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Try to find skilled workers now. There are many industries/professions in competition. It's also not the "german government", which employs train system workers

• lotsofpulp 3y ago
  For infrastructure, it does not matter if it is the government directly paying or not, either way it is society’s leaders deciding not to sufficiently invest. And what is a “skilled” worker? Is it someone who has to use their hands (not on a keyboard) and work outdoors and evenings/nights/weekends, and has to do a job that cannot be done sitting in a chair? Because for as long as I have been alive, I have seen many societies around the world not offer the rewards to go into that type of work, and instead offering comparatively high rewards for desk work.
  • lispm 3y ago
    > And what is a “skilled” worker? Experts in digital train infrastructure, for example. The digital infrastructure for train systems is crucial. Companies like Siemens provide equipment. These are complex projects to convert old infrastructure (signalling & control) to modern digital systems. There are literally thousands of complex projects necessary to upgrade the old train system. This also necessary for local public transport. For example my local train connection to the city has recently been upgraded with digital systems capable to support autonomous train operation. This was one of the first in Germany. Still the trains are not driving autonomously. Much more effort is needed to provide higher throughput for passenger transport.