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If they learn things! That’s a huge if. People in all jobs appear to only want to learn in first five years and the be done. They don’t learn new things. They d

If they learn things! That’s a huge if. People in all jobs appear to only want to learn in first five years and the be done. They don’t learn new things. They don’t learn about new products. They just what they always do. For example how many Floridian contractors know about Bora Care? From my interactions, few. It poisons wood. Termites can’t eat it. In Florida you can charge an extra 1k for a house and permanently protect the home from termites. Few even know to offer as a perk on restoration. Think about it, for $75 plus labor a reno contractor could termite proof your kitchen studs while they redo the walls. Poor training.

ams6110 9y ago
I think you're being a bit too sweeping, but your point doesn't apply only to tradespeople at all. The good ones are constantly learning and keeping up with new technology as much as any of us are. The lazy ones don't, and I know plenty of developers who only learn something new when they have to, and expect it to be delivered on a plate in the form of an offsite "training" session. Home renovation is also where a lot of bottom-feeders end up. It's very easy to do and doesn't require much skill to get into.
- Caveman_Coder 9y ago
  > "Home renovation is also where a lot of bottom-feeders end up. It's very easy to do and doesn't require much skill to get into." When I was talking about skilled trades I was mainly referring to your union/licensed/Journeyman types. We had continued training programs to keep up with latest NEC/NFPA/ASHRAE/ASME changes. We also had the option of teaching at the union hall (all apprentices work normal days and go to training at the hall on Tues/Thurs) to earn a little bit extra money. I've met good craftsman as well as lazy ones, but like you said, now that I'm a full-time developer, the same still holds in our industry as I'm sure it does in most industries.

ams6110 9y ago

I think you're being a bit too sweeping, but your point doesn't apply only to tradespeople at all. The good ones are constantly learning and keeping up with new technology as much as any of us are. The lazy ones don't, and I know plenty of developers who only learn something new when they have to, and expect it to be delivered on a plate in the form of an offsite "training" session. Home renovation is also where a lot of bottom-feeders end up. It's very easy to do and doesn't require much skill to get into.

Caveman_Coder 9y ago
> "Home renovation is also where a lot of bottom-feeders end up. It's very easy to do and doesn't require much skill to get into." When I was talking about skilled trades I was mainly referring to your union/licensed/Journeyman types. We had continued training programs to keep up with latest NEC/NFPA/ASHRAE/ASME changes. We also had the option of teaching at the union hall (all apprentices work normal days and go to training at the hall on Tues/Thurs) to earn a little bit extra money. I've met good craftsman as well as lazy ones, but like you said, now that I'm a full-time developer, the same still holds in our industry as I'm sure it does in most industries.