Tubetwang wrote:In my opinion ...this here "job situation" would probably lead to some kind of violence and frustration...
Not really. Why should it? You always have a choice, you can either eat shit or you can walk away. Except that when you're 16-17 years old in high school it might seem like more fun to smoke dope, drink some beer and breed some of the skinny little skanks that are runnin' around. Then by the time you're in your mid-20s and workin' 60 hours a week for cheap money at some God forsaken job to keep gas in the car and yer kids in diapers... your choices kinda thin out some.
I laugh my ass off, all these kids who seem to think this is some giant rap video. Just stick yer hand up, someone will put some money in it. Well maybe that's the way it is out in L.A. and maybe there's dope to peddle but The Powers That Be sold out the concept of "A Day's Pay For A Day's Work" a long time ago. By my reckoning a days' work is worth about seventeen cents 'cuz that's what it's worth in China.
tweedeluxe wrote:but I don't have any formal electronics training or anything like that. My wife supports me 100% in my decision to become an amp tech (she sees how much I love this stuff), and we could survive off her paycheck for quite a while if absolutely necessary, although I'll probably still work part-time at my current job.
Given your wife will support you now I'd strongly suggest getting some formal training. No idea what that means in the US (probably pay an arm and a leg I guess...) Here in Oz they pay you to do it !!
I was in a dead end job after flunking school in the 70's. I went back to school and got a Technical Certificate (Electronics and Communications). I'd been into electronics as a hobby since I was a kid but being properly taught filled in all the blanks. All the while I was playing in bands and messing with my own stuff. Ended up fixing instrumentation for 8 years then going back to school *again* and doing Computer Science at age 33. Now I'm doing pretty well at 52 (althought I only earn half what my tradesmen relations get )
I'm not an amp tech and never have been. You might get to making-a- living stage without any qualifications but, on the down side, you've got nowhere else to go and you're basically in another deadend unless you're really successful. Wife gets pregnant... you might want other options.
Anyway just my 2c
You're already half way there if you've got the passion so Good Luck!
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