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I heard a crazy stat yesterday
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:53 am
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:53 am
I was listening to a business talk show yesterday and they had a liberal on there basically making fun of Trump for wanting to bring back manufacturing to America saying that it’s a stupid idea because nobody in America will want those jobs
The host said well can you explain this white collar stat to me where a new study was just released stating that 30% of white collar workers would change their careers in a heartbeat to work in manufacturing instead of their current office job? The liberal sounded dumbfounded with the stat and the host said “yea, believe it or not, 30% of white collar workers would rather use their hands to work all day instead of sitting at a desk all day on their computer”
I just thought that this was very interesting.
If Trump can pull off a miracle and bring tons of good paying manufacturing jobs back to America, the liberal doom and gloom talking point about how nobody wants those jobs is a fake and bullshite narrative. That’s a huge number of people who would actually prefer these types of jobs instead of sitting at a desk all day dealing with people and customers.
The host said well can you explain this white collar stat to me where a new study was just released stating that 30% of white collar workers would change their careers in a heartbeat to work in manufacturing instead of their current office job? The liberal sounded dumbfounded with the stat and the host said “yea, believe it or not, 30% of white collar workers would rather use their hands to work all day instead of sitting at a desk all day on their computer”
I just thought that this was very interesting.
If Trump can pull off a miracle and bring tons of good paying manufacturing jobs back to America, the liberal doom and gloom talking point about how nobody wants those jobs is a fake and bullshite narrative. That’s a huge number of people who would actually prefer these types of jobs instead of sitting at a desk all day dealing with people and customers.
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Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:56 am to FLTech
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30% of white collar workers would rather use their hands to work all day instead of sitting at a desk all day on their computer”
There are hundreds of thousands of Constuction jobs available where you work with your hands.
Why arent they filling?
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:58 am to RogerTheShrubber
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There are hundreds of thousands of Constuction jobs
Posted on 4/15/25 at 8:58 am to RogerTheShrubber
Because losers would rather drive busses 
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:00 am to RogerTheShrubber
Because they pay like shite right now because the pay rate is for slave labor immigrants instead of actual good paying jobs for American citizens.
Eventually this will correct itself once Trump gets out all of the illegals.
Eventually this will correct itself once Trump gets out all of the illegals.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:02 am to FLTech
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Because they pay like shite right now
Pays better than unskilled assembly line work.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:05 am to FLTech
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“yea, believe it or not, 30% of white collar workers would rather use their hands to work all day instead of sitting at a desk all day on their computer”
There is a massive difference between SAYING you want to do that in a survey and ACTUALLY doing that in real life.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:05 am to FLTech
Lol, there will be tons of white collar (gray collar) jobs with new factories too. Support staff is needed for factories too. Production Planners, Human Resources, Accounting, Purchasing, Data management, Office Managers, Logistics, Quality Control, Engineering.......
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:06 am to FLTech
the manufacturing jobs of today are not the manufacturing jobs of yesterday. Instead of sowing garments and shoes, punching out metal pieces they are operating and maintaining machines.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:08 am to FLTech
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Because they pay like shite right now because the pay rate is for slave labor immigrants
Jesus... This board has gone full Bernie Sanders.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:08 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Because they pay like shite right now
Pays better than unskilled assembly line work.
Unskilled assembly line work start around 20hr. More with shift differential.
Not too bad for college dropouts.
Ive gotten a ot worse. And those checks don't bounce.
I've worked for some mom&pop places where the checks did bounce back in the day.
So as always, your perception is based upon your experiences...
You make your own luck.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:09 am to sidewalkside
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For some reason people seem to think all factory jobs are doing mind numbing work all day. Most of that work is automated.
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here is a massive difference between SAYING you want to do that in a survey and ACTUALLY doing that in real life.
For some reason people seem to think all factory jobs are doing mind numbing work all day. Most of that work is automated.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:09 am to FLTech
Those folks saying nobody wants the manufacturing jobs don't live in the real world.
Many of those manufacturing jobs pay good wages and consider the construction jobs created to build these plants/facilities. Those construction jobs pay very good with alot of hours. A top craftsmen on a large project lasting 18 months- 2 years will knock down 150k-200k a year, plus $100-$150/day per diem for every day worked, on top of his wages.
Many of those manufacturing jobs pay good wages and consider the construction jobs created to build these plants/facilities. Those construction jobs pay very good with alot of hours. A top craftsmen on a large project lasting 18 months- 2 years will knock down 150k-200k a year, plus $100-$150/day per diem for every day worked, on top of his wages.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:17 am to sidewalkside
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There is a massive difference between SAYING you want to do that in a survey and ACTUALLY doing that in real life.
I read about a study years ago that explained a good way to make assembly line work better for the worker.
If you assemble the top of a widget all day it gets really old and boring. So, after 6 months they take you to another room and show you how to assemble the middle of the widget. Six months later you go to the bottom of the widget line. They keep rotating crews to keep things new.
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 9:24 am
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:19 am to FLTech
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The host said well can you explain this white collar stat to me where a new study was just released stating that 30% of white collar workers would change their careers in a heartbeat to work in manufacturing instead of their current office job?
A job that allows someone to be totally off when they aren't physically at work sounds very appealing.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:22 am to RogerTheShrubber
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There are hundreds of thousands of Constuction jobs available where you work with your hands.
Why arent they filling?
Working in a manufacturing facility and working construction are very different.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:23 am to FLTech
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The liberal sounded dumbfounded with the stat and the host said “yea, believe it or not, 30% of white collar workers would rather use their hands to work all day instead of sitting at a desk all day on their computer”
I question any such statistic. While I would like to get away from the desk some days, I would absolutely not prefer to be hunched over a factory sewing machine assembling shirts or bench working assembling small appliances.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:24 am to RogerTheShrubber
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There are hundreds of thousands of Constuction jobs available where you work with your hands.
Why arent they filling?
The subject was manufacturing jobs, not construction.
In manufacturing, at least you're in a facility with a work post or at least inside and moving between positions when necessary. The construction business is a different animal, with the job site constantly changing and being at the mercy of whatever elements nature hands you. Many more people are willing to work on an assembly line or boxing dock than are willing to run a tamper, frame walls or float concrete.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:26 am to TheHarahanian
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Working in a manufacturing facility and working construction are very different.
I'd much rather work construction than work an assembly line. Any day. You develop skills in construction, you put a nut on a bolt or drop sheet metal into a template every 20 seconds in assembly line work.
Skills > no skills.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 9:27 am to FLTech
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The liberal sounded dumbfounded
Isn't that always the case?
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