I have 2 bachelors. Had to do the second because first’s field wasnt hiring by the time i finished. Second now gets automated by AI.
Basically got hit by 2 historic recessions by the time i finished each.
I’d strongly emphasize doing trade/care as of now. You hear the troubles the tech ppl have getting hired? I bet 90% of office jobs get automated with having cheap developers + AI.
Robots which go to ppls homes and repair plumbing or electricity is still 50-200 years away.
I know someone who is in trades, unfortunately it’s not all roses there, either. Only so many electricians are needed. They seem happy to get work when they can get it, but it isn’t always a stable income.
Mechanic work is still alright. Yeah, the field is saturated, but the pool is like 80% drunks/unreliable. If you’re even mildly responsible and know your way around wrenches and cutting and hacking on steel, you’ll go far. That said, you don’t have far to go. Everyone old either died or quit and the last one is your boss.
Once you’re in a shop, getting paid, bonding with the crew and settling in, it’s extremely stable. I’m a forklift mechanic at <redacted>, but any experience with any form of truck or carts carries from job to job. The pay is ‘meh’ but it’s enough to live on, buy drugs and a hobby or two. No home or retirement for us, though unless you own a shop.
so… own a shop?
Those types of mechanics know everybody or have a group of clients already,… and they can afford property. Who can afford property? They can, apparently. You could do mobile mechanic work and/or do roadside assistance for insurance companies, but there’s hoops to that too.
There’s tons of work. Sure, the whole world’s gone to shit,… but as a mechanic, that’s good news. You can’t lie to automobiles, they break good economy or bad, and being blunt with rich fucks who think everything is easy to get and cheap is always a treat.
Not when that job requires you to be either out in the heat or inside in a boiling hot attic. Maybe sometimes you’re in a climate controlled environment but mostly you’re working in a hot environment trying to get the HVAC working again.
Oh yeah, it makes the jobs suck much worse. But the pay is still nice. Or at least that’s what I tell myself whenever I find myself working in a location where the dewpoint is getting concerningly close to body temp.
If it was then I didn’t interpret it that way at all. It’s all good. The job does frequently suck and anyone doing it solely for the money is going to be miserable.
I have 2 bachelors. Had to do the second because first’s field wasnt hiring by the time i finished. Second now gets automated by AI.
Basically got hit by 2 historic recessions by the time i finished each.
I’d strongly emphasize doing trade/care as of now. You hear the troubles the tech ppl have getting hired? I bet 90% of office jobs get automated with having cheap developers + AI.
Robots which go to ppls homes and repair plumbing or electricity is still 50-200 years away.
Everyone join trades just in time for trades markets to be packed. Looks like a race to the bottom tbh. They’ll pay us as little as they can.
I know someone who is in trades, unfortunately it’s not all roses there, either. Only so many electricians are needed. They seem happy to get work when they can get it, but it isn’t always a stable income.
Mechanic work is still alright. Yeah, the field is saturated, but the pool is like 80% drunks/unreliable. If you’re even mildly responsible and know your way around wrenches and cutting and hacking on steel, you’ll go far. That said, you don’t have far to go. Everyone old either died or quit and the last one is your boss.
Once you’re in a shop, getting paid, bonding with the crew and settling in, it’s extremely stable. I’m a forklift mechanic at <redacted>, but any experience with any form of truck or carts carries from job to job. The pay is ‘meh’ but it’s enough to live on, buy drugs and a hobby or two. No home or retirement for us, though unless you own a shop.
Those types of mechanics know everybody or have a group of clients already,… and they can afford property. Who can afford property? They can, apparently. You could do mobile mechanic work and/or do roadside assistance for insurance companies, but there’s hoops to that too.
There’s tons of work. Sure, the whole world’s gone to shit,… but as a mechanic, that’s good news. You can’t lie to automobiles, they break good economy or bad, and being blunt with rich fucks who think everything is easy to get and cheap is always a treat.
HVAC is booming right now. That’s about the only bright side of the planet getting hotter.
Not when that job requires you to be either out in the heat or inside in a boiling hot attic. Maybe sometimes you’re in a climate controlled environment but mostly you’re working in a hot environment trying to get the HVAC working again.
Oh yeah, it makes the jobs suck much worse. But the pay is still nice. Or at least that’s what I tell myself whenever I find myself working in a location where the dewpoint is getting concerningly close to body temp.
You know, that was kind of a shitty thing for me to say. It’s mean-spirited and unnecessary. I apologize.
If it was then I didn’t interpret it that way at all. It’s all good. The job does frequently suck and anyone doing it solely for the money is going to be miserable.
I give it ~15 years but true
Yeah, same as self driving trucks. Been 15 years away for 15 years now.