I’m here because I got fired Before I started my path toward earning a degree, I was a construction worker. My father and his father were union construction workers. To be more specific, we were all union sheet metal workers; sheet metal workers design, build and install various types of sheet metal products. In San Diego, where we all worked, sheet metal workers mainly build and install air conditioning duct and architectural components. I started this type of work as soon as I graduated high school because I had no idea or plan for my future and my dad could help me join his union. I worked in this industry for 11 years and went through a five-year apprenticeship and night school. I worked hard. I found a union company that valued loyal employees and worked for them for 5 years. Some small jobs were made my responsibility and I started to expect an official promotion to Foreman. Unfortunately, my expectations for the future did not become a reality. I wa...