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I work in renewable energy, and have started to get my hands on electrical work here and there—this is a serious space of opportunity for people starting their
by cptcobalt 3y ago
I work in renewable energy, and have started to get my hands on electrical work here and there—this is a serious space of opportunity for people starting their careers.
Not every job needs to be (nor can be) a desk job, and with the advent of AI tools, you'll still have many hands-one roles in the field. Much of the difficulty of getting solar and home battery storage (like Powerwall) is because there is such a shortage of electricians.
- teeray 3y ago“Shop Class as Soulcraft” has a line that stuck in my memory: “You can’t hammer nails over the Internet.” Also, before the pedants go finding nail hammering robots, it’s a simplification to make the point that there will always be room for the trades in the real world.
- cinntaile 3y agoInstalling solar och batteries yourself is not legal in most places I presume. It's not here at least.
- reportingsjr 3y agoNot true in most of the US, you do need to get engineered drawings, permits, etc which can be challenging for the average person.
- triyambakam 3y agoWhere is here for you? Sweden?
- sanderjd 3y agoSomething that really frustrates me is that modern society doesn't seem to provide many opportunities for balance when it comes to work. I don't think I'd enjoy (and can't currently afford to) be a full time electrician. But I think some mix of doing professional electrical work and building software sounds pretty great. But expertise is critical and it's hard to build it by splitting time.