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[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You need to find someone who is a) cool and not a bad teacher and b) a good plumber and c) willing to take you on to teach you and d) work your butt off till you're useful.

[–] DieFledermaus@feddit.org 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose my question is more how do I do A B and C? is it all just knowing someone?

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

yup. the trades are some of the most nepotistic fields there are.