Interesting thread.
The problem finding good qualified help in the service industry has been deckaids in the making. We as parent guided our kids towards white collar, and professional careers. Go to collage we said. 20 or 25 years ago no self respecting parent would suggest that little Johnny become a greas monkey or butt crack Plummer. The schools shut down industrial arts and shop programs and used the money's to promote collage education for all. The kids with the talent to become tradesmen were shuffled in with all the others and those talents never nurchered, talents wasted. I applauded Mike Rowe for bringing attention to a serious problem in our country. All kids are not suited for collage, and we need talented kids for our trades. There is good income potential in the trades, but no one says how much. I have been in the auto repair industry for 50 years and today techs can make $65-100k. We can't fill vacancies because there is no one in training. We get very few applicants and its the same story, no tools, bad driving record, no coman sense, no experience, no car, etc etc. My only consolation is that I'm a short timer, will be outta here as soon as I find a replacement. Sound familiar?
James
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