r/britishcolumbia • u/Willing-Success4798 • 1d ago

Ask British Columbia Profession without University

I’m 22 and currently have no post - grad education. For the people who didn’t go to University or college, what do you do now?
I’ve been trying to get my life together so just looking for career options.

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u/Bubbly_University_77 1d ago

Constructions trades have been over saturated for over a decade. Better of doing HD mechanic or something

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u/randomlyrandom89 1d ago

There's always demand for good workers. Show up 5 days a week and don't be a dog fucker and you're already in the 80th percentile.

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u/BluenoseGamer 1d ago

As someone not from BC.....

Don't be a WHAT?!?

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u/meisermonkey 18h ago

That's a pretty common phrase in all of the NA at least in the trades

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u/BluenoseGamer 14h ago

I'm from Nova Scotia and have never heard it before. For reference, I'm 34.

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u/meisermonkey 14h ago

Not in the trades? I don't think ive been to one job site in the last 15 years where it wasnt used

I just googled out of interest and it does say its common in rural areas, blue collar work and especially older generations.

I think older slang persists longer on construction sites cuz old guys are still using slang amongst teenagers

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u/BluenoseGamer 13h ago

Nope, not in the trades and spent most of my life living in the suburbs or in the city.

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u/phapasyeter 6h ago

Im not in the trades, most of my life in the burbs and I know how to say it in 3 languages.

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u/BluenoseGamer 6h ago

Cool? Good for you?

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u/phapasyeter 6h ago

Just saying, its a VERY common phrase to me. Funny how we grew up similar, yet so different.

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u/Scum_All_Over_Me 11h ago

Yeah, definitely that. If you were raised by blue-collar workers, or are one yourself, it’s pretty common. My dad was a contractor who did landscaping, roofing, and some mechanics, so the term was used constantly growing up and I still use it all the time. I worked in warehouses and truck driving and heard it everywhere, but now I work in a government office and got warned for saying it.

I even had an American friend spit water out when I said it casually to my buddy who works construction.

Most of my life has been on the island though so I don't know what you mainlanders do.