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The skilled trades are very highly regarded among many, many people -- just not the same people who go to four year research universities. I was an officer and
by stvswn 9y ago
The skilled trades are very highly regarded among many, many people -- just not the same people who go to four year research universities.
I was an officer and platoon leader in the Army, the endgame for a lot of my soldiers was to use their GI Bill benefits to get to trade school and then become an apprentice in a union. They considered making it in one of the sought-after trades really "making it."
If you've ever hired an electrician in the Bay Area, btw -- let me tell you, these guys are doing pretty well for themselves.
- posguy 9y agoThe skilled trades are shrinking though in major urban centers, and your average plumber or electrician isn't unionized. That being said, restricted supply is good for those who are skilled today as they will earn more!
- stinkytaco 9y agoI'm actually reminded of this quote from Will Durant about Aristotle's attitude towards manual labor, which I've always found amusing so I might as well share it here: "Such work in Athens had not become so complicated as it is today, when the intelligence demanded in many manual trades is at times much greater than that required for the operations of the lower middle class, and even a college professor may look upon an automobile mechanic (in certain exigencies) as a very god"