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You always have the ability to learn something new. The video you linked to is someone who worked in an office for over a decade, and got started making shoes
by ken 8y ago
You always have the ability to learn something new. The video you linked to is someone who worked in an office for over a decade, and got started making shoes in her kitchen. She didn't "get hired".
- stephen82 8y agoThat's not the case I'm afraid. As she had stated around 01:48, she started in her dining room and based on her own website description, she comes from a background in shoe repair...therefore, she already had the foundations set up in advance. https://www.westerlyhandmadeshoes.com/about https://www.westerlyhandmadeshoes.com/about
- ken 8y agoI'm not surprised a public-access TV show about makers shows the "used to have an office administration job" perspective, and her own webpage highlights the "background in one aspect of this business" perspective. I don't think either one is completely true or false. The point is that nobody ever "hired" her. Take shoe repair classes if you want, or find a shoemaker who will take you on as an apprentice, or just buy some old tools and watch a bunch of online videos. No matter what path you take to learn the basic skills, you'll never end up with a sole proprietorship like that by being hired.