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Not anymore. I worked in the AV integration business for a decade. I worked hand in hand with electricians, plumbers, and HVAC guys, as we all had to coordinate space for our wares. I also worked directly with the builder and GCs. I did both commercial and residential. My father in law recently retired as an engineer working in manufacturing, so he gave me inside knowledge of trades outside construction. I never denied there are shortages. As you know in construction there are trades and there are basic laborers jobs in constructions. There will never be an adequate amount of general labors, but the actual skilled trades field is quite small, especially compared with fields like nursing or teaching. I observed that the turnover was low for the higher paying positions, and the pay hasn't grown significantly over the past 20 years given the sharp rise in cost of living. I'll say it again, "Learn a trade" can be great personal advice, but a ludicrous solution for the current career path crisis we have. Im expecting the new meme to be "Be a Cop". There's shortage there too.
I know people that do trades as well too. From electricians, HVAC, contractors, etc. The biggest issue they have is finding people who want to do the work i.e a shortage....wear and tear is what happens on most bodies as that what happens when you get older. You keep peddling all this doom and gloom about the U.S looking like a third world country but what do you think is going to happen to the people that just throw their hands up now because it's too hard?! No one says just put your head down. But you gotta have a plan while you grind. People have to adapt or they'll be left behind it's people still griping about coal mines coming back but they're no longer needed as much. The reason people are poorer is that the took their foot off their elected reps neck and allowed them to deregulate rules that we had to protect workers rights. Honestly people could vote but y'all are too pessimistic to even do that lol
I've brought the same point up too. I know a ton of contractors since a lot of my family members flip houses. The biggest issue is finding reliable workers. They try to hire young brehs to learn the game but they're too inconsistent and don't show up to jobs. The Mexicans dudes do. They put their family on and eventually branch off and start their own company with their own people. That's bread that's directly transferred from black families to others due to brehs not wanting to show up and make it happen. But they got a million excuses about it not being fair
The problem is systemic, and the solution is job creation. The best way to jump start it would be to break up Amazon. Amazon decimated the US retail landscape by undercutting the competiton by being subsidized with AWS profits. Separate the two businesses and Amazon's e-tail business would be forced to pick and choose a few segments to compete in, leaving a ton of retail segments open for the competiton and new upstarts. Opening a local brick and mortar store or an independant e-shop becauses much more viable after that. People have to think beyond themselves to solve problems that exist beyond themselves.
Ive heard this too. The first question I always ask is, "Whats the pay?". I've rarely been impressed. The old adage applies, "There's rarely worker shortages, just pay shortages". Last time was a martial arts school owners complaining about a lack of workers. Dude was pumping his chest about offering $15/hr in 2019. I was paying basic laborers $15/hr in 2010. Employers want to ignore the fact that Supply and Demand works in both directions.
And you are saying a whole lot of nothing (including your replies about “those who taught you capitalism are running a monopolistic strategy”…Yeah, no shyt)
