I don’t disagree with anything you said. I like how we promote trades more.

Dec 28, 2024
4:58:09pm

BaseCoug Contributor

I was just reflecting on advice they were giving me in high school in the 2010s where guys who had never done a day of physical labor in their life were telling us how great being a carpenter was. Just kind of funny in retrospect.

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Is it just me or did it become a cliche a few years ago to say something like

BaseCoug

12/28/24 12:43pm

I think the problem was they were putting everyone on a college track, and some

BNcoug

12/28/24 12:54pm

To the kids who would never graduate college, better than “influencer” careers

wildwilderness

12/28/24 1:03pm

Or left wing nut job degrees

stoils

12/28/24 1:04pm

Because success post college has a lot more to do with your soft skills learned

4thand19

12/28/24 1:08pm

There’s just no need to oversell it. You probably won’t make more than

BaseCoug

12/28/24 1:39pm

Talked to a guy whose kid is in an HVAC apprenticeship. Once he completes, he'll

chrisrenrut

12/28/24 2:07pm

Well yes. That’s why it’s called an average, not a guarantee.

BaseCoug

12/28/24 4:39pm

I guess living in a big city, I see a lot of “underprivileged” kids go the

4thand19

12/28/24 2:35pm

I don’t disagree with anything you said. I like how we promote trades more.

BaseCoug

12/28/24 4:58pm

Ah, I see. I misunderstood the tone of the original post. My bad!

4thand19

12/30/24 10:12pm

Not true.

kotacoug

12/28/24 3:59pm

There’s a huge need for people to learn many of the trades. I can’t find guys

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