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The Forgotten Value of Trade Skills

October 31, 2024 / 00:28

This episode discusses the undervaluation of trade jobs, the challenges of transitioning from school to work, and the personal journey of finding a career in the trades.

The speaker reflects on the lack of interest in trade professions, noting that many young people are focused on college instead. They emphasize that this trend is detrimental to the trades, which are often overlooked.

They share their own experience of taking two to three years to transition from their initial job to pursuing a career in the trades. The speaker highlights the comfort of staying in a familiar position, which delayed their career change.

TLDR

The episode highlights the undervaluation of trade jobs and personal career transitions.

Episode

0:28

00:00:00

the trades are slept on hard right everyone's going to college and the trades are suffering because nobody

00:00:05

knows how to do them anymore it took me probably two or three years before I like made the jump to go and actually

00:00:12

start applying places um mostly because like the place where I was working right

00:00:17

when I graduated I told my boss hey I want to give you some time to like find somebody to replace me um and then that

00:00:23

ended up turning to like three years mostly because I was like you know I was comfortable where I was at

Episode Highlights

The Struggles of Trades
The trades are suffering as fewer people know how to do them anymore.
“The trades are suffering because nobody knows how to do them anymore.”
@ 00m 03s
October 31, 2024
A Long Transition
It took me two or three years before I made the jump to apply for jobs.
“It took me probably two or three years before I like made the jump.”
@ 00m 05s
October 31, 2024

Episode Quotes

I was comfortable where I was at.
The Forgotten Value of Trade Skills

Key Moments

Trade Struggles00:03
Comfort Zone00:26