• Metal Zealot@lemmy.ml
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    Guess what!
    There’s a whole generation of old men about to pass away, most of them tradesmen. And in my experience, crotchety and unwilling to teach.

    Because this generation generally has less interest in trades, likely from being viewed down upon (see above), there is going to be a severe shortage of people working in the trades.

    This will possibly mean two things:
    Companies are going to scramble desperately to get new apprentices, so -good news- more jobs. But, expect a startling lack of quality in the years to come.

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      There’s a startling lack of quality a lot of the time now, it’s gonna get hella bad when the trades-boomers go.

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        True enough. I can only hear “NoBoDy WaNtS tO WoRk AnYmOrE” so many times before i figure who’s to blame for that

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          Exactly. Nobody wants to work for unliveable wages. It’s a wage shortage, not a labour shortage.

          Or, after being tired of being lowballed for work and offers to be paid in exposure, “fuck you, pay me.”

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            A local (and very well off) welding company wanted me to pay for my own courses and equipment when I applied. It would have been hundreds of dollars out of my pocket, for MAYBE a chance to be taken on as an apprentice, if I withstand being the shop bítch for long enough.
            PART TIME.

            yea,

            FUCK OFF

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            Most trade jobs don’t pay enough. As an auto tech The offerings are not good, because most dealers keep most of the profits. Nurses are getting screwed left and right too. I tried switching over to being a truck driver and they actually pay less now than they used to, this is after the supposed shortage and I was out 14hrs a day.

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              ??? How can they have a shortage of workers, but try to justify paying people less???

              I swear to fucking god, the mental gymnastics these fuckers do is phenomenal

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    The union employee who probably makes more than you and dad combined? Sure, I don’t want to end up like him or the garbage man that I know for a fact makes more than both of you combined. Great job employment shaming mom.