so fed up....need a new job/traininig or both please help or advise

[garycref]

hi, i am a painter and decorator...been doing it for years, but for the past year finding the work is getting harder and harder. Plus im really fed up with it and dont enjoy it anymore.

heres the trouble, i dont know what else i can do??? any suggestions? I have gcse's and am 33, i have tried a lot of things. I want a 9-5, five days a week, regular money, earning between 280-400 a week. any ideas or suggestions no matter what is a great help.

[mrs_overall]

It's difficult to give you ideas when I don't know you.
You have to ask yourself what your skills/qualities/interests are and perhaps go from there. If you've been working for yourself I think you'd probably find it hard to work for someone else. Also, there aren't that many jobs out there.
I have known people who have had a complete career change and made a success of it. One of my brothers is a policeman and many of his colleagues retired at early ages and went on to have completely different careers. One became a funeral director, one set up his own gardening business and one started selling bits and bobs on Ebay as a hobby and now makes a good living from it. Another one went on a short TEFL course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and makes a good salary from that.
My friends husband was made redundant from his job as office manager. He was a dab hand at DIY so he put leaflets through the doors of every B&B and nursing home in the area offering his services as a handyman. He is making a mint and loves the fact that no two days are the same.
If you do decide to have a go at something else, try it part time at first.
Good luck.

[WhiteBear]

hi gary, have you thought about teaching or training in painting and decorating? or have u given up on the topic completely? cos i think teaching/training would b different to what you r doing now.

[tamborine]

Since cheaper labour is to be had by immigrants (our council use them) but they do have language difficulties. Get contracts by adverts & 'farm' out the work to 'immigrants'.

[ellyduckie]

you could try something that is in the same domaine but just a little different such as carpentary, have a look on the internet to see what jobs are out there for you.
www.google.com

[wolf63]

Have you considered doing "handyman" type work.

We have two local companies who do this sort of thing - building wardrobes, changing washers etc.

One of the companies does some checks on its employees for criminal records so I tend to get work done by them. I think that having this check done gives female customers reassurance about using your services.

Good luck