The younger ones are in their 20s and were in the bottom of their class in school, or served time in jail. In this area, everyone wants their kid to be a doctor, or a lawyer. I know so many young lawyers who are out of work!
No school seems to be producing people who want to work in manufacturing or mechanics any more. I know a retired teacher (auto shop) who works for the auto transmission association going around trying to drum up interest in going into that field. Auto transmission experts can pretty much write their own ticket these days, there are so few of them coming up.
my son (now 26) is a year away from his degree in business accounting.
he went to work for a lift truck company 3 years ago, to finance his last year of college.
They trained him from the ground up.
He liked it so much he never went back to school.
He’s learning a couple of trades. He’s currently a battery/charger technician.
He’s about to become an apprentice lift truck mechanic.
He saw an opportunity. A Huge number of workers are about to retire.
His boss is my best friend. I wont allow him to tell me about my son.
But he insisted on telling me the kind of man my son has become.
He always shows up.
He’s on time.
He’s respectful of his peers and bosses.
He’s respectful of the clients’ time & money.
But what I was most impressed with is..no matter what he has been asked to do, he never once said..”it’s not my job”
There is so much opportunity in the trades and the kids can’t see it.
hope you find a few gems....good luck