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What would carpentry work have to pay before the demand is satisfied? It is my view that many people don't want to do trades at any reasonable rate. I would ima
by missedthecue 4y ago
What would carpentry work have to pay before the demand is satisfied? It is my view that many people don't want to do trades at any reasonable rate. I would imagine most people my age would rather make $60k a year answering emails and doing zoom meetings than $120k going to a jobsite early every morning in any weather all year long.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThe reasonable rate is the amount of money it takes to incentivize people to do it, i.e. where the market clears. Maybe the $60k to do zoom is too much, and the $120k to work in the early morning in the cold and rain should be $200k. I guess we will find out soon enough.
- mason55 4y agoSo then offer improved job conditions. Shorter hours, better safety, extra pay for shitty weather days, etc. The problem is that it takes awhile to train for the job so the labor market won’t be able to react very quickly. By the time we’re adjusting the job offering it’ll be too late.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThere is no "too late". Costs will go up and more people will do it or do without
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- quickthrower2 4y agoThe answer might end up being prefab housing etc. effectively replacing tradies with robots, not completely but to the point where the ones that are there get paid well.
- v-erne 4y agoThat's a good point - maybe we really do not need all those carpenters? I live in an aparment in a building made from prefabs. All my furniture is made by machines in Ikea factories. I literally never had any need for carpenter.