Any advice on a potential job offer?

[claret73]

Just after some constructive advice or a 1 word answer will do...

Am an Improver subbing, trying to fill my weeks and trying, along with every other Improver or latest DISQ Qualified to find a break with a company that is offering something permanent or at least heading that way. I have a possibility of jumping the other side of the counter & taking a role in a wholesalers...finished my L3 & Regs and with a couple of years Domestic with bits of commercial, am looking at this as regularity, something a bit different using the knowledge I have...
Any advice as to taking it aside from the fact it is a permanent job. A rarity of late.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Can I ask how old you are?

It may very well be a good move as you will meet a lot of contrators, sole traders etc who will get to know you and who knows where that might lead you................hopfully the kind of work you want within the industry.

 

[mogga]

depends what wholesalers it is with and the money You may get to meet more prospective employers or you may get more insight into materials and products used in the industry its a HARD Question to answer as only YOU know your position ( money family ect ect ect) and you wouldn't wasn't to mess them around
Put a list together PROs on one side CONS on the other mark each pro and con out of 5 according to the importance add up scores see who wins
ie working 9-5 may suit you 5 or it may bore you 1 get my drift Good luck

 

[flyingsausage]

Can I ask how old you are?

It may very well be a good move as you will meet a lot of contrators, sole traders etc who will get to know you and who knows where that might lead you................hopfully the kind of work you want within the industry.

This is good advise,you take the job at the wholesalers,work there for a while and you will come into contact with most of the local contractors and you will get to know good ones and the bad ones(the ones to advoid) then you can let them know that you are after a job.And sinse they know you you will be in with a good chance of any jobs comming up.
Or you might like the steady hours and the regular pay of working for the wholesaler and decide to stay there,if you take the job you have nothing to lose it will open some doors,and if you don't like it you can go back on the tools

 

[claret73]

Thanks for all the input Guys!! I took it...It will be regular wages at the moment, will give me Strong Product knowledge which will be massively beneficial should I climb back over the counter & as a face to Contractors will give me the contacts, again if I decided I wanted to go back...feels a bit weird but I'll see how it all goes.

 

[mogga]

good luck m8y regular work+Income will help

 

[Adam W]

Gamekeeper turned poacher...
Seriously though it sounds like a good move - it's no good knowing all the theory if you don't know what products you can install.

 

[Paul.M]

Claret73 I think you've made the right choice as well. You will gain great product knowledge and make loads of contacts, good for you and good luck.