Good post, very interesting to see various types of employment.
I did 2 years college for mechanical technician tool and die making, between college I worked at Kidd Creek mine as a student where my dad worked. Then did my machinist apprenticeship at a small welding/machine shop. I got my machinist tradesman license on the last day of 1986.
Shortly after got hired as a machinist in the deepest base metal mine in the world Kidd Creek Mine now owned by Glencore (copper, zinc, silver) 9,600 ft deep, and now going deeper, exploring down to 11,400 deep. I have been there for 34 years, I’ve since also got my millwright tradesman licence and welding CWB tickets.
I have 13 months left to work before retiring.
Got my dream truck this past July and really enjoy it, a 2020 Rebel crew cab 3L Diesel, I plan on keeping it a long time, hopefully it will be as good as my previous 1996 Dodge Ram 5.9 Magnum extended cab and my 2011 5.7 Hemi crew cab Outdoorsman.