In other news of today: “Zero auto mechanics laid off in American workforce!”
The only secure jobs are those that are “hands on” technical trades. Clicking on keyboards and performing “heavy thinking” are jobs in which the employees are a “dime a dozen” and can easily be laid off or replaced by cheaper employees.
No one realizes their real worth to an employer until they are either laid off or replaced with someone cheaper.
I’ve always had a belief that if you learn a trade, nurture it and keep abreast of changes, it will take care of you for the rest of your life.
Could not agree with you more. I recently completed the construction of a new house. All of the tradesmen (framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc.) were all small, locally owned companies.
My GC told me that the respective owners of each company employed anywhere from 15-30 people and each owner was worth more than a million bucks.
The HVAC guy was around 50 and had two daughters....the daughters were the ones that did all my duct work and hooked up the units.
There was a contract labor guy here until very recently who was laid off. Good guy and hard working too. He is starting a job at some metal tab place for a little more money and a chance to apprentice welding. I think he will do well.