Sometime during the summer of 2019 I went parttime on the ambulance. That meant I could schedule shifts as I liked and figure out what else I wanted to do. I don't recall how I came to the decision but I had the idea to join the local Carpenter's union. I saw the trades as useful for a number of avenues. After OSHA cert and a scaffolding class I started with a job doing steel stud framing. It took me about a week to realize that place was just as corrupt, negative and useless as what place I left. Worse, I was at the bottom of the totem pole where before I'd had enjoyed a decent amount of senority. #grownostr #growyourself