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The article makes sense from a professionals perspective I guess, but where it falls flat is in 'non professional'. Whatever that means. I'm a senior engine me
by nimbius 8y ago
The article makes sense from a professionals perspective I guess, but where it falls flat is in 'non professional'. Whatever that means.
I'm a senior engine mechanic for a chain of diesel repair shops in the Midwest. I work with my hands, so I guess its not 'professional' but its still fulfilling. I get my 5 o'clock beer every day at quitting time and I get plenty of time with friends and family
What killed a lot of mining jobs was shifting to automation and cleaner energy. What killed US manufacturing was profiteering. Whenever someone says they can't compete at a global scale with us labor, all I hear is they can't afford to pay a living wage and buy this years nicest mega yacht. Plenty of companies still exist in the us that not only compete but dominate the competition in quality, and pay a living wage. Bobs red mill comes to mind. So does Tesla.
- gpsx 8y agoI think the post did make a classification mistake there. I'm not sure exactly what is meant by professional, but there are a lot of jobs people can find fulfilling that are not in the classic defintion of "professional", like park ranger or dancer. And there are a lot of professionals who don't like their job and do it just to get a paycheck. I think otherwise the post does raise a very good point about the importance of having more to your life than just work.
- WallWextra 8y agoTesla is barely profitable. Bob's red mill is filling a tiny niche. The price of a yacht wouldn't pay that many people's wages either.
- tachyonbeam 8y agoThey're barely profitable because they're aggressively expanding and buying/building new infrastructure. Tesla would have been profitable years ago if they had decided to just stick to building the Model S, but they have much bigger plans.
- Fins 8y agoDoes Tesla really dominate anyone in quality? I thought Yugo has been dead for a while.