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At least where I live, there's no stigma to being a contractor or builder. Most of them make very good money, and while they might not know the difference betwe
by greedo 5y ago
At least where I live, there's no stigma to being a contractor or builder. Most of them make very good money, and while they might not know the difference between Gouda and Gruyere, they're not dumb hicks.
I do think that it's a tough field to keep "staffed up" since it can wear people out pretty quickly, so it needs a constant influx of newcomers.
- camgunz 5y agoOh yeah actually I remember when I was in high school one of my friends' parents were contractors and they'd build their own beautiful house and landscaped it amazingly. Turns out they were also pretty well off. Definitely popped my bubble about construction. I think you're probably right about attrition, also the work can be hard on people. But also I think I read somewhere there just aren't a lot of people going into the field. Something about parents encouraging their kids to go to college and become white collar professionals instead of blue collar laborers. That rang true to me too.