I think starting a blue collar trade business of your own is also equally plausible. AC companies, Roofing Companies, Construction, Machinist, etc. Not everyone is a Silicon Valley CEO that makes millions. But either way, they're both collars. Pick your leash. Thanks for listening.
@justinmartinez7472
4 жыл бұрын
Of course! I was literally just asking myself; "Man whens josh gonna post??" Hope you are enjoying life with HR lady and I hope the new living situation is bringing you happiness. Thanks for keeping the content interesting.
@HelloKayCrypto
4 жыл бұрын
College/University is becoming more of a meh option than necessary nowadays. A lot of other options, such as bootcamps rather than comp sci degrees for people to get into tech for example. For medicine, I understand it's important but most jobs out there really don't need College/University.
@dr.paragpichai8258
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Josh Interview the "Dollar Vigilante" he mentioned you and I think you two would share some interesting stuff. This system doesn’t want us to be disobedient. Entrepreneurship is not taught in school. Anarchy is not taught in school (Cheran, Mexico video done by VICE media), The Central Bank/Our Money System is not taught. I mean our school model is literally based on the Prussian model. As a former MBA grad and Wall Street worker. They never taught us about money or their money system. Luckily Blockchain there is hope
@starboy2013
4 жыл бұрын
You have to put it in context. Now a days in OZ a tradie will earn $50 an hour. It was never that way 40 years ago.
@starboy2013
4 жыл бұрын
@@JT-oc2dn 7 out of 10 say it was the worst thing that ever happened to them.
@russellkemmit73
4 жыл бұрын
There was a software engineer at my company who quit and went and bought a farm, young fella at that!
@stefang2014
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know of a couple like that. Were DC bureaucrats for a lobbying firm until their mid 30's. Bought farm land in a small town, opened up a brewery and farm the property during season. Went from suit/tie to overalls and boots. Happy as they can be.
@maj7469
4 жыл бұрын
@@stefang2014 I want this to be my life eventually.
@JudeLawKingKlaus
4 жыл бұрын
Same! Friends of mine (a couple) finished their degrees (even 1 phd) and left for farming. Interesting and lovely ppl.
@dhruvgupta745
4 жыл бұрын
That's cuz he gets it
@lukkash
4 жыл бұрын
It may also mean that the guy makes some software on his own while living in firm and that whole environment, not necessarily sb must resign completely from the previous life.
@David-pi9dl
4 жыл бұрын
Here in Germany, blue collar workers are respected and paid very well. Many of them are self employed or in small companies. Actually many of them earn more than white collars. The electrician or car mechanic is a real professional here
@pickledparsleyparty
4 жыл бұрын
In the US, too. Good mechanics, electricians, carpenters, painters, etc. are very expensive, and many entrepreneurs in those spaces are crafts people themselves. They just don't get recognized, very often. Great for anyone interested in that kind of work. Not much competition for jobs, since every moron is trying to sell a website in silicon valley, right now.
@RealPolitik-dy4it
4 жыл бұрын
Same in the US. I know guys who do roadside repair for semi trucks. Tires, brakes, air leaks, light mechanical, etc. No engine rebuilds or anything major like that. Regardless, they still make around $500 per day clean.
@goncalo.ferreira
4 жыл бұрын
Do you happen to know how much a electrician would make per month there?
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
That's why german economy was booming 90s, 2000s when other western countries were not so good. Other countries, US, UK went full steam with university degree hype, discrediting blue collar jobs. Well, germany still has auto manufacturing, sweden lost it, UK has some, but not much.
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
@@pickledparsleyparty does that blue collar price level be consequence of lack of respect for those professions , so quite few professionals, so they can raise prices a lot as job supply is small?
@godwavenexus
4 жыл бұрын
I hear ya, man. I would personally prefer a blend of the two. Dividing time between research/analysis/design/programming type work and field work.
@dominman
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah went into R&D for UAS industry i write codes but also test equipment so its a nice blend of both
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
I'd liked that, but I never knew which schools, career path I should take as this is very conservative country, so those ideals of 70s are still around. I like to mix things to get variety.
@rizwanwali4223
4 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you said. For context I’m a mechanical engineer and two of my brothers are doctors. I’m 25 now and if I was given a choice to back to being 18 I would not do mechanical engineering at university. Career Studies needs to be a proper class in high school. Every student should be exposed to a wide variety of careers. I would go as far as to conduct field trips to show the students first hand about the kind of work that goes on in major industries such as oil and gas, health, finance, education, agriculture, arts etc. I don’t understand how can a 18 yo kid pick and choose a career for themself without any proper context or background. Sorry for my rant but one thing is for sure, I will not let my future kids to blindly choose a field or worse force a field on them.
@al-imranadore1182
9 ай бұрын
Mechanical Engineers are paid well in Asian countries.
@theellimistlives
4 жыл бұрын
I'm 33 and I've felt this way since I was a teenager.. was never interested in college and I decided to join the military and I was going to retire from it. Anyway, got medically discharged due to an injury and decided to go to college for something I didn't want to do because my family pushed the white collar dream on me. Kept switching majors because I couldn't find a program that would lead me to getting a degree and a white collar job that would make me happy.. ended up dropping out with a bunch of debt. After that, I became a merchant marine and that was the first job I had where I was happy. The hours were long and tough but the ability to travel and the camaraderie and the good pay made it all worth it. Now, I'm a green collar worker and extremely happy.. making really good money and doing a job that I feel is meaningful. I come home every day feeling fulfilled and with a great sense of accomplishment. I just wish I could go back in time and stand up for myself from the start.
@quietcontender6969
3 жыл бұрын
Green collar. A new color has been added
@phoeni3902
4 жыл бұрын
the great thing about physical/active jobs isn't just that they're physical but that they involve really attaining mastery over a craft, the satisfaction of the quality of a job well done, woodworking craftsman are a perfect example
@GuRuGeorge03
4 жыл бұрын
programming is the furthest away from blue collar and you can just as much "attain mastery over a craft" in it. Even multiple masteries, because there a bazillion different types of programming.
@phoeni3902
4 жыл бұрын
@@GuRuGeorge03 I agree, though to clarify my point: I didn't mean to suggest that there somehow isn't a mastery to software-related skillsets another example is game development, It's always interesting to see indie-game devs becoming more adept at multiple areas within it i.e animation, sound design, concept art, storyboarding, designing mechanics extrc
@pickledparsleyparty
4 жыл бұрын
People underestimate the creativity involved in trade work. I'm sure there are jobs that just execute to a checklist, but I can confirm for a fact that those types of jobs are ALL OVER the white collar space. But anyone who thinks all carpentry, plumbing, electrical problems have already been solved in the most optimal way has never tried to learn any of those crafts, before.
@matthewtetley7048
4 жыл бұрын
@WhiteHatHacking at least youll still be familiar with switches, watts and voltages
@victorlacerda8015
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you'd like reading Richard Sennett's "The Craftsman", a very good sociological book about craftsmanship.
@phoeni3902
4 жыл бұрын
Blue collar jobs tend to pay well, though another great aspect of blue collar jobs is that they equip a person with skills to start their own small business, a lot of mechanics/repairmen go independent and get a lot of work in their local area, whereas a lot of white collar workers aren't always equipped as well to be entrepreneurial
@scottyhaines4226
4 жыл бұрын
White collar jobs teach you to be for the company, blue collar jobs teach you to be your own company.
@phoeni3902
4 жыл бұрын
@@scottyhaines4226 Facts 👍💯
@Jiggaman1371
4 жыл бұрын
@@scottyhaines4226 Was Ford a blue collar guy?
@scottyhaines4226
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jiggaman1371 he started out as one. Was a machinist,engineer and farmer from 1879-1903.
@timothykeith1367
4 жыл бұрын
@@scottyhaines4226 Henry Ford had a love-hate relationship with farming. He loved the machinery aspect.
@Yesitsmedaphne
4 жыл бұрын
A career other than doctor, lawyer, and maybe engineer? Hilarious 😂, our parents don't want to hear it.
@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk
4 жыл бұрын
Its almost a mith to them.
@Jiggaman1371
4 жыл бұрын
What would you enforce to your kids regarding jobs... The point is Our parents dont wish to see us suffer, as they might have in running the family.... I bet this 20s gen kids would say the same to their kids.
@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jiggaman1371 2 points of discussion: College is expensive and a degree doesn't guarantee a job unless it's something like being a doctor or a lawyer like she said but even still, youve gotta specialize in something. Thats a lot of money for such a big risk. If youre looking at not making your kids suffer, with the money you were thinking of using in college, offer them to learn a trade and put the initial for a house. That way, they have an education and they have a place that they need to take care of.
@timothykeith1367
4 жыл бұрын
Become a welding engineer, very good pay
@neoth8647
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jiggaman1371 To my kids I would give them a rational perspective, if academics are not your strong suit try becoming an entrepreneur or dabble in the creative arts. We should be doing everything we can to make the generation after us better than we could ever be by supporting them in their pursuit of their passions instead of job and school clout
@explorewiththeodore
4 жыл бұрын
I've worked blue collar jobs (factories, warehouses, on trucks etc..) and all I wanted was to sit down in an office with aircon and a window. Now I work as an engineer and I appreciate all the hard work the factory workers, process workers and truck workers do. Its important work that should be rewarded more but it can take a toll on the body physically and worse mentally (I thought my brain was rotting away).
@ignaciodominguez3214
Жыл бұрын
Factories and warehouse have the same culture as corporate. Trades are way different than factories
@ninjaswordtothehead
4 жыл бұрын
My family had the same obsession; they needed to brag to their competito-I mean friends.
@abm5119
4 жыл бұрын
/siblings/cousins/mailman
@2Petya
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly. So baby boomer of them!
@letsbefreeletsbefree7183
4 жыл бұрын
Haha thats true or atleast when it comes to mothers my dad just ask my friends if they exercize 😂 he always told me when i grew up no matter what dont skip your exerizes for anything!
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
that is sick, parenting was always competition, bitterness, charade. lack of self esteem I'd say.
@kalmadolangako4445
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh same
@chuglife57
4 жыл бұрын
I was a union pipefitter and unfortunately developed health problems that prevent me from doing that sort of work. I'm about 3/4 through an informatics degree, and a graduate of a software bootcamp, and I miss that blue collar job every single day. It was hard, it was exhausting, the conditions were terrible, and the hours were long, but it was mentally, physically, and monetarily rewarding. There is no "hierarchy" for cogs in a machine, and that extends to the job market.
@talcohen4144
4 жыл бұрын
There is hierarchy though, boss, manager, worker..
@chuglife57
4 жыл бұрын
@@talcohen4144 I believe we have a fundamental misunderstanding between how we are both interpreting the term "hierarchy". I am using this term in a social sense of how the general public views job / economic positions and their attached social worth. You seem to be using the term in reference to "chain of command" or how problems and responsibilities escalate. These are two completely different ideas attached to the same word.
@chuglife57
4 жыл бұрын
@@YouBuyWeRush I had developed them while in the army before becoming a pipefitter. They we exacerbated by work and I wasn't able to continue after ending up in the hospital a few times
@chuglife57
4 жыл бұрын
@@YouBuyWeRush I'm not entirely sure. It's a problem with the way my heart beats and it makes me pass out. It might be from years of stress and physically demanding work in bad conditions, it might just be genetic.
@samsulh314
4 жыл бұрын
As a brown skin immigrant from Bangladesh, I had 4 options: doctor, lawyer, engineer, or disappointment. I was brainwashed into worshipping high paying "respectable" jobs. I am now almost 29 years old, and already tired of working for a corporation. My new goal is to become financially independent ASAP and be free from the chains of capitalism.
@HCforLife1
3 жыл бұрын
There is nothing better than capitalism actually. I would say rather than walking away you should focus on things you like and take advantage of capitalism just making money off the passion. Good luck
@annajones9701
3 жыл бұрын
How will you achieve that
@amandabhandhel1388
2 жыл бұрын
Free from the chains of parents! My husband was like that. It was biomedical engineering or bust! He drove a semi truck until we bought our small farm and now he's becoming a small scale farmer, and he's very happy. Good luck!
@crakermac3818
2 жыл бұрын
Capitalism gives you the means to be free....
@worid7408
2 жыл бұрын
Hope in the end u chose business
@PositiveVibesVids
4 жыл бұрын
My parents also preached the white collar as well growing up. After college I wound up learning how to paint houses and started my first business. It’s a grueling job though yet there are some benefits. Most people don’t realize how much it costs to run a business even a paint business its almost 10k annually in insurance just to hire 1 employee. So I’ve done it by myself. The turn though is going back to school with less then a year left on my masters... tbh I’d love to do what you’re doing or come up with another business idea yet I need more capital for other ideas. So I’m starting slow yet getting in the game with KZitem. You’re a huge inspiration and I needed to hear this vid. To not feel alone here. Thank you for all these vids I didn’t subscribe to.
@thijsjong
4 жыл бұрын
It is the same in the Netherlands. The idea that it gives more jobsecurity. Dry, warm, you dont get dirty and wont sweat. A lot of office jobs disappear due to better software.
@JoshuaFluke1
4 жыл бұрын
comfort is the enemy
@MChagall
4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about the shortage of companies/workers in fields like plumbing which makes the jobs pay very well.
@WitchLuw
4 жыл бұрын
They say, It pays your health care and if you get hurt they will pay it off
@WitchLuw
4 жыл бұрын
@@JoshuaFluke1 Like what Health care do you have and other stuff
@seanhatton4013
4 жыл бұрын
It’s going to be a long time before we come up with an AI that can replace a plumber or electrician. As it is, 95% of my job could probably be automated if my employer decided to spend the money on making it happen.
@ShezUnlimited
4 жыл бұрын
Josh this is such a good video!! I am so happy that there's others that think like me. Yes there's many people who are in blue collar jobs making a good or better living with schedules and timings that fit them better
@emmanuelgoldstein8233
4 жыл бұрын
They're also so obsessed with loyalty!
@noonehere4332
3 жыл бұрын
I will never be loyal to someone who isnt loyal to me.
@notaname1332
4 жыл бұрын
The way my dad phrases it is that I wouldn't be achieving my "maximum potential" without doing a white-collar job. In the past and even now, he heavily discourages me from doing things I'm extremely passionate about because they might end up in me not having one. He knows how happy I am when I do them yet me being 100% satisfied with my life was far less valuable to him than me being 70% satisfied with a degree and a white collar job.
@JoshuaFluke1
4 жыл бұрын
That's unfortunate
@talcohen4144
4 жыл бұрын
not a name, what are you passionate about?
@dhruvgupta745
4 жыл бұрын
same here man
@notaname1332
4 жыл бұрын
@@talcohen4144 I'm passionate about making films, running, bjj and want to eventually own a business. Now that I think about it, my dad never told me to work hard at all. Rather he cautioned me against working hard towards each one of these things because time I spent on them meant time away from school.
@mitpoker7319
4 жыл бұрын
I mean, I can understand your dad's standpoint if all you're passionate about is playing videogames or watch television all day. Other than that, as far as your true passions go, I recommend explaining to your dad how your passions can actually be profitable and make a better path for you than a white collar job.
@absintel
4 жыл бұрын
Blue-collar by choice > white-collar > blue-collar by necessity. A good reason to grind a bit on the cubicle is to have enough capital to start a business. I wonder if many people are that diverse in their skills, though.
@matth23e2
4 жыл бұрын
Yea I learned software development because I want to try my hand at real estate investing. I'm not even 20 yet, so if I fail I have something to fall back too as well. Developing is cool but I don't want to spend my whole life doing it.
@rustyscrapper
4 жыл бұрын
nope, driving a truck has by far been the best paying career path that has worked out for me. I have tried apprenticeships, joined unions, started businesses. Without fail the highest paying offers I get every time. Truck....truck....truck....cant get off a truck. Its all anyone wants me to do. I got a job offer to work in a shop as a mechanical technician $16. hmm.....not that great. few weeks later I get an offer driving a truck $28. Well....mechanic isnt in the cards for me I guess.
@ciprianghenghea7779
4 жыл бұрын
@@rustyscrapper But truck driving ,i heard is threatened by automation
@Slashx92
4 жыл бұрын
@@ciprianghenghea7779 That's a reallity, but in the near future. If you are young, or motivated, adaptable, etc. There's no need to sweat. The boomers being truck drivers for 30 years are the ones at risk
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
@@Slashx92 Boomers everywhere do useless, nonefficient jobs and demand "safety of jobs". If IT giants were honest, automation wouldnt cut jobs, they just move them to Philippines etc as minimum wage jobs. Or office jobs become more simple, feeding data to AI etc, but need people still to understand and maintain those software. IT giants are like any other company, selling their vision for regulators to make better profit. Actually, some midwestern mom and teenager did those microjob tasks, paid 10-20 cents per task, for IT company. Company was highly profitable. Tasks were used to train AI for some product. In this way they skip all responsibilities boomer time employees had and dont need to worry firing people. I wonder if US has statistics of how much work is done , yearly, to compare is work disappearing or not . I saw scientists have crude graphs of these in europe. That's why they proposed 6 hour workweek.
@SeanTepper
4 жыл бұрын
So true. I have countless stories of people talking down on blue collar. Also stories of old men telling guys (who work blue collar) they weren't good enough to date their daughters. Absolutely disgusting.
@thatengineeringchannel4611
4 жыл бұрын
I agree and have also met a significant amount of idiots who claim to be smart because of their degrees. Some of them even worked in academia... 🤦♂️
@girlmadeofwires
4 жыл бұрын
"you have to go to college so you can be successful" is a common immigrant sentiment. My mom would frequently tell me that she didn't care what I did with my life as long as I went to college. In her eyes, having a degree was my only shot at getting anywhere as a person of color. I can understand that mindset, but at the same time you can't expect a 17-year-old fresh out of high school to incur a ton of student debt with the only reasoning of "....you gotta"
@rachelminneapolis
4 жыл бұрын
My break is 10 minutes long and this video is 12, so I'm listening on 1.25x speed. Haha dedication
@DjMonak
4 жыл бұрын
"For them it's money, job security and safe. It wasn't about enjoy, happiness, personal fulfillment." Joshua, please, stop talking about my parents! To me it was exactly the same. I wanted to be a teacher since I was a kid, but I still recall the moment when they (especially my mother) told me: "Teachers don't get much money!" So, I ended up doing I job that I really dislike. Eventually, when I started suffering of depression because of my job, my parents apologized to me... but 15 years late.
@iansteenblock5010
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely feel this way. I loved being an engineering intern because you had little to no responsibility, were able to learn a lot, and generally had freedom throughout the day. Upon getting my first job, I hated it, got laid off, and have really been struggling to apply to new jobs knowing what they will be for me. I don't know what else to do though, because I'm a trained monkey who went to college. All I know is how to be an engineer, and I'm not bad at it, but it kills me. The whole experience is sold to American youth as something it will never be, and it prevents people from pursuing their true passions.
@mikethemechanic7395
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I dropped out of college after 2 years. Was going for a Hydrology degree. Became a Diesel mechanic and make 100k. My parents were not pushy or shoved white collar work with me. It was the pressure of society that made me go to college. My first 10 years was hard. But I love my job and am treated very well. It’s low stress and I go home happy and spent a lot of time with my wife and kids. I have Blue collar friends who own their own company and do really well. But they are just like the High end white collar workers. Always at work and rarely home. These people tend to divorce early or have major problems. Most of my friends are white collar. They are in normal 9to5 and make 120k plus year. The ones who make 200k a year are high stress. Sure they make the money but at what cost? It’s a trade off. I just could not do it. My wife is Asian and grew up being told to become white collar and Blue collar is bad and dirty. It’s funny because the parents where blue collar. They forgot were they came from. I have met many white collar who lost childhoods and were forced to focus on school 24/7 and become doctors etc. I have a friend who is a Indian doctor. He is 32 and his wife left him because he is Married to his job. He is very unhappy. He has a 1M house and lots of toys. But what is happiness? I meet people who think I am white collar because I live in the burbs and drive nice cars etc. These people are shocked and some are rude to me like I don’t belong. I grew up upper middle class and like to maintain the lifestyle. I have 7 year old kids. I will let them decide what they want to do. I refuse to tell them what they will be when they grow up. Nice video!
@keithc187
4 жыл бұрын
The indoctrination is so hard to shake off. Also the addiction to larger income. Happiness was never part of the equation.
@mtony811
4 жыл бұрын
Josh said, "blue collar white collar is still a collar and you're on a leash", so true. And, they decide when to lay you off(off leash).
@UltraKev81
4 жыл бұрын
When you hit rock bottom and am absolutely, completely and utterly broke (Not oh I spend too much so I don't have money), it will change your perspective on jobs, money and job security.
@iBdan97
3 жыл бұрын
Finding your channel has been a blessing bro. Appreciate having somebody to relate to.
@staircapades
3 жыл бұрын
This resonated with me on so many points...
@lukkash
4 жыл бұрын
I know many technicians after some trade schools who make much more money than people with the master's degree. It all depends on a profession/branch, country, location, and a market trend. In many cases higher education has no sense. You can see and consider all these issues in documentaries like "Unlikely", "Fail state", "Ivory Tower".
@dral22
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you regarding everything you said. Not to mention the older I get to more I value my time and having more freedom to do what I want and travel, etc. Respect to you for speaking up for the blue collar workers. You have earned a new subscriber. 👑✊🏾
@PuddilyOops
4 жыл бұрын
Plumbers make Good Money. I had some renovations last year and the plumber had to move a gas line about a foot from its original position. Took 1/2 an hour $250. Nothing wrong with that. People always need their pipes fixed and their hair cut.
@Pariatech
4 жыл бұрын
I feel you Josh, I have though of leaving my programming job for a blue collar job, but the shitty part is that I already scrap by with my salary and a pay cut would strangle me. It really piss me off, I'm feeling stuck... Thanks for listening to my TED talk lol
@TLM860
4 жыл бұрын
You need to consider all of the factors when choosing a career. Leaning too far in either direction can be a disaster
@gersongallo6892
4 жыл бұрын
For real, working your ass in construction work takes so much more toll in your body
@airtimebt4306
4 жыл бұрын
Sitting in a chair all day stressed can cause havoc on you body too.
@AaronandAsh
4 жыл бұрын
@@airtimebt4306 yes but not as much. Ive done both and construction causes way more injury and destruction on your body.
@airtimebt4306
4 жыл бұрын
@@AaronandAsh oh totally believe that, and working out in the heat too has to take a toll on your body also. Office jobs kill you more slowly. You gain weigh, you get diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, stroke. I've seen some get this by the age of 30. Humans were not design to sit all day.
@Nace369
4 жыл бұрын
@@airtimebt4306 That's why it's important to probe your potential employer on their awareness of the health risks associated with prolonged sitting. If they don't offer you adjustable desks, or at least a standing desk you can move to throughout the day, they're not worth your time imo.
@realGBx64
3 жыл бұрын
@@airtimebt4306 there is like an almost 10 year gap in healthy life expectancy for men between physical jobs vs white collar jobs, at least in my country.
@soniyamulchandani429
4 жыл бұрын
I have never related to a video more than this. Ugh. This was so needed. This deserves a million views for everyone to hear
@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger
3 жыл бұрын
It’s good to be challenged even if it’s from those you would least expect and helps you to think, think for yourself. This is very relatable. Very personable Joshua. Superb mindset. 👍🏼
@diggleboy
4 жыл бұрын
Josh, you're starting to sound like Mike Rowe. I like it!!! I still maintain my trucking license from 2001 while working in tech, because you never know when you'll need it, especially during the 'COVID19' apocalypse. As AI and automation takes over the jobs that are a real huge pain point for society: Over priced Lawyers and Doctors and other monopolies for example, people are going to need to hybridize their careers and bring 2 or more skills/talents to the job market to survive. Always have a backup plan! You can't take your education and cash it in at the bank. Have a dirty job and a clean job under your skills belt. It's very important to diversify your skills. Check out the book I'm reading called "More Than My Title" by Dr. Sarabeth Berk. An eye opener in becoming a hybrid worker where your value is at the intersection of at least 2 or more of your skills or talents.
@somestreetphotos
4 жыл бұрын
I was interested in being a mechanic, going to a trade school after highschool, and starting life because I enjoy physical work. When I brought it up to my family it was always "You're too young, you don't know what you want yet" but apparently I knew enough to take the ACT, SAT, pick a college, attend college for 4.5 years, and graduate? Here I am at 23 in an office all day doing creative work as a designer, yet I still so badly want to be out moving and exerting energy.
@leojoy9347
4 жыл бұрын
I feel ya man. I am an engineering student and I love my subject. But I also wanted to be a guitarist, doing small gigs, playing at weddings etc. but it was hard to pursue a career in music here(India). So, I'm just taking it as a hobby because you can't focus on both. Have you tried conjoining your job and your interests?
@thephilosopher5799
Жыл бұрын
Do it man. Find a trade you like and just go find someone to start a apprenticeship with. I am 18 and I am definitely thinking of getting a blue collar job
@angbar7470
4 жыл бұрын
great content joshua. I love these long rants because they are so insightful! thank you for your work.
@snowsnow4231
4 жыл бұрын
I think that most people who worked blue collar jobs and never worked in an office do not have an idea of what an intellectual work is and that intellectual work could be as hard as the physical one. Brain could be as tired and it can hurt as much as your back and it is obvious that it would be perfect to combine those to to use your body in the most efficient way. It would be perfect to do some design or programming and then just go outside and build some stuff and i the easiest way to do that is to just make your own business.
@snowsnow4231
4 жыл бұрын
@@averywealthyman4194 i see many ukranian and russian immigrants come to the US and do those jobs, people are happy to make those jobs, even tho many have university diplomas, people just make their own companies, scale and expand so they dont have to wage slave all life. Cant say that ukraine or russia are some 3rd world shitholes, they are decen countries, definitely have everything you have in the US, but people are just used to more humble lifestyles. Some things americans take for granted are a luxury in most of the world, so maybe just spend less on useless shiet.
@Monkofthecaribbean
4 жыл бұрын
@@averywealthyman4194 Yeah dude it can get very boring being in a office all day and if you are tired your brain and motivation will be shit. Atleast with blue collar you just do A, B, and C. In the office you go from A to C then back to B then C again, if that makes any sense... Sometimes I wonder if I should have gone to trade school instead lol. But like you said each has its pros and cons, we want what we dont have lol.
@symurai1988
4 жыл бұрын
I work as an electrician, you’d be surprise how creative we have to be to solve problems. There’s a lot of math involved and my brain is running numbers and formulas a lot! Trust me, there’s intellectual work involved, that’s why you hire us.
@KA-rp5uh
4 жыл бұрын
snow snow yes the mental stress can make someone as fatigued as a blue collar worker. Especially if you are under the gun working 18 hour days on Wall Street to meet deadlines. A lot of blue collar people not having worked a white collar job don’t get this and assume it’s all about AC and sitting in a chair all day. It’s an ignorant position on their end. Also I worked blue collar before getting a degree and working in finance so I’ve experienced both. Plus ive experienced blue collar work on steroids being that it was in the military which works its techs like dogs.
@snowsnow4231
4 жыл бұрын
@@KA-rp5uh true
@AnthonyMcqueen1987
4 жыл бұрын
I have worked both as well and they are no different. You trade your time for $$$ and work for someone. Its sad how people use their titles and think they are above everyone. News flash everyone is expendable from the intern all the way to the CEO. Josh is right these days there is absolutely no such thing as job security. These days its better to grind and work for yourself and your passions. Rather than work for someone else passions just for a salary. Keep up the great work Josh SUBSCRIBED
@boopro12
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a lineman apprentice. Starting out I made an easy six figures with overtime. I make about 39.60 an hour as a mid-step apprentice with a utility company. I spend half my day in a truck and the other half working in the heat. I love it.
@hawk71432
4 жыл бұрын
I work in stone manufacturing and love it. I love listening to your thought process with these types of rants. Keep it up
@dasher6944
4 жыл бұрын
I was heading into the web design road but after around a year of teaching myself, I could just tell I was going to hate it. Im now training to be an electrician and Im super excited about it. Its a nice mix of theory and physical activity. Its also one of the cleanest trade jobs.
@andyfarquhar3402
3 жыл бұрын
The engineer vs operator trope is old as industry existed, yet so many engineering programs tell students that engineers understand the processes better than the operators who work on it on a daily basis. Baffles me how many people think that someone whos taken a internship and if fresh out of college can make better informed decisions on how to improve processes than an operator of 20 years experience. Any six sigma professional would know the operator would have some of the most valuable insight.
@LeftoverSundriesMan
4 жыл бұрын
"Every kid that's 18 years old and about to sign up to get thousands and thousands of dollars in debt doesn't really know what they want to do" "You work to live, you don't live to work." This man spits the truth as hard as George Carlin.
@lopdestroyer
4 жыл бұрын
At least I can afford saucy nugs with my white collar wage slave salary.
@JoshuaFluke1
4 жыл бұрын
@Daniil Petrovych Just because the job is easier doesn't mean its better. That's the whole point of the video. I will take something harder, more fulfilling, even if it makes less money.
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
@@JoshuaFluke1 Yeah easier can be difficult, as white collar usually demands mental capacity, focus, concentration and I dont know about you, but I've heard quite a many cases of gambling, drug use among IT and white collar, to combat those. And white collar can be stressful and same as industrial, monotonic in a sense. Coding at least is, doing day in day out, exhausting (not fun to debug 12 hours straight with stress to find out bugs). So as there is not so apparent physical strain (there is, back pain, heart disease etc common office job ilnesses), mental strain is hard, even causing mental illnesses among IT workers (schizophrenia).
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
@starshipeleven Many blue collar jobs pay extra attention to work safety and ergonomics(ie. construction, tooling, ship workers at port), only bigger IT companies do in that regard.
@andrepastor4844
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your wisdom . You are totally correct.
@jaspreetb1547
4 жыл бұрын
I like this content. As a 22 year old, this content is highly relatable. Perhaps your target demographic should be 20 year olds 😊 New sub! Grow with your audience 😝
@gunes5725
4 жыл бұрын
It's same in Turkey. There are 100.000 engineering graduates annually. Engineer salaries are little bit higher than minimum wage and blue collar repairmans are making 20x minimum wage now.
@notjustanotherbrickinthewall
4 жыл бұрын
Going to college made me happy. I love the fact that I have a degree. But I worked both colored jobs and they all have pros and cons. Mind you I was not in a cubicle.
@wudan0
4 жыл бұрын
This is the content i subscribe for. Workin bluecolar job and im happy :)
@TheVerbalAxiom
4 жыл бұрын
Josh I agree. My story is somewhat the same. My parents CONSTANTLY pushed college on me, ever since I was in elementary. I was an average student but by the time I graduated HS I said fuck it, college it is. I regret that, although I do LOVE programming don't get me wrong, I didn't like the fact I didn't sit there and think it through and perhaps say "No, I'm NOT doing this just because you and society tell me. I'll do it if I feel it's right for me." It just annoys me that my parents had this false sense of a degree will give you job security and a fuck ton of money and those are what to value, screw happiness. Just my 2 cents.
@BrickworksDK
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds a lot like what I went through. Granted, it wasn't a constant push, but there certainly was the feeling that I was expected to got into white collar work. To this day I still suspect my grandfather went to his grave being disappointed that I didn't get that engineering degree... Finally forced myself all the way through university and to a Master's Degree in Computer Science. Because everyone needs programmers, right? My grades continued to get worse and worse until I was barely managing to pass the various courses, simply because I was so sick and tired of studying and never ever having a spare moment for myself. There was always yet another chapter to read and yet another test to be taken. I finally managed to get through with an average grade for the final report. And then... Welcome to the gig-economy... Job security? Suuuuure... Pull the other one... The longest I've managed to hang on to a job so far was just over 2 years. The shortest was barely 3 months... A lot of the jobs are short term projects and frequent periods of unemployment continues to drain my accounts. Now, don't get me wrong... I actually like programming... But the gig-economy is a real killer. I've been at this for over a decade now, and even though my current boss is a good guy to work for, I still get that rush of adrenally - almost a fear response - every time I get an email from him or get called into his office. That's what the gig-economy will do to you. Always afraid of getting fired... Never daring to make long-term plans... Feeling completely and utterly expendable...
@CodingJesus
4 жыл бұрын
First we introduce the family. Then... we expose them.
@anne_deepa
4 жыл бұрын
You got an interesting name there
@lazysundayz
2 жыл бұрын
Have done both and used to be torn about going back and forth (enjoy lots of stuff about both types of work). lets be honest though, the pandemic and corporations way more accepting of WFH culture has changed everything. gimme the white collar job (with WFH options) all day long. I know someone who is doing WFH 3 days a week and on those days he just fools around with woodworking projects with his laptop volume set loud so that he can here emails or chat messages coming :)
@gaiadove
4 жыл бұрын
If you work hard as white collar worker you’ll be exhausted too. Basically, management is like babysitting a bunch of teenagers who fight about dumb shit. No one is rational and most people you have to instruct them to every step a dozen times before they figure it out on their own. It’s exhausting. People make errors and somehow you have to fix it... sometimes you can pull a miracle... sometimes you don’t and if you don’t it’s all your fault. Then they yell at you for some dumb mistake someone else made and suck it up.
@ludo3941
4 жыл бұрын
I actually subscribed to you mainly because of this kind of content heheh. I like to hear people talk about their lifes and their view on things (when it's interesting to me). YT probably recommended you to me because you are the intersection between the kind of content i usually like and my recent searches on python and programming in general.
@avananana
4 жыл бұрын
The more videos of you I see, the more I can fell that this entire "you live once, do what makes you happy" mindset is taking over, and it's a good thing, it makes sense. Why live an unhappy life when you can live a really happy one, doing exactly what you want when you want? With some sacrifices along the way without a doubt but still.
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
It makes sense coz job market is rocky, better be uneducated cashier, being able to pay rent and buy food than huge debt no apartment software developer in silicon valley (cant afford apartment there due to price level)... There isnt as cut n dry as maybe boomer times. There are so many factors to consider.
@RowinaSudpucker
3 жыл бұрын
Every video of yours touches me. Thank you! My parents didn’t ask or support or direct me in anyway. From the time I was 16 I went to high school, worked, pain my car insurance, bought my own food (literally) and just did it 🤷♀️ From the time I was 5 I wanted to be a nurse. There was nothing else. Instead of cartoons, I loved Mash or anything medically related. My mom was a private secretary to a CEO of a major worldwide corporation (I can’t say his name). From age 16 she would be traveling 6 weeks gone, 2 weeks home. All my friends thought it was great that basically I lived alone. It was lonely. Their parents had curfews for them. I graduated and high school was just something to get through. Start on Monday and working on what we were all doing Friday/Saturday. But I still wanted to be a nurse. I had to threaten my mom to fly back home for my graduation. I then took receptionist jobs and started my first semester of college. My mom constantly bitched about the cost. So I quit. My stepmom had flunked out of nursing school and my dad told me I “just wasn’t smart enough”. I had a fantastic job at the same company as my hubby and we traveled for free everywhere. But I still had that feeling. So I quit. Called my hubby and told him we would be eating beans for the next 4 years. And my daughter was 2 yrs old. Longer story short I not only graduated from nursing school but was also president of the Honor Society and received multiple scholarships for my grades throughout. When I walked across that stage, I thought “screw all of you. What do you think now”. Until being a nurse for years did I realize doctors aren’t that smart, they just come from money or are in debt until they are 40. If I had a do over.... trauma doctor or possibly on a transplant team. Nursing was my PURPOSE and after 25 years next month I have several chronic illness’ that prevent me from nursing now. I’m on disability and my purpose was taken from me. With the Corona virus snd my disease, I only can go out monthly to get treatment then back home bc I have no immune system. But I know there is more for me in the future. Last week I had enough. I said screw it and hit a mani/pedi 😂😂😂 I have to actually live, not just exist. Sorry for the length. I understand if nobody reads this. I guess it’s my Ted talk 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@calleX
4 жыл бұрын
Also I live in a fancy area with a lot of high powered individuals within my community. They always become so flustered and confused when I don't immediately acquiesce to whatever unreasonable demand they have like don't park there, don't do that, or you must do this and I'm like: "I don't have to do ANYTHING and you don't get to tell me a god damn thing". I'm sure they are used to having every single individual jump up to kiss their asses at work. The BALLS of these people do DARE tell me what to do on my own property. If I want to let my lawn grow in to a damn jungle than that is what I am going to do and there is nothing they can do about it.
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
That is what school taught them. Some universities are just powertrip . And many companies work like that, the hell if anyone opposes or even suggests something different to superiors.
@jt2876
4 жыл бұрын
This is the plot of Office Space.
@ChanceBerryman
3 жыл бұрын
lolololol
@EmilyGloeggler7984
3 жыл бұрын
I previously worked blue collar and it’s vastly overrated. There is not enough money in the world to get me to return to skilled trade jobs. The truth is that they are not anymore necessary than some white collar work. In the end, every individual needs to find what is helpful for them, and I don’t mean having a fat paycheck.
@pepperidgefarms6539
4 жыл бұрын
I have nothing but admirationfor you Josh. You have wisdom beyond your years and I wish you great success. I started out as a grocery clerk, then moved on to heavy construction then spent 20 years at MS working in a DC and lab environment making very good money. I'm just about to head back to a blue collar again because of choice. Both have equal benefits and thank you for recognizing and respecting it.
@TheThreatenedSwan
2 жыл бұрын
The number one reason is that the elite don't do blue collar jobs. It's not that blue collar jobs cannot be independently correlated with status, like money for plumbers, machinists, electricians, but the people with the most status aren't doing blue collar jobs
@syrus1233
11 ай бұрын
I’m and electrician, I’m pretty young and making more money then most my age. I’m a project manager now. So semi blue collar I mainly supervise on site not really on the tools.
@syrus1233
11 ай бұрын
Honestly more lower end people do white collar jobs. Majority of the girls that work for me are mothers that don’t earn near as much as our field service electricians.
@yashkaliapiano
4 жыл бұрын
Was seriously waiting for your video 2 minutes ago
@2LegHumanist
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone I know who got into a trade did so through a family member or some kind of connection. You need someone willing to give you an apprenticeship. Coming from a family of unskilled working class people, I didn't at any point have that as an option. It was university and white collar work or working in a supermarket (or similar) like my parents, so I became a software engineer.
@aliciapyle5
3 жыл бұрын
It’s a conundrum indeed. Your folks are lookin out. My husband just quit his job as “general manager” of a small rural manufacturing company. He was making 45k in that position, no degree, lots of experience and knowledge in the field, doing a good job, they replaced him with another guy (totally fine, my husband helped with that process). But this man stepped into the same position with a degree to back him, no experience in the field, he came from ag industry, but immediately got hired at more than double the salary my husband was making. Kick in the gut. Probably more to me than my husband. Now we are looking at him, in his 30’s going back to school to get a bachelors, just so he can earn a decent living.
@loican861
3 жыл бұрын
You're like a big brother to me. I totally can relate with most of your videos!
@TheCodeVertigo
4 жыл бұрын
Joshua Fluke you are Collar-blind :)
@paraphaseentertainment9549
4 жыл бұрын
I think this just might be your best video yet! Love them all. Great job, Joshua!
@MannyLoxx2010
Жыл бұрын
Blue-Collard=You have to physically work hard and you may or may not make good money. In the U.S., you usualy won't, unless you're in a Union. White-Collard=Not physically challenging, not physically stressful, requires a college degree, and usually pays well. That is why, Blue Collard jobs are not usually respected in the U.S. by most and White-Collard is.
@leyingzhou
4 жыл бұрын
Older generation prefer "white collar" jobs because back in the day, a college degree was actually respected Nowadays, almost anybody can get into a 4 year university thanks to student loans
@effexon
4 жыл бұрын
I think job market abused their belief, knowing how it will turn out, and their quantity. People in higher places know trends ahead, especially big ones like this. It is simple demographics.
@FarewellStudios
4 жыл бұрын
Love this videos man. It really gets me thinking about life.
@ukehimesama
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like the failure of families with this mentality is that we have now wasted our 20s in these unfulfilling jobs and now have to restart in our 30s with a completely burnt out feeling.
@Victor-kt6qn
4 жыл бұрын
I thinks it's best to find a balance between good paying job and actually being happy with the job you have.
@Growlboy1986
4 жыл бұрын
Why not both? I am chef and junior webdev :D
@sohaibarif2835
4 жыл бұрын
Have you looked up Spyce in Boston? They have robotic stir fry cooks.
@iclapyou6316
4 жыл бұрын
@@sohaibarif2835 💀💀
@od7969
3 жыл бұрын
@@sohaibarif2835 🤭😂😂
@josephjones2273
4 жыл бұрын
I actually subscribed for this type of content, I'm an 18 y/o trying to figure out the best way to achieve my dreams, and I have to say that both of your videos (When you turned 29 and 30) have been really helpful, they made me look at things in a different way. I hope you achieve your goals and I hope to keep seeing more content like that in your channel
@wocannaseilai5983
4 жыл бұрын
white collar, blue collar, still collar
@exapsy
4 жыл бұрын
Yap, Im living in Greece, and its the same stupid mentality here. "Hey kid, either become a lawyer or a doctor, there's money in those jobs". It's so stupid. Because till I reached to the point of actually having a job as a Software Engineer, all stupid grown ups were constantly scolding me over finishing the university like University is ALL THAT MATTERS and how that piece of paper was more important than my happiness and me doing what I want. Even though I was ready to get a job, and live a happy life, somehow that piece of paper was more important than everything else. Like they obviously knew better, and they acted like they listened to me but at the end of the day, they thought they obviously knew better. And look at me now, I haven't finished the university yet, and I gain a good salary of a Senior ReactJS Developer while I'm 21 years old. I mean, the point isn't about the money. I got to the point I got because I did exactly what Im loving doing. The point is that the parents and "grown ups" are so obsessed with money and "status", they miss the point of you actually making something the way you want it because maybe that's the way you like it. Of course you have to do it their way, coz thats the only way they know. And the cherry on top was parents talking to me about "you must have a paper (degree) to get a job" in a market (Software Engineering) they didnt even understand. Like, they have to absolutely know everything even when they dont, and they never listen to what you know.
@nuggetnchill
4 жыл бұрын
your family sounds so much like my Asian family 😂
@natedoherty3462
10 ай бұрын
This young lad is speaking truths. Some young people are smarter than us old people give them. A very well rounded perspective on jobs.
@Marva123
4 жыл бұрын
Life has always been about how can you trade your time for money. Success is being able to find enjoyment with family/friends and a job you take pride in at the end of the day
@deborahsturgeonfci1628
3 жыл бұрын
At least your family wanted BETTER for you. That says so much!
@springer-qb4dv
3 жыл бұрын
The problem with physical labor is that while it's fine as long as you are young and healthy, when you get old, physical labor takes a lot of toll. Your body aches from just doing moderate exercise. On the other hand, if you made a carrreeri doing white collar job, like coding, engineering or whatever, then you can be old and frail but still be in demand as long as your lifetime of accumulated knowlege is useful and your mind is still sharp.
@Jasonrm92
4 жыл бұрын
This is a universal boomer mindset in my opinion. I'm from Scotland and my parents have the _exact_ same opinion. I work in Software Development and when I said I wasn't happy in my job and wanted to do something else the response was "yeah but you could be outside in the rain digging roads up. You get to sit down in an office all day! You should be happy!!" Incredibly frustrating when someone spouts bullshit like that - more so from your parents. Every job whether that be blue collar, white collar, cubicle, outdoor has it's own issues.
@Slashx92
4 жыл бұрын
I'm from chile and can confirm that this is a global phenomenon. I grew up not knowing what to do with my life, but with the teachings of "office job good, `in action` job bad" mindset. Now I'm a software developer driven by the constant fear of homelessness and debt collection. Even when I make "good money", I hate being sitted all day, every day. Maybe was youtube that made me love the silicon valley ideals, or my obsession with what I'm not. Watching tech talks and meetups made me want to be there and experience "tRuE SoFtWaRe eNgiNeEriNg". Now I know I couldn't handle it I love technology as a whole, and I love to experiment with it. I even just got a 3d printer to try to break the daily routine designing and programming household gadgets with microcontrollers, I also want to learn electronic fundamentals to do it. But man, this shit sucks. Maybe being a product designer and manufacturer at small scale is my jam, but I'm so scared to jump. I just know I want to move, and move things with me
@HaasGrotesk
4 жыл бұрын
I think you boys should try some "outside job" and see how it feels after 12h of hard work and everything going wrong. I'm a building engineer now but I used to work construction. After so many years your body feels like crap and you can't even enjoy your free time anymore.
@HaasGrotesk
4 жыл бұрын
@thomas samson Yes, I know. But you have the option of going to the gym and strengthening your back. You can exercise after work. My hands are shaking from all the vibration from power tools and I have barely any blood flow in them. My right wrist and elbow hurts from all the hammering. I can barely smell or taste from being exposed to toxic fumes and dust even though I wore a respirator most of the time. My hearing is bad on my right ear. I could go on and on about injuries I've acquired over time. These things are permanent. You can fix your back pain by exercising. I can't even take myself to the gym from all the pain. I know there's some sort of romantic manly view of blue collar jobs that the manliest of men work them and they are so amazing. And yes, while they are fun at times after a while you realize that it's permanently damaging you. It's one thing when you're outside working on your own house on your own terms but it's different when you have a deadline and you're killing yourself 8-12 hours day after day. There's also no advancement in this field. Your pay is your pay no matter if you work 3, 5 or 10 years. When I started engineering I tripled my pay in 3 years!
@Jasonrm92
4 жыл бұрын
HaasGrotesk I totally get what you’re saying dude - I couldn’t do a manual labour job I’ve tried and I despised it. It wasn’t for me. I’ve worked in tech since I was 18. A health problem I have as a result of that is carpal tunnel syndrome in both my wrists/arms. I sometimes loose feeling in portions of my arms/hands for days at a time and experience random spasms where my hand/wrist will cramp inwards - it absolutely sucks and I’m only 28 years old. Outside work would definitely have more health-related problems down the line but computer work has some too! Like I said though - I couldn’t handle an outdoors job!
@Slashx92
4 жыл бұрын
@@HaasGrotesk a toxic outside job is as bad as a toxic inside job. We are talking about phisical preferences. If I want an "outside job" it could be lifting heavy weights for 12 hrs, or it could be literally anything that doesn't involve sitting the whole day. Why are we discussing about what extreme is worse to try to minimize arguments
@duanerackham9567
4 жыл бұрын
I graduated with an EET degree in August and the jobs market is trash right now. Society told me "get a stem degree and everything will be alright". And its not alright. I know its a little early after graduation and there is a global pandemic, but I was expecting a lot more from getting a degree. Even the starting salary some of these employers are quoting me is way too low. Like 30k dollars less than I was expecting low.
@freelikesummer931
5 ай бұрын
I am a 35 y.o male living in Eastern Europe. All my life I have been working in contact centers as customer service, cause this job used to pay more. I finally changed my job to a warehouse worker in a cosy building. I just stack shelves, move boxes, prepare orders. I've never been happier.
@Pbagz1
Жыл бұрын
Worked white collar jobs in my twenties, hated being indoors, hated sitting, love being on my feet. I used to get jealous of guys cutting grass or digging ditches on the way to my soul crushing job. In my thirties moved to Florida to start over started working in delivery and warehouse jobs, so happy it brought tears to my eyes. Built up some passive rental income on the side, now it doesn’t matter what my earned income is. Now 40 and ready to start a business in the trades doing what I want part time and happier than ever.
@Karma-rq9vn
4 жыл бұрын
I understand your viewpoint, but as a kid who grow up in a small village, where I worked on the fields every day during summer break, and most of the afternoons and weekends when I have finished my homework, I can't really relate to your views. I don't even like to gardening (mowing grass, etc.) because it is still a work to be done, not an enjoyment of getting physical. So really early I learned, that the farmer's work is dirty and unrewarding, so that's why I decided to get a white-collar job, and that's why almost certainly I try to convince my son to get a white-collar job too. But I certainly can understand your view. But we are different, and that's the beauty of life :) BTW have you ever seen the movie titled Office Space?
@d4nielDayZContent
4 жыл бұрын
The blind The reflection on the shelf in the back The relection on his eyes and hoodie The hoodie itself Even the ceiling ... shines blue while he's talking about blue/white collar jobs sitting at his desk Pure art.
@shineymcshine
4 жыл бұрын
David Graeber recently died. Check out his writings about modern work, most specifically his book Bullshit Jobs.
@darkstriker00
4 жыл бұрын
My family is somewhat the same. Everyone expected me to get a masters degree in something but I really liked doing things with my hands. My mom eventually came around to supporting my decision to get computer networking certification and she's quite proud seeing what I can do.
@Suburbanhotrods
2 жыл бұрын
Me and my sister went down 2 very different paths so far. I’m 21 and she’s 23, she went to a prestigious private high school, I went to public high school, she went away to college and is now at Columbia finishing her masters and I went to community college and took a year longer due to failing a couple gen Ed’s. I’m currently debt free making 65-75k a year as a diesel technician and she’s still in school living in Manhattan accruing debt. My parents wanted me to get a white collar job always pushing me towards engineering but that never worked out as I never had a passion for school. We had trade programs that were available in high school but my parents didn’t want me doing them as I wouldn’t be in normal school as long. I’ve always been into cars and got a job at a tire shop when I was 18 making minimum wage and worked my way up to where I am. Don’t get me wrong tho my sister is very smart when it comes to anything school related much better than me lol but it did take a while for my parents to get over me becoming a mechanic until I started making the money I do now. There are days I do regret this decision but then I think how much I hated sitting at a desk in school and sets me right back on track. Also feeling physically exhausted after a good day of work is an underated feeling. I like being a mechanic cause I’m a jack of all trades, I know plumbing, hvac, electric, machining, welding, programming(to a point), metal work, and engineering. Everyone should do some manual labor for a job one point in their life imo.
@TheCarnivoreSoprano
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you no longer feel guilty.
@lilaredden
4 жыл бұрын
The more a watch your videos the more I feel like you should look into reading some David Graeber: Utopia of Rules, Debt, and Bullshit Jobs particularly
@MineCrafterCity
3 жыл бұрын
Being a developer is not a traditional blue color job but in it's core, it actually is. You're basically a digital construction worker.
@jamesclark7380
4 жыл бұрын
One thing to keep in mind about physically strenuous work is that it's harder to keep doing it as you get older - your body doesn't stay strong after your twenties, and injuries can ruin you, particularly if you don't have good health insurance (in the US) or disability cover. That doesn't mean you need to go to college though. Truly, I wish people would not go unless it's for doctor/lawyer/engineer/chartered accountant etc that really needs it. Higher education is a ridiculous bubble and most degrees are worthless.
@adamm1998
2 жыл бұрын
good for you man. I had a teacher tell, That " I don't need to worry, theres always a place for people like you in the trades" It wasnt until later in life I really understood how looked down on blue collar people are. When my teacher said that, I remember thinking, "whats wrong with that, they build things." Ive had office work in my trade, beer and food didnt taste as good and my body got weak and unhealthy. I dont talk to my family anymore, its been over a year. It came down to lack of respect for my work, they considered it a hobby and i would grow out of it and get a white collar job. Never taking the time to understand my passion, even though my mother would go to garage sales for me to take apart. what your talking about is the reason society is really messed right now
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