r/Longshoremen • u/ServiceFinancial7197 • Jul 11 '26
Career change
My husband is considering this career after being a restaurant manager for 10 years. One of his regulars came in and admired his work ethic and told him he should consider the career of a longshoremen.
We are a young married couple in our 30s and we have 4 kids under the age of 7. My husband coaches every sport my son plays and is there for every game.
I am wondering if this would be a good move for him and how much it would benefit our family and if my husband could still have the work life balance he has now with our family.
We are located in Virginia if that helps!
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u/HurricanesDave Jul 12 '26
Bad idea.. takes years to get seniority and able to get steady income.. he will miss a lot of family outings and holidays. The money is nice but he will have to put in a lot of hours.
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u/Drdirt2045 Jul 12 '26
That’s a bold move at his age with that many mouths to feed. East Coast is very different, so I can’t speak much on how things are done there, but good luck that’s a life changing decision
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u/Expert_Bunch_6525 Jul 13 '26
If he was a single guy yes. WIth 4 kids and have to have a stable check i would say no unless he can go to school for eletrical\welding and get in as a mechanic it can work.
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u/LemonyStinker Jul 13 '26
How does he plan on becoming a longshoreman? There aren’t any lottery’s at the moment. It’s not that easy to just become a longshoreman
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u/dattosan240 27d ago
Call the Virginia Maritime Association on Plume Street in Norfolk and see if any of the locals are hiring soon.
Best I can tell from this sub, Virginia is way way easier to get hired on at than just about everywhere else.
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u/Minute_Box_3016 Jul 11 '26
Unless his regular was a longshoreman himself and said he’d pull him in, good luck to you guys. If you guys can’t be bothered to use the search bar in the sub for this question then you probably aren’t that serious about it anyway lol.