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1 hour ago, Muddy42 said:

I'd wait until you have your tickets, PPE and a saw. Then try calling some farmers or people in rural areas.  They always have trees falling on or hanging over fences and everyone needs firewood.

I have full PPE and my husqvarna 550xp and a selection of garden/landscape tools. I've bought my course forward to a couple weeks time so I am going to focus on that then continue the search after Xmas. 

Well thank you to the helpful among you, ive really taken on board your suggestions.

I've actually now bought my course forward, so definitely not put off, just more spurred on. 😘

5 minutes ago, Scotty2809 said:

Or both....

i'm sure you have the shoulders to take the sexist comments.

From my own personal experience, not in ARB but within the engineering industry, i'd rather have a female apprentice/engineer with an attitude to work than a 'road man' turning up stating how he's done it all at his other jobs. Only to find out he's full of 5h1t.

 

My suggestion would be to phone a few of the local companies, stating that you are trying to gain some experience within the ARB industry, and you are looking to offer your services for free. In return, all you ask is that they are willing to give answers to questions and give you the opportunity to show them you'd be a great asset to the team. Also, which would be a great addition to bring humor and break the ice a little, state that you would also have a stash of biscuits, and a flask of tea at hand.

 

i'm not sure on your personal circumstances with employment, but offering to be free anytime is always advantageous. 

 

i'm not sure if any of this helps, but just take this one bit of advice above all. DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!

 

Good luck and stay safe

Thank you for your kind comment and fantastic advice.

Luckily atm I'm working part time so can afford to give a a day or two away.

8 minutes ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

Didn’t know that there’s still adults exist ,who believe things seen in instagram . Let’s ask lads on this forum how many of them are girls and how many of them employ one at the moment photo in full USED PPE AND A USED CHAINSAW IN STUDIO PLS.

🤦🏻‍♀️ wow, just wow mate. You are either a complete troll or live under a rock. 

45 minutes ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

My ground person for last 2 years ! But she’s only one I ever seen in arb !

Obviously never been on Instagram. Search  #womeninarboriculture tag. You'll be surprised 

11 minutes ago, Stere said:

Its gone abit weird again 😂

 

Got an image of someone in full PPE sat on car bonnet maybe also ocassionally blipping a chainsaw  doing  lunges and a few neck rolls etc   "watching".

 

this is brilliant

 

 

 

 

Sorry all just catching up on the comments, the entertainment factor 👌

Just getting my PPE on and my big boy saw ready lol

6 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It would also be worth contacting Natural England and asking about volunteering.

They do plenty of woodland work down here in Kent.

Good idea, I have already contacted the forstry commission and the forest of avon about volunteering 

1 minute ago, monkeybusiness said:

Where are you?

Bristol, but can drive and will travel a reasonable distance 

3 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Looking at social media it seems that firms are crying out for any staff from hotshot climbers to the lowest of the drag slags. 
When you say “asking around” what does that involve?

Go on Arbtalk Facebook and ask on there (giving your location) I’d be amazed if no one takes you up on your offer. 
 

I should have said.

I've emailed several big, small and one man band companies and asked in a few arb/forstry fb groups.

I've been very upfront with my experience level and future plans.

Sidenote....should I be looking to get my own insurance etc now?

Hi all 

So let's see what lovely replies I get this time. 😉 

Just a quick question really about gaining experience,

I'll be gaining my cs30/31 tickets after xmas and in the meantime I've been asking around for any groundie/help work I can take on.

Im offering myself up for free as I am brand new and just greatful for the opportunity, but alot of places are asking that I have experience already.

How do I gain experience if I need experience to work?

Anything else I can do to boost my chances?

Or should I wait until I have my tickets so I'm a bit more useful?

Sidenote: knock off the 'Don't do it and the job is shit' messages, thanks👍 

To add:

I should have said.

I've emailed several big, small and one man band companies and asked in a few arb/forstry fb groups.

20 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

I dont remember the thread you started, I guess I missed out in that one.

 

I would never say that a female should not enter any sector based on her sex, far from it, I openly encourage it. My day job is working in Norway and the Norgies have a far more balanced view of what women are capable of and you see women in all sorts of roles that are seen as traditionally male orientated such as Rough-Necks and Binmen (women).

 

In this instance though we're talking about someone who is a skilled trade person, closing in on middle age and has responsibilities that would make such a drastic and uncertain change to a very poorly paid manual job a somewhat unwise career change. 

I had my post deleted as it was just getting silly, i have had some lovely and encouraging dms tho.

I do get what you are saying. I'm in a similar boat. I'm leaving 15 years of a well paid career and im approaching 40, but you only live once, and nothing stops him giving it ago but then decided to return to his previous career or even doing both.

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

People are far less likely to give you an honest answer face to face though. They'll just blow smoke up your backside to avoid offending, or to tell you what you want to hear to avoid a confrontation. They'll just tell you 'yeh thats a great idea! You should really really go for it'. 

I get what you're say but I'm not an idiot. The Internet is full of people who love a moan, where as by talking to genuine people in real life working the job has been much more beneficial. And like I said it was a much more balanced outlook on the industry. It wasn't all positive but it also wasn't all men tell me I'm a silly weak little girl who should do something else. 

Unfortunately unhappy people are the loudest when it comes to social media.

4 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Why did you delete it?

Just started to get a bit weird and I ended up with a fair few DMs.

1 hour ago, Craigb said:

Seems like most experienced voices are saying no. Will have to stick to what I know and do the tree work as a weekend job.

I had a lot of negativity on my post (now deleted) but when I spoke to actual people in real life it was a much more balanced outlook. Life is too short to not give stuff ago. You might hate it, make no money etc but at least you can say you tried. 

No advice but I'm in the same boat. 15 years working in private education and just about to jump ship in to arb at 36. The way I'm approaching it is I've halfed my hours in my current job and am hoping to get some groundie work on my free days to aid the transition