Gen-Z Is Trading Costly College Diplomas For Hammers, Tool Belts? Kids DEFECTING To Blue-Collar Jobs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Robby Soave and Jessica Burbank react to a new report that Gen-Zers are choosing blue-collar jobs instead of going to college.
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I've worked both blue collar and white collar jobs in my career (I'm 77 years old). One thing I liked about blue collar work (I worked as a pipe fitter/furnace/AC installation) is that at the end of the day or the week you see what you accomplished. It was like finishing a piece of art--you saw what you wanted to do, you did it, and you felt proud or fulfilled for what you did. Unless you want to be a lawyer or doctor or CPA or some other such profession don't go to college. And never go to college to major in English or History or the Arts simply because you like them--unless you're rich. If you like those kind of things just do it on your own.
I second what you're saying about Art. That's a career for the wealthy and influential. Being a working artist is only viable in a booming economy. Working in academia is a stifling nightmare that's dominated by female ideologues. These days, art is for laundering money and tax evasion for the elites of society. Don't get lost in the idealism-you can become an excellent artisan by training on your own using free internet resources. For anyone looking at the trades, I caution them not to get taken advantage of. You must have standards and not get caught up in a race to the bottom. Balance life and work. Be present with your family. If the market is truly in need of more skilled laborers, any reasonable employer should be accommodating enough to understand that the exodus from the corporate world is driven by a need to become skilled, independent, and allergic to BS. Get after it.
Get Mike Rowe on. He has been pushing to make the trades cool for a long time now.
Good idea.
He failed to be a carpenter it's not easy
These things go in phases. 50 years ago, trade work didnt pay as well as white collar work. Now it is changing because of over saturation of white collar market. 50 years from now, to days Alphas generation will be pushing their children back into college because the pay will increase.
Mike Rowe is a fraud
Bring back shop classes in high school.
I gotta say Robbie does better with Jessica. They actually have a conversation, Rather then Bri constantly talking over everyone.
he think she fine bruh lol yes i agree
@@TacticalBeachBum93 She projects maturity beyond her years. I think it's in the voice-it's a boon for her as a personality. I've heard her vaguely endorse liberal ideas but I don't think I've seen her get a lot of pushback in those segments with the other brunette gal who she's typically on camera with. I don't think that's a negative thing, either. She's not a blatant advocate pretending to be a journalist (which breeds distrust). Not everything needs to be a game of entering and winning debates on-camera; it gets exhausting without some lightheartedness/openness to disagreement. She's also easier on the eyes lol.
Glad Jessica shared about her conservative upbringing and how she once held different views than she does now. I appreciate people that have held more ideological perspectives than just one.
I rarely hear of anyone going from right to left - certainly not if they are well into adulthood.
Perhaps the problem is that adulthood is getting pushed farther and farther out into life. 🤣
I don't believe her at all.
@@deepzone31 then there’s that possibility as it is clear as day that people pose as converts for clout.
@neoneherefrom5836 college does that to you. She basically just admitted that.
Robby over here learning new things about his new co-host and smiling about it.
In 2024 , there is no bigger waste of time and money than pursuing a college degree .
A trade school certificate has value. A college degree does not .
No, STEM still rules. All of us in STEM are laughing. A lot of the other majors you can honestly do without.
I'm all for increased (much increased) interest in the trades. It's a desperate need right now. But a college education is not always without value. The trades don't exist without STEM majors, in particular engineers. Not every degree is an over priced gender studies BA.
Statistically , if your kids are in the top 13% , then college was the right move .
If your kids fall in the lower 87% mark , college is a bad move.
You know where your kid fits in this equation before he even goes to school. So plan jr’s future wisely.
I’d like to see these Gen Z kids on a work site. If they couldn’t handle Trumps “locker room” talk… 🤣🤣
Those aren't the ones on work sites nice try though
Many Americans prefer their leaders to behave like leaders, not teenage boys.
@@dustinbaker8272 When you say behave like leaders, you mean warmongers that fill the coffers of the military industrial complex in detriment of wrecking another man's country?
That's not gen z, that's millennials
30+ years as a skilled tradesman to the younger generations be kind to your body the trades are not easy on it as you get old.
Smart move! Gen Z is waking up!
Blue collar work at $100/ hr is paying more than a sociology degree.
Sociology is necessary since social workers are necessary.
@@dustinbaker8272 Yes, but not at detrimental self esteem of blue collar workers. And Farmers need to have technological knowledge and biological knowledge to the extreme.
Apprentices don't get $100/hour, and are the first to be laid off. You can borrow money for college, or you can borrow for the several years of apprenticeship. Yes, there's a shortage of experienced journey men, but there's also a shortage of pathways to get there. I say this as an Engineer retrained as an electrician, who will probably end up doing something completely different for financial reasons.
Been a welder for 17 years the most I have ever made is $66/hr and that was PW. If you think tradesmen make $100/HR you are delusional.
@@Troph2pipeliners, oil field rig welders, and orbital welders. They all make way more than 66$. Also, Union hands make way more than non Union hands
robby's freaking out on how hot jessica is and is having a hard time talking.
can you blame him
His posture changed for sure
@@mehtacotute to be fair being around the stupidity that was BJG would weigh heavy on ones shoulders.
He just isnt used to be able to have a part in the conversation yet, considering how long he was saddled with Bri.
My nephew flunked out of community college after his first year. Now, he has graduated from a four year commercial electrical program provided through his union and is starting at 60k.
Samething fir my brother in law, though he is just starting his electrical apprenticeship. It has been a tough adjustment for him. It is very different being in a controlled environment working at a desk versus being out in the hot sun, or freezing cold snow, working with your hands, but he is so proud of what he accomplishes every day when he comes home. It is very hard, but rewarding work.
Most Gen Z are either Democrats or Independent.
I might agree with Jessica on some issues, but she comes off here as a down to earth breath of fresh air.
I have a masters in biochemistry. Was accepted to a phd but luckily came to my senses and didnt waste another 7 years after I saw what miserable salaries those ahead of me had. I now have a business sewing curtains and make 160k a year. Work from home and wake up whenever I want to, and get tax breaks on my mortgage and bills. Happy decision 😂
I support the trades and blue collar work. It is a much better option for gainful employment for someone not interested in college or not academically prepared for college.
Gen Z willing to get there hands dirty Employed Gen z concrete block laying Hard workers Good job and show up the next day
I could see us gen z’rs making this country great again in the future once we are in charge of this country. 🇺🇸
Better eye candy now
SADLY ENOUGH this is what it's come to with college prices being so HIGH! PEOPLE need to do what it takes to survive and make money!
😂 8:42 tells you everything you need to know about Robbie if there's an apocalypse hopefully this 110 lb girl will save me. truly a beta male
I worked in warehouses, building maintenance, and security system installation before going to school for IT and I’m a better person for it. Even if it isn’t a lifetime career move, I think it would be great if everyone had some experience in blue collar work at some point in their life. Few people are more disconnected from reality than those who have never got dirt on their hands yet think they’re somehow superior to the people who make every single one of their modern conveniences possible.
This Robby/Jessica romance arc is unexpected, but welcome. This works great.
Someone is red carpet ready ! 😍
I'm an instructor for electrical apprenticeship. Please be careful who you work for. This push for trades is great, but like anything, we have a bad habit of overcorrecting.
You can only get told you need On the work experience so much.
South Park got it right again
An electrician or plumber are not going to be put out of work by AI but that could happen to you tow tomorrow.
Nor are iron workers drywall hangers Masons
Fantastic news. Absolute win from every possible angle.
She is really young, that's why she has nonsensical takes
Good for generation z. Blue collar work is fine work
Good riddance Brihana!!!
Amen!
Yeah, I might not agree with Jessica on much but she is way more likable and 1000% easier on the eyes
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps?!? FFA?!? Agricultural trade school?!? Maybe there’s still hope for Jessica. Just gotta fix that nasty tendency toward collectivism.
Maybe this country should fix its predatory capitalism instead.
@@channeling764 so-called “predatory” capitalism spawned the technology that allowed you to make that irrelevant comment to anyone who cared to read it. With collectivism, you’d get to eat your borscht in silence.
We should all go out to lunch
This show is so much better without Bri.
I'm happy for them, then when they turn 40, they'll wish they had that degree. Wish them the best. Rotators, knees, and carpal surgery are game changers.
Ideally, one continues to advance in their career. I went from from helper to journeyman, foreman, then estimator, and now project manager. I've worked in a 'blue collar' field for 21 years, but the last 10 have been mostly in an office.
Yeah it's funny a lot of those office construction jobs require college degree ...I've seen plenty of blue color workers going back to school later on just so they can advance in there field
None of the older people I know in the trades wish they had degrees. They wish they had more young people to take on as apprentices not only to help with the hard work, but also to hand off their knowledge and eventually their business to.
If they're wise, they'll invest some of their earnings and be financially ready to retire before they physically need to retire. Everyone thinks they're invulnerable when they're young. They never think they'll get old, sore, or injured. A stack of cash and paid for house makes all the difference in the world when you age out of the trades.
Is the male host capable of making points with succinctly with brevity?
Is that 155% taking inflation into consideration? I'm not making an argument, I'm really asking.
At for the prestige of the school you go to, i thought it was understood that the real benefit of going to a Harvard and Yale was more about the connections you make and less about the education itself.
"marketing specialist," now that's unskilled work.
"I was conservative.... until I was brain washed by college."
Smart to learn a trade. Most of the jobs for traditional college students will be subsidized by AI in the coming years
the kids in the thumbnail are definitely not blue collar. safety vest and hard hat don’t make you blue collar
No more dei hire screeching about how this is Israels fault that gen z is like this 😂
Woke policies closed technical schools ( trade school) in the 1990's.
You can join a union, go to job corp, or find a college that offers welding etc etc etc … it’s not that hard to find
@@ASAP_LARRY You " can" but kids need more guidance than that which is why we had technical schools as part of the high school experience when I young ... ) just like the German system) that does not let 70 percent of the population fend for themselves.
@@M13x13M 100% agree
I don't think anyone would sign-on to a team with a Libertarian on it, in any post-apocalyptic landscape.
The self driven individualist likely with a store of firearms, emergency rations and equipment and tools, and an eagerness to trade and produce?
Yeah. How aweful.
@@klosnj11 That doesn't sound like Robbie at all.
@@ryanbudney3356 you didnt say Robbie. You said a libertarian.
@@klosnj11 It was in the context of the video. Robbie was talking about who he wanted on his post-apocalyptic team. And it turned out he had few skills at all.
More plumbers named Mario
This is horrible advice unless the gender demographics on college attainment have changed which was not addressed. There has been a lot of research on how 75 men getting a college degree to every 100 women have resulting in a deficit of desirable mates for women. Around 90% of the 40% of women who have a BA or above refuse to date men without a degree. They would rather be single.Tell a woman who went to Brown like Jennifer or went to Michigan like Robbie to consider dating a plumber or electrician and they become angry. They “know their worth” or “yes queen”. The research is clear that they feel that is “settling “.
Well then they can settle into perpetual singlehood.
@@KevinKamto True these are men who may be great husbands and make good money. These men have other options and some become passport bros. From what I have seen Mexican and Philippines women won’t look down on men with good jobs . The American women are just out of luck
Cool, they can stay single and pay off their own college debt.
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This could be helpful for Bri, I hear she is looking for work.
$82k/year for a master plumber? Lol! Where I live plumbers charge upwards of $200/hour, and they are so booked you're lucky to even get one. There is no way they don't earn at least double that much.
Depends on whether they own their own plumbing company, or just work for one....
NO they dont, the company charges $200/hr. According the BLS this is plumbers wages.
Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% TOP 90%
Hourly Wage $15.71 $19.82 $26.52 $35.28 $ $46.72
@@Troph2 The post specified MASTER plumber, who would actually hold the license enabling the company to operate in the first place. If not the owner of the company themselves, the licenseholder will generally be WELL compensated for the ability to grant use of their license to the company, as well as the liabilities that incurs.
I got a team of plumbers that re-pipped and re-drained my 1957 house last year with PEX and ABS. Even dug up the yard and ran a new water line to my house. It was a two day job. Back breaking work but they made good money.
It's good we're finally getting an influx of new blood in blue collar work. We need to keep good people coming in.
Accounting jobs are being outsourced to India
That “I appreciate blue collar work, and I almost regret going to Brown University. I’d really rather be a plumber.” Please stop patronizing.
Mike Rowe would nod his approval.
They're smart not to join corporations and get robbed.
Bri is really pale today.
And weirdly polite.
Seems less habitually combative as well.
she was fired
Such a freaking mystery why blue-collar feel left out of policy discussions.
Stop forgiving loans
It's about time they wake up. A small portable Plumbing company of 4 guys make 300K + for the entrepreneur. Wake up kids. Master plumber 80K and a master plumber entrepreneur makes well over 300K. Same for any construction trade. I did it for decades as a Carpenter.
Love these twoo
Jessica seems like a liar about everything
But she’s way better than Bri
@@0r30-d2c We gotta back this one because they're shuffling them in and out so fast I'm losing track lol. Give one a chance, she's bearable.
It takes a decade or more to be a master plumber
It is not 68.
The only way I'd believe Jessica was in ffa is she was following a friend or her boyfriend was in it