People are realizing getting a trade instead of a degree succs ass in the long run

[Bryan Danielson]

Do this look like money, mothafucca?

oh man

 

[Illuminatos]

For 4 years I was doing field tech work going around fixing ATMs and blood typing instruments in various hospitals and banks. Between the overtime, the travel, dragging around a heavy ass toolbox and the rude customers I literally hated my life.

Now I have a cozy coding job where I work from home 3 days out of the week and life is awesome now. You could double my salary and I still wouldn’t do that manual labor BS again.

 

[staticshock]

I be wanting to join a trade sometimes..but I have guaranteed paid summers & holidays off

Had enough of manual labor in the military fukk all that

 

[#BOTHSIDES]

Former HVAC tech here. shyt is tough on the body and the hours are long. We had mandatory on call shifts that rotated with coworkers. Driving all over the state for calls and staying late to fix stuff. Hard to get your foot in the door and the senior techs are dikks. Slow months so you’re not making money and a lot of places don’t offer insurance. Still happy I have my certifications just in case I need something to fall back on.

Now im a firefighter which is just as hard physically and do engineering work for a school district. Not sure what the future holds for me career wise ultimately

A man who has lived multiple lives

 

[Kasgoinjail]

The face u make when u join the Union

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

What college degree do you suggest people get?

Stem is the most lucrative but anything is better than nothing.

With that said I'm not judging young people who don't go to school. I understand the costs are a barrier these days.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

The face u make when u join the Union

IBEW?

 

[Zero]

The face u make when u join the Union

 

[Kasgoinjail]

IBEW?

So I was a part of ETF now joining ETU

Zay is right is taxing longterm. I had no idea pigeon shyt was toxic and can be lethal until I started a trade

 

[feelosofer]

You can make money on trades but if you're smart you should transitioning more into the business side once you hit your mid 30s.

With that said dude just sounds like a low level worker.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

So I was a part of ETF now joining ETU

Zay is right is taxing longterm. I had no idea pigeon shyt was toxic and can be lethal until I started a trade

What is ETF and ETU?

 

[scorpino]

Facts you can make a lot of money working blue collar but there’s a trade off. It’s blood money at times. Working in all types of hazardous, dangerous, polluted environments. Meanwhile my corporate friends are sitting at their laptop drinking tea going to happy hour, never missing their kids soccer games. Go to college people. Robots are going to take these jobs anyway

 

[Kasgoinjail]

What is ETF and ETU?

When I worked for TNT Express I joined the European Transport workers union/federation

We were still apart of the EU then

The ETF is the Electrical Trade Union for UK even all our electronics now have 3 marks of compliance.

The UK standard EU standard and Internatioal standard

 

[Luke Cage]

Our grand parents and parents worked these labor jobs in the hope that their kids one day could get a nice cushy white collar job.

If a trade is your best option go for it. but understand its not aiming for the top. College grads are the most successful group of people in the world on average,

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

OP's right. Better off getting a trade. Western universities/colleges are churning out people that don't even know what a woman is.