I don't read as much as I will, and I almost never recommend books, but one book that I believe should really be standard reading for anyone who would like to get in to rope access is: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman.
You don't need to trust with every point this books produces it to improve your perspective on (your work) life. Maybe take it as a sizable bitter pill of contemporary reality if you could, nevertheless the statistics and stories which can be presented by this book deliver a knockout punch to anybody who thinks that they're immune to the pressures of the international job market Singapore Rope Access. Rope access are at the epicenter with this job market automagically because of the ever emerging worldwide offshore rope access requirements. As rope access has become universally accepted as a better and more effective (not only financially - those bed spaces that large scaffold teams occupy offshore do have more of an implication to the entire rig performance than we realize) option to accomplish work at height it can become a known and expected part of offshore installations worldwide. With that come the technicians of the world.
We all owe the North Sea credit for being in exactly the same light that the planet owes the Wright Brothers recognition for flight. Respect and reverence, but only in a historical sense. Sir Richard Branson is not going to give any USA airline any slack when he's establishing a new intercontinental route. Air travel is an extremely competitive industry that requires investment and innovation (Government handouts notwithstanding) to keep at the front. Rope access may be the same.
My opinion is that the only way forward is to be the best. Offering companies a specialization is a wonderful way forward. Another way is in the event that you paint, be the best painter as possible be. Don't complain about items that the company can't control, they don't want daily emails about how the food is not edible on board. It takes a great deal of effort to get ahead offshore, and it won't get any easier any time soon.
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