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Comment on Gen Z job crisis: Maybe there are just too many college graduates now

NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

The trades have always been about becoming a manager before your body gives out. The former often involve an MBA.

There is a lot to be said about a high demand job. But people weren’t stupid nor did they forget about plumbers. They wanted better for their kids. They wanted them to be white collar.

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FireRetardant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Some people aren’t great at white collar positions. I work trades and my boss’s grandson is a teen who is very smart and works hard on some jobs, but he struggles in school. White collar positons for people with high energy or long term focus issues can struggle in them. We aren’t able to let the robots do everything yet so we still need people to work trades. Schools should be providing quality pathways to both.

I think the bigger issue with the trades is the overtime culture and excessive hours most of them face. With better hours with the same pay i think the whole industry and workers standards would benefit.

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- BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  I think the bigger issue with the trades is the overtime culture and excessive hours most of them face. With better hours with the same pay i think the whole industry and workers standards would benefit.
  
  That’s exactly what unions are for.
  
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SaucySnake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Idk about an MBA but yeah it’s usually about running your own business and hiring young people, training them, rinse and repeat. Pass down the business to your successor, they do the same.

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