Realistic chances of employment?

[Joe Newton]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

@Joe Newton He checked in on another thread. Got a PAYE position. Good for him.

Thanks for the update 👍

[Guo7]

If you’re comfortable with graft and working outdoors you’ll fit in fine. Plenty of people come into arb in their 30s, and your farming background is a big plus, you’re already used to machinery, weather, early starts, and problem-solving on the fly.

With 30/31 you should get some ground-based work pretty quickly, and adding 38/39 will open a lot more doors. Most firms are always short of reliable climbers or decent groundsmen who actually turn up and crack on. First aid + chipper ticket also help and don’t take long to do.

South Oxon has loads of firms around so you shouldn’t struggle to get started. Wages vary but you won’t be on the bottom rung for long if you’ve got a good attitude.