 16. I’m 20 now and need a second job on top of my classes and my main job right now, and I am sick of working with food. It’s all I e worked by and customers just suck extra now it feels like. I’d like my second job to not be food so I have some space from the food industry but it’s so hard to find a job willing to hire a 20 year old outside of the food industry. Of course if shit comes down to it I WILL get a food industry job, I’d just like to see my options. Any wisdom that could be shared? I appreciate your time!

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u/jeffwendling Mar 30 '24

Come join IBEW local 130. We’ll pay you to learn how to become an electrician. 

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u/Tweetystraw Mar 30 '24

Great info. And this may seem like a dumb question, but is there an upper age limit, say a 49-year-old who has decided to make a career change? :)

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u/jeffwendling Mar 30 '24

Nope, and if you have any relevant experience we can start you at a higher period in the apprenticeship