Australia’s ‘hottest’ tradie stated she nearly did not take up her dream job out of worry of being judged for working in a predominantly male area.
Lauren Larsen shared a sequence of movies on TikTok exhibiting her life as a second-year apprentice carpenter in Melbourne.
A viral clip titled ‘POV: you begin a carpentry apprenticeship at 19’ exhibits Ms Larsen engaged on constructing wall frames, flooring and a demolition venture.
Ladies round Australia applauded her for exhibiting her exhausting work and stated she’s ‘the most popular carpenter on the market’.
Lauren Larsen (above) shared inspiring movies of her life as a second-year apprentice in carpentry on TikTok
‘Actually I wanna understand how you bought into it as a result of I am misplaced and I need to begin carpentry quickly,’ one commenter wrote.
‘I really like this and it’s the motivation and inspiration I have been needing! I have been making an attempt to check right into a carpentry apprenticeship for the previous 12 months,’ one other stated.
One commenter wrote that selecting up a commerce is what she’s ‘all the time needed to do’ however she’d stopped herself from taking step one out of worry of judgment.
Ms Larsen replied: ‘I used to be fearful too. However the way in which I see it – you are gonna get judged it doesn’t matter what you do… so you might as nicely be having fun with it.’
Fellow tradies additionally praised Ms Larsen for sharing her work on-line to encourage different ladies.
‘This makes me so pleased seeing ladies in trades – I am a future heavy tools operator and it is good to see ladies not be afraid to interrupt sexism,’ one wrote.
Ms Larsen’s movies present her engaged on varied initiatives (above) as a part of her carpentry apprenticeship
‘Good on you. It is not a male job. I am a machine operator. I function excavators and skid steers and I like it,’ one other commented.
‘Sure, extra women within the commerce trade! I am a sparkie apprentice,’ a 3rd particular person stated.
One other wrote: ‘I’m a feminine concreter! I like to see us exhibiting how succesful we’re!’
In a observe up video, Ms Larsen stated she landed her job by asking male mates she knew within the trade for contacts.
She advisable doing a trial week within the commerce however famous crucial factor was to only get in and have a strive.
‘Simply give it a go!’ she stated. ‘You may by no means lose whenever you give one thing a go.’
Ms Larsen (above) inspired different ladies eager about selecting up a commerce to ‘simply go for it’
