To be honest I stumbled into this job,and thought I would give it a go,mainly because my next door neighbour was/is in the trade,{and started me out really}and I'd been given a good pay off by an Insurance company,so I could start with all the WFP kit,van and some work to start off with.
Somedays I love it, sometimes I absolutely hate it. I dont think it's beneath me,I just get mentally bored doing the same bloody houses/shops day in day out.
What I do know is that if you pull your finger out, and cull your round ruthlessly when needs be, you can do bloody well for yourself if you can stay focused and motivated.