Jae Park Leaves Tech Job for 4-Year Carpentry Apprenticeship After AI Push

1 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 14

32-year-old Jae Park quit her tech role in March and is now trying to break into carpentry through a four-year union apprenticeship in Las Vegas.
AI's spread across her workflow helped drive the switch, Park said, alongside long-running dissatisfaction with tech work she found disconnected from anything she cared about.
Seven construction-site visits in one week have yet to land her a sponsor, and one apparent opening fell through because its program hours did not match union requirements.
$60 for a 10-hour OSHA course and repeated visits to foremen are part of the process, with Park now collecting numbers and planning follow-up calls later this year.
Park says entering the male-dominated trades in her 30s feels right, arguing her corporate experience and union support have made her more confident about the move.