I decided I wanted to be a plumber after doing some work experience during the British equivalent of 10th grade in high school. I shadowed a family friend who had done the gas engineering at my parents' house. Plumbing offers job stability, and I felt real satisfaction from fixing plumbing connections and putting in fittings. It felt rewarding to be called by a customer at 8 a.m. and have their heat and hot water back up and running by midday.
When I started the course at 16, my tutor was taken aback. I was the only student out of 25 who'd already got a paid position. Plumbing is a competitive career and the others were still looking for jobs. They asked me how I'd got the apprenticeship, and I had to smile. I did things a bit differently by thinking outside the box.
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