Not Just a "Dirty Job" ??

[PegLeg45]

Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs makes a of of sense on the Glenn Beck Show.

MIKE ROWE ON HOW MANY ARE FOLLOWING THE ‘WORST ADVICE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD’

Mike Rowe, widely-known from the hit TV show “Dirty Jobs” and a series of Ford commercials, appeared on The Glenn Beck Program Wednesday to discuss his efforts with the mikeroweWORKS Foundation in challenging “the absurd belief that a four-year degree is the only path to success.”

“We’re lending money we don’t have, to kids who will never be able to pay it back, for jobs that no longer exist,” he explained, echoing what he told TheBlaze TV’s Andrew Wilkow earlier this month. “That’s crazy, right? That’s what we’ve been doing for the last forty years.”

Rowe’s motivation for the work largely began with what he described as “the worst advice in the history of the world” – a poster he saw in high school challenging students to “work smart, not hard.”  The picture of the person working “smart” was holding a diploma, and the person working “hard” looked miserable performing some form of manual labor.

“Today, skilled trades are in demand. In fact, there are 3 million jobs out there that companies are having a hard time filling. So we thought that skilled trades could do with a PR campaign,” he said with a smile. “So we took the same idea, went ahead and vandalized it. Work smart AND hard.’”

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More at link:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/23/mike-rowe-of-dirty-jobs-speaks-about-hard-work-how-many-are-following-the-worst-advice-in-the-history-of-the-world/


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[dipisc]

Hi;

     have to agree with Mike Rowe...There are plenty of Blue Collar jobs out there that pay good money and are almost as equal if not higher in yearly salaries of White Collar.

     If you were to put some of the pay scales of the average white collar against that of blue collar - the results will show.

     Yes, many people work for minimum wage - but they are entry level work and are stepping stones to better jobs and pay. You dont start out as CEO or manager unless your family owns the company.

     Personally, I think we are putting too many people through college only for them to be getting Blue Collar jobs and after the initial let down - they are more happy....

[tombogan03884]

I don't often talk to liberal college grads, but when I do I ask for fries.

[Solus]

Here's the trick.

Find out what you will enjoy doing as a job for as long as you might have to keep doing it. 

Then, what ever it is, get the education required to get into and do that work. 

If that line of work won't pay your bills, switch to choice two...but, for sure, having a job you enjoy and look forward to doing most every day you need to work will be one of the greatest treasures you will possess.  If you can't come up with anything that will pay your bills that you will enjoy doing, you need more help than I can give.

Often, you might not like where you go to do that job or the folks you have to work with to do it, but enjoying the work goes a long way to happiness.

My mother used to give advice along these lines:   "Pick your rut wisely.  You never know how long you are going to be in it."



 

[TAB]

I made more money as a contractor then I did as a structural engineer.

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[jaybet]

The money is in hot dogs and t-shirts. Engineers get sued.

[Timothy]

My shop has lead mechanics making north of 100K and they ain't working that hard!  (non-union BTW)

Skilled trades are in high demand but sometime over the last forty years kids were convinced you can't make any money with your hands....OR they're just lazy little fuckers..

[fatbaldguy]

...OR they're just lazy little fuckers..

THIS!!!  I'm twice the age of most of my co-workers (I really shouldn't call them that) and I do more work by accident before 7 am than they will do all day.

[Timothy]

THIS!!!  I'm twice the age of most of my co-workers (I really shouldn't call them that) and I do more work by accident before 7 am than they will do all day.

Same here...little college boys expecting to make my salary right out of school.  We have one kid (32) who's sharp as a tack because he grew up a gear head.  The rest are a waste of an expensive education...

[blackwolfe]

Somewhat related, but still thread drift.  I understand that veterinarians are now on a equal footing, if not ahead, net earnings wise as MDs.  By the time you get through all the cost of med school, malpractice insurance, and the cost of complying with Oboma care you're better off treating cats and dogs than people.  Around here doctors are quitting practice, retiring, or if possible going to work for hospitals, or company doctors, and teaching.  I'm sure it will get worse.