Initially, out of high school, I planned to be a PHAC tech. Went to Vo-Tech school right out of high school for Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, becoming the top in the class at sheet metal work. This all came about mostly because my grandad was a plumber all his life and I knew I wanted to fix stuff, but wasn't sure exactly what but liked working with my hands on mechanical and electrical stuff. Going into PHAC, I had several options to branch out into and since I was best at sheet metal (making all the duct-work), I figured I'd go in that direction since I wasn't crazy about the plumbing option. Looked for a job for a year in sheet metal locally (didn't want to relocate) without any luck. While doing job searching, I worked on the farm and also for another farmer all that summer.
Decided since I liked fixing stuff that I would take Electronics I & II at Vo-Tech in the town I now live in (different town from where the PHAC course was taken) and hoped that would lead to some kind of maintenance or repair type position somewhere. After graduating the 2 year course of Electronics in the spring of 1988, I started at my current job in fall of 1988 and have been here ever since. I don't think there is any other job I could have where I could faithfully say that I learn something new every week, even being at it for over 32 years. That's what I like about it so much and figuring out the problems.
Edit to add:
The whole PHAC thing wasn't a waste of time and money for me because I do all my own work relating to this in my house.
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