- competition from non-Union labor
- broken body by 50
- fewer jobs than programming (there are multiple times as many programming jobs than plumbing, for instance)
- working conditions (no office work, expect hot/cold environments potentially far away from family)
Every blue collar worker I know would counter that with "AI". i.e, "at least my industry doesn't shoot itself in the foot"
I am related to a journeyman electrician and journeyman welder.
They would give it up to work remote in a second.
Very little. Because non-union workers join the union as soon as they see the benefits.
> broken body by 50
As opposed to broken minds by 50 for toxic corporate jobs.
> fewer jobs than programming (there are multiple times as many programming jobs than plumbing, for instance)
This is true. But that's because software development is considered one large blob while trades is broken into HVAC, plumbing, electrical etc.
> working conditions (no office work, expect hot/cold environments potentially far away from family)
And yet, they can pick and choose their work for the most part. No badging in for 5 day RTO BS.
This isn't true and sounds like union propaganda. It's very easy to find non-union trade workers in big cities, even very liberal ones that are supportive of unions.
>As opposed to broken minds by 50 for toxic corporate jobs.
People don't have broken minds from corporate jobs. Physical damage from labor is real and extremely common. Every tradesman 40+ will tell you this. People retiring from corporate jobs do not consistently warn people that your mind will be broken.
>And yet, they can pick and choose their work for the most part. No badging in for 5 day RTO BS.
Are you joking? RTO isn't a thing because the trades were never allowed to work from home in the first place.
I would say that there's good/bad from both sides of the coin. It's a personal choice and not everyone is the same.
I would just like to say I wholeheartedly disagree.
A LOT of the much older people I know are struggling really, really bad. I'm talking conspiracies, abject misery, downright delusion. The trouble with "broken minds" is that you can't see it. If you could, your mind wouldn't be broken!