I guess I forgot to mention that I actually _was_ an aircraft mechanic, although that was in the military which I suspect has next to nothing in common civilian

I guess I forgot to mention that I actually _was_ an aircraft mechanic, although that was in the military which I suspect has next to nothing in common civilian aircraft maintenance. The work itself was fine, if pretty tedious most of the time. I left the service to chase a career in tech which was probably the right call. Although there are days where I wonder what it would have been like to retire with a government pension 5 years ago...