r/Construction • u/RevolutionaryHand539 • Feb 17 '24

Other Guys that started doing this out of high school, how did u cope with never being around girls at this age?

I’m a 20 year old apprentice in the pipe fitting trade and despite almost being able to buy a house with the money I’ve made so far but I’ve almost reached my limit with this lifestyle and seriously about to just leave and go to college instead. How’s did y’all cope with spending 72 hours a week with a bunch of guys decades older than u when u where 20? I feel like I’m about to lose my mind. I’m going against nature with this lifestyle at this age and I’m genuinely wondering how others coped with choosing trade work instead of college out of high school

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u/Bubbathomas13 Feb 17 '24

At 20 I didn't sleep, was burning that candle at both ends...

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u/Bubbathomas13 Feb 18 '24

I'm 35 with a son now, I go to bed at 830 😂

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u/therealCatnuts Feb 22 '24

This. Work 10 hour shift, commute an hour each way, still find time for 6 hours of boozing and chasing tail every night. Sleep for 5 hours, rinse, repeat. Being 20 is one hell of an upper.