The Career of an AME

[Lastdaez]

Hello, I a month or so back I made a post about all of the negative aspects of being an AME that I have been hearing about since I started school. The reason I posted this was to see if anyone agreed or disagreed. Every single one of my replies seemed to be AME's strongly agreeing that the trade has a lot of unique negative aspects when compared to other trades. I'm wondering why there are so many AME's that have a negative outlook on the career. When I joined this program I thought it was just going to be a normal trade but according to my instructors and now people on this forum, Im going to be getting paid less than a 16yr old waitress, my wife will divorce me and ill either be working night shifts, 14 hour days or in some remote location.

[digits_]

If you're not sure, why don't you go visit some AMOs and ask to snoop around for the day? See what an actual day looks like. Given the shortage of AMEs, they might be willing to accommodate your request.

[Bug_Stomper_01]

If you're not sure, why don't you go visit some AMOs and ask to snoop around for the day? See what an actual day looks like. Given the shortage of AMEs, they might be willing to accommodate your request.

I agree, good idea but not foolproof. Maybe even offer a week of service no strings attached