I'm earning a pittance..

Dear James, FIVE years ago I was working as a manager in the building trade, specialising as an estimator and CAD technician.

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I'd worked my way up in the company after leaving school with no qualifications. I started out sweeping floors and going to evening classes at college to gain the skills I needed.

Sadly the company went into liquidation and I lost the job I loved.

I went back to college to train as a plumber and gas engineer and I've passed all my exams but I am still struggling to find work.

Right now I am working in demolition and as a building labourer earning a pittance a day with an agency. I can't seem to find stable work. Where has it all gone wrong?

Andy, Guildford