Hmm, after attending school and getting my first job, things aren't as expected and I'd like a better change?
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I became an aircraft mechanic after 2 yrs. of school and have sort of enjoyed the work. I say sort of because there's things I like and things I don't. Now, after about 1 yr 4 mo I'm getting tired of my job. I've had these feelings since a few months after I started work, but have stuck it out as jobs are hard to come by. I basically told myself that this is where I am and I need to make the best out of it. I don't want to come off sounding ungrateful or spoiled as I have achieved some of my goals and my first job that I've had pays about 35k a year. I put a down payment down on a new double wide trailer and had plans to move into a trailer court. I'm happy about the house as it's nice and the trailer court is decent. I'm almost at the top level of pay where I am, but could move up by 25% in the next 6 yrs. or so. So I will keep getting raises and can top out at about 42k a yr. The people that I work with are okay, but there's a bit of harassment that goes on at work and favoritism. So although it's an okay place to work, it's not the best. I sometimes hate going to work, but it's a paycheck. I don't want to end up being another person who hates their job but is stuck. I like it because I like aviation and hands on things. I don't like it because I'm on my feet almost all day long standing on a ladder and working in weird positions. Sometimes it gets noisy and we are almost always drilling metal or grinding so there's a bit of metal dust in the air. Along with the glues and solvents, I don't think its a real healthy job. It's not the worst, but it's not the best. So for my health both mentally and physically, I've been thinking of going back to school for 4 yrs. to be a commercial pilot. I've thought about being a pilot before in the past, but 9/11 scared me off and to tell you the truth flying worries me a bit. I've gotten past that now and recently I've got this strong urge to go to school and get a pilot's license. I don't have my house yet and I'm still young being only in my early 20's. My gf is a bit sad not to get the house and to move away from family. I promised to come back to visit every few mths. and for major holidays. She did get excited about the city where I'd be in school. I'm excited too but nervous of the busy city as I'm a country guy and a bit shy of big crowds and people at times. Being an aircraft mechanic should help on my resume if I become a pilot as it helps for pilots to know as much as possible about aircraft. I'm also staying in the same aviation field so I'm not jumping too far across the pond and going from one extreme to the next. My mind has always been set on aviation and I've always had a love for planes. Being a pilot I hope it will let me have a better income and a better outlook on my job. I feel that my current job is wearing me out. The only drawback I can think of with being a pilot is that I'll likely be away from my gf for half the month and I'll spend my evenings away in a hotel room. I don't mind the hotel room, just the idea of not having her by my side. So I've been thinking of becoming a corporate pilot or flying for a shipping company so that I can come home every night while still making decent money. If I do go through with this, I'll be moving in a few months to start school in the spring. After I'm out of school I'll have more school loans, 6 yrs total to pay for, but I'm hoping to make about twice as much money as I do now. Sure there is a safety risk involved with flying, but I could just as easily fall off a ladder at work or have a car accident commuting back and forth. I've flown rc airplanes for about 9 yrs now and I'm very passionate about that. It was with rc airplanes that I became hooked on aviation and grew a strong love for it. I can't see myself doing anything else but being around airplanes everyday. I'm around planes at work and planes when I come home. I love airplanes it's just that my current working conditions and the atmosphere at work isn't the best. I also don't enjoy it that much and I don't want to have a miserable life because I'm stuck in a job that I don't like a lot. I feel taking a break from working to go to school for a few yrs would relieve a lot of stress from my life. My gf would be in a better area for her to go to school or to get a better job. The weather would be better for me to fly my rc airplanes and we'd only be a few hundred miles away from our home town so we can still visit. The only thing that's worrying me is getting used to the busy lifestyle of Daytona Beach, FL and the fact that when I'm out of school I could end up with a job where I'm gone for half the month. When I was in college before my gf and I maintained our relationship so it's not something that we aren't used to. It's hard, but I think in a way it could make our relationship better as we aren't around each other all the time to possibly get tired of each other. Yes many airline pilots go on strike, but that can happen where I'm working right no

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so whats your question?