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There is no reason blue-collar workers can’t be philosophers too.
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I watched a standup comedian on TV the other night and someone asked him if he always wanted to do standup. He said: “Hell, no! I went to college and did graduate with a history degree, only to find out all the history factories closed!”
One of my kids is an over the road trucker. Lots of responsibility, decent level of freedom (except for the stupid DOT rules) and a great paycheck.
You are on a thread posting tear!
I graduated with a BS Math Major, Military Science Minor, and both my major and minor paid for themselves. Especially with my monthly Army retirement check and my IRAs from working as an engineer.
Now if you decide to spend mega bucks on gender studies and basket weaving, you will most probably get back what you deserve.
These jobs are pretty rough on your body, and the pay has a low ceiling unless you have your own business. Many guys can make more as an accountant or computer programmer, and demand is high. It really depends what interests and abilities your have.
“drywall installers”
Housing starts are down.
...competing with illegal aliens and having to correct the work of do-it-youselfers who didn’t want to do it right.
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Going to college doesn’t guarantee you work.
you must pick the right field of study if you expect to get work and a well paying job.
that said, those salaries aren’t spectacular.
most entry level STEM field degrees pay more starting out.
Our plants in Indiana & Iowa are running with half of the people we need. Welders, electricians, machinists are in real demand.
Steeleorker, drywall, sheetmetal...
Hey millennials, no math required!
How hard could it be?
Straight, white, older males are shunned due to DEI and the alternatives can do the jobs!
95+% of today’s millennial/Z lazy bums couldn’t handle the workload of a real trades job anyway.
If you don’t go to college, how will you know it’s time to re-gender?
Of course I don't like heights so I got a little queasy just listening to him describe the job. So back to my desk I go.
While in college one of my better friends started installing inside fire sprinkler systems on the side. It went so well that he quit college and grew the business. Today he goes into the office a couple times a week to check on things. On Friday his accountant wife goes in to do payroll. The rest of the time they travel extensively including cruises. He once joked that they keep six-figure balance in their vacation account so they can do something spontaneous. Needless to say their other assets are substantial.
So needless to say college is not the answer if you have a willingness to work at something you enjoy. Many times that combination results in success simply as a by-product.
If the government will actually invest in national construction projects instead of diversity training for people who will never pick up a hammer, maybe those people can get on contracts and get back to work.