How do I get another welding job

[Anonymous No.2044304]

I worked as an Iron worker for about a year and made decent money. After moving out of state I’ve been having trouble finding a new job. Any ideas?

[Anonymous No.2044443]

>>2044304
Where did you move to? What do you weld? How much money do you want to make? The advice will depend on a lot of things.

Get a job like a man. Walk in to the office and try to talk to someone. Ask to talk to someone about a job.

[Anonymous No.2044490]

>>2044443
>Get a job like a man. Walk in to the office and try to talk to someone. Ask to talk to someone about a job.
OK boomer

[Anonymous No.2044585]

>>2044490
You're right. Who is the TRADES would want a traditional, dependable employee. If only there were more zoomer faggots who could apply online and show up in skinny jeans and horn rimmed glasses!

[Anonymous No.2045062]

>>2044490
>OK boomer
This is why you can't get a job, faggot. I'm in my early 30's and run a successful welding/fab company with 20 employees. Do you even know what boomer means? I thought MY generation was the most entitled faggot generation of all, but I am constantly surprised.

I'll ignore your online application and give a job to a guy that's willing to show up with a hood and do a weld test and shake my hand. And I'll forget all about your resume while I drive to my beach house for the weekend. I am incredibly lonely, though.

[Anonymous No.2045156]

>>2045062
You sound like my boss. But you right tho every job I've gotten I literally just showed up with a jacket hood and gloves and pretty much got hired on the spot.

[Anonymous No.2045661]

>>2045062
>I'm in my early 30's and run a successful welding/fab company with 20 employees
did you get your aws certs or anything like that and work for somebody or a union first?
a while back i was going to school for welding. passed my 3g but failed my 4g for SMAW. i was thinking about going back and getting my certs and looking for a union job, but i hadnt even thought of looking at small shops.

[Anonymous No.2047644]

>>2045661
Worked as a teenager/early 20's as a welder while going to school. Worked as a structural engineer and got my licenses, and then went back to welding. No certs. It's specialized manufacturing, so all certs are in-house stuff, and products are ASME & API certified through a separate process. With an SE license in CA, it's amazing how much respect you get and how much they let you do. 4 years of college and 5 years of high rise design gets you pretty far.

I hate big corporations because of the bureaucracy. I just want to be left alone to get solid work done, without ages of paperwork. I hate unions with a passion. I haven't tried 4G SMAW in 15 years at least. Much respect to you for trying, dude. I have an incredible respect for good welders.

[Anonymous No.2047829]

>>2044490
Imbecile detected. That's the way weldors are hired because resumes mean NOTHING if ya can't pass a weld test. Nobody got time to read bullshit.

Anyone can type. Few can pass 6G on a broken eight-pack (good machines are out making money) after setting their heat on scrap because the indicators mean nothing (we taught noobs by taping over the amp indicators and moving every machine at night so they couldn't cheat).

Welding being a perishable skill it's common even for pros who've been off the road to weld at home or pay for a day or two booth time at a local school so they can weld then bend test coupons. We had many do that including previous students preparing for tests new to them (they usually brought their own coupons).

>>2045062
is based.

[Anonymous No.2047846]

>>2044304
I am trans btw, if that matters

[Anonymous No.2048748]

I am going to take a welding class at my local community college and would like some tips!
I understand that gas tungsten arc welding is the most difficult type no? What are some pointers? Any help is appreciated, many thanks /diy/

[Anonymous No.2048777]

>>2048748
I bought a tig for a laugh to rebuild a car exhaust, cost was close enough I'd have been stupid not to. Is it difficult? I dont do anything structural and probably the welds are awful but in my opinion tig is the nicest because you can take your time when learning and practicing. Stick and mig are loud, messy, the metal is fed constantly you cant stop. Tig if you control the current you can just hold a pool, have a think about what it is you are doing, no need to panic. I find it relaxing. Buy a grinding wheel and a few tungsten, get fucking used to sharpening them lol.

[Anonymous No.2048806]

>>2044490
Keep whining on the internet then, nigger!

[Anonymous No.2049420]

>>2044304
oh anon you fell for the trades meme? well hopefully you're not a boomer then there's some hope for retraining

[Anonymous No.2049641]

>>2044304
union? go to the fucking hall and get a card. non union? find out who builds office buildings and bridges in your area. walk in and apply.

[Anonymous No.2049719]

>>2045062
>I am incredibly lonely, though.
right in the feels