Let's be honest about trying to bring back "high-paying manufacturing jobs" to the U.S.

1. I know zero people in the world that have a degree in marine biology.

2. I knew lots of people in my home town that would take a job where they would have to do 40 hours a week of concentrated work.

This post is why you are a looooooooosssssser Jamin.

Manufacturing in 2016 isn't what you think it is.

And, BTW, exporting manufacturing (only) is smart. The pollution problems and the consequences thereof are exported.

If you are going to spend 40 hour per week working, you should probably be doing something you enjoy. Neither manual labor nor wasting time on facebook at a desk job sound like how I want to spend those hours of my life.

I'm not quite in a position to go "all in" with my own business - but it's getting there - which is why I am (for now) one of the mindless drones at a crappy office job who comments on a website about distance running.

If everybody got the same university degree more people would be competing for the same job. So don't get uppity about having a degree in IT or whatever.

All the boys at Blackberry in Waterloo got laid off.

"The Waterloo, Ont.-based company said the job cuts will affect people who made the hardware, software and applications for its phones, which include devices like the BlackBerry Bold, Classic and Passport."

you have a good point, I wouldn't give up a job where I can sit down, occasionally take a break, check facebook, don't have to worry about scarfing down lunch in 20 some minutes to do manual labor that wears me out for even 2-3x as much

The latest labor numbers indicate manufacturing jobs are on the rise in the US.

Also, jamin, I thought you were a vocal opponent of the "everyone should go to college" crowd. Is that not right?

Ferdy wrote:

Also, jamin, I thought you were a vocal opponent of the "everyone should go to college" crowd. Is that not right?

Absolutely right. The government has no Constitutional authority to lend money (only to borrow money) and furthermore the 4-yr degree is a waste of time and money for 99% of people in this day and age.

So don't you think having good manufacturing jobs for those people is a good idea?

Ferdy wrote:

So don't you think having good manufacturing jobs for those people is a good idea?

Of course, but who would take those jobs? The average Millenial certainly wouldn't.

jamin wrote:

Ferdy wrote:

So don't you think having good manufacturing jobs for those people is a good idea?

Of course, but who would take those jobs? The average Millenial certainly wouldn't.

Source?

jamin wrote:

Ferdy wrote:

So don't you think having good manufacturing jobs for those people is a good idea?

Of course, but who would take those jobs? The average Millenial certainly wouldn't.

What you are saying is

- millennials are too lazy to take manufacturing jobs that don't exist

- don't go to college because you don't need to be a marine biologist to take a manufacturing job that does not exist

This does not make sense to me unless I'm missing something

confused I am wrote:

jamin wrote:

Of course, but who would take those jobs? The average Millenial certainly wouldn't.

What you are saying is

- millennials are too lazy to take manufacturing jobs that don't exist

- don't go to college because you don't need to be a marine biologist to take a manufacturing job that does not exist

This does not make sense to me unless I'm missing something

Honestly, you don't need a 4 year degree to do most cushy office jobs either.

jamin wrote:

Ferdy wrote:

So don't you think having good manufacturing jobs for those people is a good idea?

Of course, but who would take those jobs? The average Millenial certainly wouldn't.

The potential workforce is made up of more than the average millennial.

Facebook use is dropping among young people. Try to keep up.

Jamin you have already admitted that you're voting for Trump. Everything you say is intellectually null and void. You ARE the weakest link. Good-BYE!

fawt4tq4343 wrote:

Jamin you have already admitted that you're voting for Trump. Everything you say is intellectually null and void. You ARE the weakest link. Good-BYE!

+1

I've heard a lot explanations for why the manufacturing industry isn't coming back. This is the first time I've seen someone try to pin it on laziness.

People wouldn't take a job paying $100K a year if they couldn't check facebook? You're living in a dream world, Neo. The average millennial is not an effete, goatee-stroking, latte-addicted pseudointellectual with zero work ethic.

Dora the Agoraphobiac wrote:

I've heard a lot explanations for why the manufacturing industry isn't coming back. This is the first time I've seen someone try to pin it on laziness.

People wouldn't take a job paying $100K a year if they couldn't check facebook? You're living in a dream world, Neo. The average millennial is not an effete, goatee-stroking, latte-addicted pseudointellectual with zero work ethic.

No he is living in the upper middle class world where everyone goes to college.

In the real world,20/hr jobs for 40/hrs week that don't require college degrees, result in lines of applicants out the door. They can even be crappy jobs.