i mean its not impossible to transition to white collar either, you just need to work as a general contractor or a foreman for a while so you have "management experience," after which you should be able to translate that to an executive or sales role in another company. realistically you just need to master the art of the interview to move up in the white collar world.  i feel the bit about wanting to keep working in the trade instead of messing with the nitty gritty management stuff though, it's boring and it feels like you're not actually doing anything. realistically i hate bureaucratic work and think that paper pushers, for the most part, are useless eaters.
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