yes. those gen z'ers that don't live in mom and dads basement. will have sticker shock at the grocery store.
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:07 pm
by Sparko
MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:48 am
yes. those gen z'ers that don't live in mom and dads basement. will have sticker shock at the grocery store.
Gen Z Plumbers and Construction Workers Are Making #BlueCollar Cool
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:42 pm
by TDub
good, I want retire someday
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:47 pm
by ousdahl
Imma find my way around that paywall, cuz I can’t tell whether it’s more about actual construction work, or just about some electrician babe who gets lots of tik tok likes for live streaming her stripping…wire.
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:50 pm
by jfish26
TDub wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:42 pm
good, I want retire someday
It would be an excellent development for our federal, state and local governments to prioritize trade education to at least - if not more or much more than - the level they support university education.
If we (you, me, everyone) are going to be subsidizing others’ post-secondary education, I’d sure rather those subsidies go toward trade/STEM education, than toward another English major.
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:57 pm
by ousdahl
I’m for prioritizing it - whether it’s done through the various levels of gummint, or through some social or cultural level.
When I graduated HS like 20 years ago in suburban joco it seemed foregone that pretty much everyone was supposed to go to college. Like I don’t remember the trades even being an option.
But why go pay some university to teach you shit that’s largely only peripherally at best prepares you for an actual career, when you could get paid for hands-on work experience in real time.
And more and more, pretty sure a lot of trades pay better than a lot of “professional” sorts of careers any more.
TDub wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:42 pm
good, I want retire someday
It would be an excellent development for our federal, state and local governments to prioritize trade education to at least - if not more or much more than - the level they support university education.
If we (you, me, everyone) are going to be subsidizing others’ post-secondary education, I’d sure rather those subsidies go toward trade/STEM education, than toward another English major.
Not only that, but the number of contractors and subcontractors has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years. I'm almost retired and when asked who I would recommend, I don't have the long list like I used to have.
TDub wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:42 pm
good, I want retire someday
It would be an excellent development for our federal, state and local governments to prioritize trade education to at least - if not more or much more than - the level they support university education.
If we (you, me, everyone) are going to be subsidizing others’ post-secondary education, I’d sure rather those subsidies go toward trade/STEM education, than toward another English major.
It has been gobsmacking to me that Biden, being the worker/pro union guy he is, hasn't prioritized "trade education" more than he has. I consider it a huge opportunity missed.
TDub wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:42 pm
good, I want retire someday
It would be an excellent development for our federal, state and local governments to prioritize trade education to at least - if not more or much more than - the level they support university education.
If we (you, me, everyone) are going to be subsidizing others’ post-secondary education, I’d sure rather those subsidies go toward trade/STEM education, than toward another English major.
Not only that, but the number of contractors and subcontractors has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years. I'm almost retired and when asked who I would recommend, I don't have the long list like I used to have.
yep, I'm in my 40s and my whole career...up to and including currently....I'm the "young guy" in the industry. There are very very few apprentices and up and coming tradesman. It's gonna be a problem
It would be an excellent development for our federal, state and local governments to prioritize trade education to at least - if not more or much more than - the level they support university education.
If we (you, me, everyone) are going to be subsidizing others’ post-secondary education, I’d sure rather those subsidies go toward trade/STEM education, than toward another English major.
Not only that, but the number of contractors and subcontractors has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years. I'm almost retired and when asked who I would recommend, I don't have the long list like I used to have.
yep, I'm in my 40s and my whole career...up to and including currently....I'm the "young guy" in the industry. There are very very few apprentices and up and coming tradesman. It's gonna be a problem
And then we all wonder why things like HVAC and car service costs have gone up so drastically.
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 4:31 pm
by Sparko
I know why Fish!!! The immigrants! The immigrants!
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 7:07 am
by Shirley
Re: Gen Z
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 11:18 am
by DrPepper
Obama was pushing for community colleges (which are mostly for trades if you haven't looked at a community college course catalog lately) 10 years ago. This Old House has had those kids on for a while too.
Me thinks this pool of thinkers at KCrim may be the wrong one.