I'm about to do that, bad idea? Yes, society expects you to be miserable.
I went to welding school, grudated with two certifications. Basic and advanced welding, and I ended up working in corrections. Why? Although I did get a job offer to work in a welding job, I just had this bad vibe at the place. But, then I got financially desperate and applied to work at a prison. Although it has its benefits and ugh, I hate saying the word over time, it what was financially needed right away. Prisons are desperate and seem to hire faster than welders are hired.
My plan is to keep working for another 3 or 4 months and crank in some overtime to create a cushion of savings. In the meantime, I got a dusty welding machine I cam use to practice on.
I've went through the multi I ns of doing this a year ago, but was too busy with work to do so. But this time, I plan to be a self-employed welde er fixing small things, oFarms and stuff like that. Right now, Im talking to God to get a walk through to get things set up.