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Should we be steering more kids into the home improvement / handyman trade?
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:21 pm
It seems like all the people in this profession have unlimited amounts of work. The thread on here about not even getting calls back for estimates was apt.
There has to be money to be made there right? Compared to a human studies degree or whatever.
There has to be money to be made there right? Compared to a human studies degree or whatever.
This post was edited on 5/29/19 at 1:22 pm
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Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:22 pm to weagle99
Depends on the kid.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:23 pm to weagle99
You better or they will end up with an outdoor kitchen
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:24 pm to weagle99
That what illegals are for.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:25 pm to weagle99
If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:28 pm to lowspark12
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If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
Low spark must be a euphemism for dimwitted.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:28 pm to lowspark12
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If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
If you own your own plumbing business the only thing about this that’s true is shitty hours & that’s because there is so much work & it’s hard to find qualified help
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:28 pm to lowspark12
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If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
They can achieve this dream with absolutely no skills.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:29 pm to lowspark12
quote:This does not at all apply to skilled trades, except for maybe some shitty hours.
If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:30 pm to lowspark12
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If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:32 pm to weagle99
Don’t steer them into anything. Let them figure it out and make their own choices.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:32 pm to weagle99
Thanks for joining us here at TD, Mike Rowe.
Seriously though,
Let's be real, the Venn Diagram that shows the overlap between someone willing to do physical labor style work and someone who has enough sense to maintain a business is pretty slim in the middle. To your question though, there needs to be less pressure to go to college. The majority of kids that go either aren't qualified or end up not using the education they pay for.
Seriously though,
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The thread on here about not even getting calls back for estimates was apt.
Let's be real, the Venn Diagram that shows the overlap between someone willing to do physical labor style work and someone who has enough sense to maintain a business is pretty slim in the middle. To your question though, there needs to be less pressure to go to college. The majority of kids that go either aren't qualified or end up not using the education they pay for.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:33 pm to weagle99
Everyone is caught up in the "American Dream" because in HS they are preparing everyone to go to college and the ones who don't plan on going is sort of pushed to the side.
No one thinks that "I am going to work in home repairs", but there is a lot of demand out there for smaller projects. I am talking about everything from people wanting to add on to other smaller projects that if there was a roto rooter type company that focused just on smaller jobs there is money that could be made.
Most good contractors don't do smaller jobs because they are too busy with big jobs. There is a niche to be filled and if someone could come up with a way to fulfill those demands, there is some money to be made.
No one thinks that "I am going to work in home repairs", but there is a lot of demand out there for smaller projects. I am talking about everything from people wanting to add on to other smaller projects that if there was a roto rooter type company that focused just on smaller jobs there is money that could be made.
Most good contractors don't do smaller jobs because they are too busy with big jobs. There is a niche to be filled and if someone could come up with a way to fulfill those demands, there is some money to be made.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:33 pm to lowspark12
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If your kids like little to no money, no benefits/insurance, and working shitty hours... then go for it.
this mindset is exactly why we have a student loan debt crisis today.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:34 pm to TigerBR1111
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Don’t steer them into anything. Let them figure it out and make their own choices.
This is how you get offspring with no direction or clue until they are in their late 20s/early 30s, excepting the highly motivated and focused individual.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:34 pm to weagle99
It’s already included in the maintenance part of STEM.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:34 pm to weagle99
Of course, either a main or back up trade. There's some weak arse dudes out there who are only good for making fight videos at the Local Denny's.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:36 pm to tigerinthebueche
He's not wrong.... I know very successful contractors but the health insurance kills them.
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:37 pm to HempHead
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This is how you get offspring with no direction or clue until they are in their late 20s/early 30s
Sounds like a personal problem
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HempHead
Makes sense now
This post was edited on 5/29/19 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 5/29/19 at 1:37 pm to greenwave
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I know very successful contractors but the health insurance kills them
Must not be very good insurance if the mortality rate is that high.
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