[Jewelry making - Article 01039] - Re: [Orchid] Apprenticeships?

[KashmirBlue]

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    There is hope.  A few of us young ones are willing to work for
    nothing and make a commitment. 

    I searched for my apprenticeship after returning from Kashmir with a
    small parcel of low quality sapphire. I snuck in the back door of
    trade shows and was laughed away by most jewelers. I found an
    apprenticeship and worked for 0 (zero) pay 3 years learning the
    business while earning $8 an hour on night shift paying the bills. 

    The experience was exponentially more valuable than going to any
    school of gemology/lapidary/jewelery although during those years, I
    thought many times this method is ridiculous.  You have to love it. 

    Sure my friends were making 60K+ per year, but how much do they love
    their work? Our society is about instant gratification.  It=92s taught
    in school, only the fit survive, morals are relative. This is the
    dumbing down of America. Good thing few of us believe in a hard
    honest work. 

Praise God, 
http://www.kashmirblue.com

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