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Originally Posted by Bengalman
Im 40 and only had 2 jobs in 20 years both factory
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Bengalman: You asked for support, because you have allready made, or are leaning heavily towards, a decision. Well, here it is....
You're somewhat in a "midlife crisis." Your life is half over, and you've spent it all in a FACTORY!! :roll: You're SICk of it.... but mostly, you're sick of what little you have DONE with your life!
Punching a clock is the most demeaning thing a MAN has to do! There ARE options!
It is human nature that the fear of the unknown often outweighs the "security" of the KNOWN! Are you just an AVERAGE human?
Many here say it is possible to get a local gig right out of school. I wouldn't know, cuz I didn't even WANT to TRY! But, you should look into it. But, a few years OTR will make ALL those possibilities a reality for you! What is a few years OTR??? Nothing the average graduate can't do by going in the military! It ain't SQUAT!! The sacrifice (sometimes ulitimate) that these young men make for family AND country, makes what you are considering a cakewalk!
I HOPE you have saved some of that money you've been making, because you WILL make less for the first 2 or 3 years! But, if your plan is to go O/O after that, you COULD easily end up making much more for your future!
People are so "short sighted" these days! Not willing to tighten the belt for a few years for a BETTER future! You KNOW, what your future will be in the factory! I cannot TELL you how many O/O's I meet on the road that are pretty much picking and choosing their loads to make what they WANT to make! Like MANY on this board, they have all the necessities of life, and are FREE to take the jobs (or loads) they WANT!
Children less than 5 years old have little or NO recollection later in life of whether you were there or not! The ONLY one that will "miss" anything will be YOU!! And that might hurt a little. But, you're an ADULT!! You're suposed to be able to MAKE sacrifices of your OWN "wants" for the betterment of your family and their future!
Many on here are first in line to tell someone NOT to do it! But, it seems they don't realize that one doesn't stumble onto this site by "surfing" CNN or Myspace.com! MOST come here because they've allready MADE a decision, and are just looking for the truth!
Someone said they'd go BACK to factory work if they could.... they are fooling themselves! It would be the easiest thing in the world to do! They are still in trucking because they LOVE it, or because they don't believe the factory job is a better option!
There are a few out here that are so unhappy, they must obviously be the type who are cut out for factory work! But, MOST of us are NOT! It took you awhile, but perhaps you have come to the conclusion that you are NOT, either! But, it's ALL you KNOW, and therefore, you need a DOCTOR's excuse to flee from it! Well.... whatever it takes!!
I smoke alot, and can't seem to break free from it. My biggest fear is that someday I'll be lying in a hospital bed dying from Cancer, and I'll KNOW that it was my OWN stupidity that got me there! But.... I will NEVER have to die knowing I didn't take chances in my life that allowed me to "sail the seven seas" and see the world!! I did MORE by the time I was 25 that you have probably done in 20 years of factory work! :roll: (And that was WAY before I got into trucking!)
Do you even HAVE a "soul" anymore? Have you searched it lately? Have you asked the question of what is your purpose on this planet? Why are you alive? What will it matter when you die?
If you are wanting to truck because it is an "escape" from the factory, you may be misguided. However, I believe you said it was something you always wanted to do. Even "I" can't say THAT!! But, I CAN say that I have NEVER shied away from changing jobs or careers if it was something I wanted to do!
People say "life is too short!" NO..... actually.... life is too LONG to be MISERABLE!!! And when it's over.... it has to have MEANT something!!
Follow your dreams! If you fail? What's failure? If you die? What's death? The important thing is to LIVE!!! If you can take ANYTHING from this life with you when you die, it will be your MEMORIES! And I don't plan on taking 50 years of working in a factory with ME!
