Posted on 05/12/2017 10:51:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Here’s why some of the economy’s hottest new jobs are as old as time
Craft beer makers. “Mixologist” bartenders who have far more up their sleeves than a gin and tonic. Barbers who hark back to a bygone era of style. Butchers who slice and dice their way through entire animals, with a modern focus on sourcing and sustainability. Are these the types of jobs—in fields that have been around for decades, but which have lately taken on a more specialized, artisanal focus—that can power the economy in the coming years?
Richard Ocejo may not quite go that far, but the trend epitomized by those jobs is major and unavoidable, in his eyes. Ocejo is an associate professor of sociology at John Jay College, and he’s also the author of “Masters of Craft”, a new book that examines this economic trend.
He recently spoke to MarketWatch about what is behind the specialized butchers, barbers, bartenders and booze peddlers, and what these types of jobs say about the current and future economy....
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They mention “craft porno” - uh, because the viewers are so lofty and discerning? Then they can charge more.
They mention “craft porno”
I think the USDA meat inspection program will make artisanal butchers into libertarians. They are why butchershops are scarce and locally sourced meat are overpriced.
It’s pretty cool, but power an economy? No way. Think Belgian endives.
There ya go.
I’ve been surprised about the number of small butcher shops popping up in town, don’t know if they’ll all make it but it’s cool.
Maybe the ones who’ll make it are those with “craft butcher porn” in the back.
Well, I follow food trends and butchering is making a big comeback in popularity. I’m still not seeing it in the stores of NYC (outside of places like Eataly & Union Sq. Market) but it needs to return. Supermarket meat just doesn’t cut it. Cheese, beer-making are also hot trends. Cider, the alcoholic version, is hot. I’d love to see that in the stores!
And calling oneself a barber and not a hairdresser is a fairly new trend for men.
They may not realize it but they are moving away from “big city” type environments into small town type environments. So I see it more as a move from the city and it’s corruption even if the folks doing it don’t see it that way. Good news. They will leave their libtards in the city as pointed out above.
Oh, these artisan craft types are the ultimate libs. Sustainability, environmental regulations, non-GMO nanny-state nonsense, they’ve got it. Unfortunately, they can never keep their mouths shut and just produce good food!
There is a guy I have watched a lot of his YouTube vids, “The Urban Farmer” who actually is very interesting in what he has accomplished. He has one vid about the inspectors and bureaucrats that were harassing him about having an “unpaid intern” where he comes across as conservative as you or I. He may not realize it. I suspect a good number of these “Xers” or whatever get red pulled when the start to deal with reality.
I think it also likely that, beginning on the high end, groceries will increasingly be prepped and packed by store employees and picked up by customers or delivered to the home. With customer preferences and orders saved electronically and aggregated by machines in warehouses, the human element will be preserved as a point of contact with the customer.
WalMart and Costco and similar buyers club operations seem likely to move in this direction sooner rather than later and to make the trend mainstream. If they do so and execute well, their product lineup of groceries and household goods could offer a competitive advantage in their segments of the market. Better quality, large chain grocers like Publix will tend to expand their offerings to include more new and specialty items.
The speciality butcher in Publix will be complemented by a butcher specialist salesman. So also with bakers and food to go cooks and produce managers.
In this new system, sales people will give much in the way of advice and suggestions suited to their customers. In such jobs, social skills and emotional intelligence will matter as much as task knowledge and skills. Plausibly, the best sales people will stand out and secure better pay.
High end stores will add customer accommodations like well-appointed waiting areas with beverages and snacks. Grocery stores will hold tasting events to promote new products and to educate their patrons.
For even middle class customers, the shopping experience will come to resemble that of the wealthy in Edwardian England. Custom clothes that fit perfectly, carefully selected foods to suit one's taste, with engaging and knowledgeable salespeople at one's beck and call by phone or email or in person in comfortable surroundings. Or, if one prefers, one may simply stay home and have groceries and products delivered.
Philadelphia’s premier specialty butcher, Sonny D’Angelo, just retired from his long-established shop on 9th Street. He carried all kinds of game meats and exotic meats like turtle and ostrich. I will miss his wonderful duck paté.
Perhaps. I see not much of a middle class, but instead a craft class competing against each other for the tiny upper class slice of the pie.
I know little about “artisanal” craft butchers but do know that many small, independent grocery stores around here tend to have excellent butcher shops with far better meat, often from local farmers. The heck with corn fed lean steaks, they need to be marbled and they’re far better when grass fed. I go to the local Bi-Rite for a trip down memory lane, checkerboard linoleum floor, ceiling fans and all. The cut I want the way I want it, right then and there in front of me.
The supposed class system will depend on how government and public services are financed and delivered, on tax and regulatory policies, and on whether a basic income system is feasible and is adopted. Those with the right skills and attitudes will find employment even as more and more lines of work are diminished by automation and artificial intelligence.
Those with the right skills and attitudes will find employment even as more and more lines of work are diminished by automation and artificial intelligence.
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As we get more feudal, we have less options.
Feudalism is implausible without there first being a breakdown in the economy and social order, as occurred after the Roman empire collapsed in Western Europe. For the grim-minded, it is easy enough to imagine such a turn of events, but the vast gains in productivity and wealth generated by modern technologies do not suffice as a cause.
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