I have three kids in the lower end of this age group and a nephew about 15 years older than them. One still in school. The others are working and-or in college. Nephew is out of college, working and paying off student loan. Older son is working because the idea of even more school for any reason gave him hives.
That said, there are manufacturing jobs here and so a guy with a good work ethic, some smarts and skills can do well. HOwever, he has to pass the drug test.
THAT’s a HUGE problem. To the point that some companies are experimenting wiht no drug test or provisional employment providing guys do a program of regular drug testing and counseling. That last idea is kind of working out.The first one, no drug test at all, has been a real head ache.
As much as I absolutely f*cking LOATHE the increasing legalization of the Stupid Herb, it’s likely here to stay and more employers are going to have to adapt. Especially since I recently found out that Canada fell to it.
For that matter, so are the insurance companies for said employers. When a contract literally won’t let you allow anyone to get hired because nobody can pass a drug test that’s grounds to find a new insurer or take them to court.
We can't Make America Great Again unless Americans actually WANT to be great people -- personally and collectively.
There was a story posted here a couple of weeks ago about a manufacturing company in Youngstown, Ohio -- a faded American industrial city if there ever was one -- that has literally hundreds of job openings right now. They can't fill them because 90% of the applicants fail the drug test.
We can complain about immigration all we want, but let's be brutally honest here: These Americans are failing drug tests that almost 100% of the thousands of Latin Americans in those caravans in Mexico would pass.