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So quick question, do any of you fellas get fed up of the tree game? I've spent 6 years being self employed and spent the last 6 months employed and I'm starting to hate the restrictions and lack of flexibility of being employed. There doesn't seem to be enough work in my area to go back self employed/ subbing to other companies so I'm now starting to wonder whether to take a break from trees altogether and go down a different route. Does anyone/ has anyone been in the same scenario and have any advice or ideas? I'm worried that if I leave this line of work I won't be able to get back into it and regret my decision. Help would be appreciated! Cheers

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I've been down this path, I've turned my back twice on treework.

 

Both times I've gone back to farming full time, and the longest i lasted was 6 months.

I seem to come back to treework, partly because i think its all i know.

 

But its getting ever more crowded in this game..

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I'm 3 ciders in so 1 word questions aren't my forte but if that's in reference to what I want to do instead the answer is I have absolutely no idea, hence my need for help from people who'v been doing it longer than me!

 

Guess you have got to look at your surrounding market, is it saturated with tree services? Is there a service that isn't being offered by them? Have you got the funds to buy a machine, stump grinder, processor, mewp etc. Find the gap in the market & fill it! Just out of interest, are you ex services? - just wondering why you started as s/e :-)

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I seem to have lost an interest in climbing.. Not sure if it's a phase or what. I won't do anything big anymore and just use a subbie where I can. I seem to have some mental block on big stuff, not sure where it came from as I've done some pretty big trees in my time. Maybe it's laziness, maybe it's because of my 2 little babies and wife, maybe I'm just being a fanny.. Not sure. But in reference to your question, it's not the industry I've lost interest in; I've invested too much time and money into getting where I am, I love tree work and I feel I'm good at it, whether that's supervising and doing ground work, climbing (small stuff!) even stump grindings quite therapeutic!! Point is I think perhaps you're fed up with a situation as opposed to the industry itself. Perhaps try something different within the industry; surveying maybe, tree officer for council etc

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