So boomers are complaining that Gen Z doesn’t want to work, yet we seek out work and the boomers don’t want to hire Gen Z because of “inappropriate” behavior. It’s not all of us because I’ve gotten the “You’re more hard working than the rest of your generation” and “what keeps you motivated to work”, my response is always “grew up in poverty, still live in poverty, I don’t want my future family to still live in poverty, oh, and struggling to make rent”. Plus, I’ve gotten the “You must make eye contact, speak with more confidence, and project yourself”, even though that results with “Don’t give me that attitude” and “Who do you think you are?”, and the “Sorry but with that kind of attitude you won’t make it far”. WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO!?!?!?

@axolotltheories

29 күн бұрын

Lol exactly. Boomers don't want to hire Gen Z but complain Gen Z don't want to work. And the attitude thing is correct too 😂. Hang in there man, it's tough for all Millennials, Gen Z, and in the future, Gen Alpha

@marioantoniocrespoMexican92

21 күн бұрын

@@axolotltheories I was born in 1992 so I’m gen Y or millennial

@ApocGenesis

20 күн бұрын

The point isn't to satisfy them---no matter what you do they'll be unsatisfied. Their dissatisfaction is a choice that gets them free stuff, so they have no incentive to be satisfied. What you do is learn that very little of this "feedback" matters. It's unpleasant noise. None of these people care about you so any "feedback" is intended to provide a better result for them--not you. The trick is to give them the absolute minimum, then when they complain and make a fuss, make a show of them winning and give them what you planned on giving them anyway. They feel validated that they "won", and you get the money without actually taking in their "feedback". There's no point incorporating it anyway, because the important thing is not the feedback, but their feeling of success in having given it. These sort of people don't actually care about the results, just that their feelings are validated. Yes it's a pain in the ass and inauthentic. But you understand this, dealing with these sort of boomers becomes much easier

@alphawolf5294

19 күн бұрын

Boomers don't understand that women during their time didn't work. Nowadays, both men and women work so there are a lot less jobs available.

@princessmarlena1359

18 күн бұрын

And “You don’t have enough experience!” BS. How are they supposed to get any experience when these p in he ads keep turning them away for lack of experience?

LOL. Have you ever tried working a blue collar job? I am an electrician the least physically demanding blue collar job. I hate working this job everyday, constant climbing ladders, kneeling, walking etc. I work in commercial buildings we constantly have to bend pipes manually to put cables in. I would rather work in an office and sit than work my ass off everyday for every penny in a trades job. Sure you earn a a lot in trades but you earn every penny of it, sucking every energy out of you, by the time you get home you are physically exhausted to do anything. Just to clarify no im not stupid, i was a straight A student in high school and for some reason I thought that working in an office was not worth it because I liked to move around and being hands on. What a huge mistake I made. There is a reason why trades job have a shortage of workers, because this is a LABOUR job that is physically exhausting. The people promoting these jobs never have done labour jobs in their life thinking that it is worth going in the trades just because of the employment itself. Not only this but you have to be physically fit for this job, which already cuts majority of candidates, dont be expecting to go in a construction site barely capable of doing the work cause you are weak, you will get laid off for not producing enough. I have seen this happen many times, hire a bunch of new apprentices that are not even capable of working hard, and they always get laid off after a few months. A study shows that 54 percent of people who go in trades eventually give up that trade to pursue something else showing a high turnover rate. I work a 14 days on 7 days off schedule, 12 hour days and i make around 180k a year. This wage is not average for trades workers, I happen to be in a union and work up north in remote areas that's the only reason I make a lot. Most Electricians/trade workers work in the city and make below 70k. The average white collar makes more than 70k average sitting in the office. Its not worth it, the only reason I stay is for the money. I would rather work in an office make 100k but have a work life balance and enjoy a life than chasing the money. Im already saving up to take a bachelors degree and change my careers because these type of jobs you cant work till 55 unless you want to break your body and be physically exhausted on a daily. If I can go back in time I would go back to college, choose a useful degree like engineering and have a guaranteed job. The degrees in this video portrays is majority useless degrees like marketing and liberal arts degrees. There is a big difference between a useful college degree and useless college degree. Pick wisely. Trades are not worth it, specially in this day and age with remote work and endless opportunity to be sitting in an office and not working your body to death. My body is already partly broken, muscles aches, back pain and im only 26. Just look at old trades workers, they are limping, their bodys are fucked up. Its up to you to make this decision. There is 2 sides of a story, this video only shows one side.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience, Martin. I talked about the downsides of blue collar work at the end of the video as well. It's not all good. Can be physically demanding. I'm a bit surprised that you're already feeling it at 26. I don't work blue collar so I don't actually know the extent of the labor and the hours required. However, we currently have too many degree holders and not enough jobs that require degrees. It's okay for some people to consider blue collar jobs. White collar jobs can be very competitive and not suitable for everyone. Remote jobs that pay well is limited as well. I guess people need to give their career more thoughts either that's blue collar or white collar because clearly both have pros and cons. 🙂

@jayfloramusic

Ай бұрын

Why would a straight A student choose a tradesman life. There is no excuse. Did you have anyone to guide you? I was a straight B student but my brother was straight A. I knew I wanted a life like him so I studied my ass off in bachelors and masters and have been working in IT related office job for 15+years. Brain is always more valued than Physicality.

@martinconner2836

Ай бұрын

@@jayfloramusic Yea it was a huge mistake on my part. My school guided us as they had this program convincing lots of students to go into trades because there was a shortage. I fell for the scam, and I regret it ever since, but im saving up now to change careers. Trades are not worth it, there is a huge reason why there is a shortage because if the job was so good then everyone would flock to be a tradesmen which is not the case.

@martinconner2836

Ай бұрын

@@axolotltheories That is fair. Sometimes its not about the money either, sometimes you need a work life balance and if you do research these trade jobs have a bad work life balance. The trades people earning 100k+ a year are the ones working 70+ hours a week. Its even worse when you are not in a unionized workplace like the IBEW. Companies take advantage of you and you don't get a pension. For example I work at 48 an hour but every hour I work I get 6 dollars put in my pension so a 12 hour day is 72 dollars in my pension. Majority of trades jobs are not unionized, so If i were to work for a non-union electrical company I would be underpaid and earn 35-40 an hour with no pension. Not only this but being in a unionized workplace is hard to get into. They look at your high school grades, look into your post secondary grades. The people working non-union jobs get screwed over which is the majority of the workforce of blue collar jobs. I cant recommend trades jobs to anyone unless you are an immigrant with a family who recently immigrated to Canada, or someone who cant do post secondary and this is there only option besides a low skilled low paying job. College degree holders (useful ones) always beat blue collar jobs and earn more in a lifetime and there are studies done by this. Gen Z generation should stop taking useless liberal arts degrees and start taking STEM degrees which has a high job security even for new grads.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@jayfloramusic Computer engineers apparently make $150k on average. In some areas. IT is definitely a good sector to get into. But do you worry that AI will make your job redundant? Because of things like Copilot. Maybe there won't be as much need for IT workers in the future. I guess same case can be argued for blue collar jobs.

Education doesn't guarantee a high paying job.. but it can get you out of the low quality jobs. The system realized people will still work, even at low pay, as long as they don't have to do the worst jobs.. so now we have educated people being paid less just because they're trying not to be the lowest person on the ladder.. and they're in debt for it. Disgusting!!!

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

I agree. Everyone thinks white collar job is better, so willing to do the "better" job with lesser pay just to not be on the bottom of the ladder... I personally think blue collar work is not worse than white collar though. I think people need to be more open minded. Blue collar is honest hard work, people in the field deserves respect and recognition. And some get paid very well too. 😁

@bmay282

Ай бұрын

​@@axolotltheories ..people are prejudiced against the working class of our country.. like no one respects honest work as much as they respect money.. blue collar jobs are jobs with dignity, it's incredible to have an actual skill instead of being a paper pusher.. but physical labor takes a huge toll on a workers body, those careers are much shorter because people get hurt and then you're done.. we don't have much of a safety net for those people when their bodies break down.. and for those who don't want to work physical labor, they shouldn't be forced to get a degree and go into a lifetime of debt just trying to get an education.. no one is being paid what they're worth, no matter what color your collar is.. our whole system is dysfunctional right now.

@aether9061

20 күн бұрын

It does gaurantee time wasted and high debt. Transfer credits are better option.... trade school is best option

@SheilaLJones

12 сағат бұрын

Degrees are only worth it if you’re going to school to be a doctor

As a non USA citizen it's really complicated to try to understand how higher education is seen as a pure investment in the US, the amount of debt is just insane unless you're hitting STEM or Medical School, it's overwhelming how normalized it is to think of everything purely as an investment where in other places of the world it's a human right.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

So jealous of the people who can get their degrees completely for free. What if it's medical school or law school, are those free as well? It's not just in the US that it's not free. It's not free in Canada as well. And many other countries.

@Sanscripter

Ай бұрын

​@@axolotltheories it's a lot cheaper in Canada though

@e_gerardo

Ай бұрын

@@axolotltheories yes they are free as well, public universities are subsidized by the state allowing students to pay practically nothing to get college education, of course we have private institutions where costs are equal to some US prices for example, but those are actually a luxury. If I’m not mistaken every English speaking country’s college education has a cost, which while I don’t consider it to be a bad thing until you realize how much it’s worth and the single fact of going into debt for it.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@Sanscripter I think so too

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@e_gerardo Agree. A non-free degree isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you can't get a job with it. A lot of degrees though, although doesn't allow you to get a job right after college, can still be a stepping stone onto another career with additional schooling. That I would consider a good thing. A worth it spending I feel.

When I got my trade degree, no one cared, and I couldn't find a job. I then got my Ivy League Master's Degree, and then no one can find a job. Why is this world against me.

@axolotltheories

29 күн бұрын

Lol. I think you just had bit of bad timing 😅. In cases like this I always tell myself that god has something planned for me. Maybe if you had stayed in trade for those years you would've gotten severely injured. So god diverted you on another path temporarily. Who knows. Maybe not having much luck with a Master's degree will lead you to do something different with your life like start a business or something. 🤷‍♀ On the bright side, you can now do both. You can go back to trade anytime or stay in academic and get a white collar job. What industry are you in now? Are you doing something with your trade degree?

@farronblaze2952

12 күн бұрын

Damn. Dude got a trade degree, they laughed and denied you a job. And when you came back with a whole masters degree they still don't wanna hire you?? "I have enough dedication to move moutains, in a world that wants to pay me in pennies for it." Makes no sense to me that college time or trade school time isn't considered experience. Like all that does is limit the job pool needlessly, because companies are too lazy to do the bare minimum in training the people they hire. And for some of these jobs you don't even NEED that much experience! "1-2 years experience- motherfucker this is a PUBLIX!"

Everyone tries to get a job on campus to use as experience. I can guarantee it isn't going to work.

@djtwister6997

Ай бұрын

Yeah those on campus jobs are useless

@commentbot9510

Ай бұрын

Could you explain why? Do they see that the University is the employer and think that it's just a school thing and not really a job?

@michaeln.2383

Ай бұрын

@@commentbot9510 A lot of the jobs are volunteer jobs that use a computer, but a computer could be used for anything. Unless someone is doing a job that is specific to jobs that they'll apply to after graduation, employers will ask questions about the job and might conclude that it wasn't useful.

@michaeln.2383

Ай бұрын

@@djtwister6997 You just learn communication skills and prove that you're easy to work with.

@pastsubstance2930

Ай бұрын

I managed to get a daycare job for student parents and it was provided by the university, it helped pay the rent but it definitely did not help

I’m a blue worker, I am a HVAC technician. I started late in this field at 27 years old. I paid a total of $360 to get my universal EPA certification and a certificate from the local community college. First year in I was lied to, and I had to become an installer. Installing takes a real number on your body after my year and a half I then became a technician. My salary when I started in the trade I made $15hr. Now I made $50hr and I just do troubleshooting and changing out parts less than 2 pounds. I also work for union so I cannot just be fired the next day. If there is something I do not want to do as far as lift up heavy equipment that is why I have two people working with me to do that lol. Trades Not for everybody and neither is college. You have to find what you’re good at. I also become a good stock trader and trade stocks as well. You’re not going to be able to turn a wrench the rest of your life. Make the money while you’re young and invest so you can get out early and enjoy your life. Choose your future how you see success.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

That's amazing. You're lucky to have a union so they can be your advocate. I agree, blue collar work can be great career paths for some but not for others. You definitely deserve the pay you have now. It's not something just anyone can do. And yes, blue collar workers can always take advantage of the higher pay, invest the money, retire early, so they don't have to worry about declining body strength and the work load later on

@mba2ceo

28 күн бұрын

I doubt this

@slick9529

20 күн бұрын

This is my exact plan bro! I’m studying stocks right now & I literally just enrolled into a technical school for hvac

@bobbyhennessy1017

20 күн бұрын

@@mba2ceoThis is the reality bro, and if anything he’s making way less than what he should be

@thespaceginger117

17 күн бұрын

I work in fire alarm, its low pay to start as all things but after two years you'll make 30+ an hour and be licensed in a high demand field with very few knowledgeable workers to fill.

I’m a millennial almost 30 years old and made the mistake of listening to others and going to college. I ended up 40,000 in debt and not counting anything i paid out of pocket. Didn’t know what i was doing. Believe it or not it took me 18 months to pay all that debt back from August 2022 to March 2024. Also bought an Acura during that time brand new off the dealership lot. Don’t have that debt anymore and I am a server in a higher end restaurant full time and I do DoorDash/Uber Eats/Spark in my free time to supplement my income. Simple stop listening to others and listen to yourself and don’t take loans out.

@shad0w_g4ming

Ай бұрын

Wait how the he'll you ended up with only 40k debt in a 4 year college and managed to have the acura paid off at the same time??

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Exactly. I'm happy you paid it all off. Most people would use as long as possible to pay it off. It's better to not have that hanging over your shoulder. Get it over with fast. Some servers can make good money, on the surface it may not appear that way but you may be doing better financially than a lot of people who are out there enjoying their lives to the max. But are in deep debts. You can never tell just by looking at them.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@shad0w_g4ming Maybe he has some scholarships and the tips from being a server 👀 He said he's working at a higher end restaurant. I've heard a woman who's making 100k per year as a server with a bachelor's degree. With tips of course. And that's maybe 5-8 years ago. May be even more now with inflation.

@shad0w_g4ming

Ай бұрын

@axolotltheories yea maybe, that's impressive regardless, I have a car loan and trade school to pay off, I'm trying to pay that off as soon as possible but man it's difficult for me, I don't have a good job at all and I just don't know what to do... I made some shitty mistakes in my life

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@shad0w_g4ming Just take it one day at a time. It's ok, a lot of people are in the same boat. Try to not hang out with people who spend big so you don't feel compel to do the same and lose track of your financial goal. I don't know your exact story but if I were you I would look through my banking statement, cut unnecessary expenses, subscriptions that I'm not using, I'd cancel, cook every meal, not eat out, stop going out with friends for a while, pick up a side hustle, get a roommate or move back in with parents to save rent money, etc. Don't worry about your mistakes, whatever it was, it's in the past. Can't undo it. It just means you get to live the rest of your life not repeating the same mistake. If you need to learn it at some point, better learn it now than later.

As I always said: Shit was fine until Reagan got elected.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

What happened when he was elected?

@johnshafer7214

Ай бұрын

​@@axolotltheoriesReagan sold out the middle class.

@johnshafer7214

Ай бұрын

Reagan sold the middle class down the river.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@johnshafer7214 I see. I'll look into it. Maybe make a video on it 👍Seems like a good topic

@LTRand

Ай бұрын

Regan was elected because things were not fine. The 70's were rough on the country.

Since graduating at 19 from technical college with a major in welding in August 2014, I’ve collectively made $1.3 million on payroll with no student debt. The current job I’m at which I’ve been here for 3.5 years now, I started out making $71.95/hr and I’m currently at $80.05/hr, and I’m just a regular welder in a gigantic shop. Full healthcare, PTO, 401k etc etc. Trades work isn’t for everyone, but if it is there’s money in it.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

That's amazing! Hope your comment inspire some people to go into trades.

@dylanplumley280

Ай бұрын

Holy crap

@jamminjimmie211

Ай бұрын

Sounds like you’re in oil and gas. I’ve heard welders who work out on oil rigs make tons of money.

@carlosvalle612

8 күн бұрын

Please tell me about welding. I saved up my money and want to go to TULSA WELDING SCHOOL in TEXAS but I'm afraid the job requires my to stand still for many hours. I have ADHD. Will I have to stand still all day long? I like to move around and do physical labour. When this year ends I'll go to Texas.

Now that lower waged manufacturing countries have better economies, the western world, especially USA has to get back to manufacturing.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

There's actually a shortage of blue collar workers especially in construction. Many of them are retiring and not enough people are replacing those who are retiring soon in the next 5-10 years

@skyranger1366

Ай бұрын

There's a reason for that construction treats its workers horribly. Both mentally and physically.

@e_gerardo

Ай бұрын

That would be a huge mistake, the USA chose those back in the time "poor uncivilized" countries due to the way cheaper labour costs, naturally when the profits hit in US dollars where local money is basically nothing against it, those economies started to flourish, definitely not what would happen in the USA with dollar-dollar operations.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@skyranger1366 :0

Let's just build our own cool new, self sustaining, walkable towns. With our own economy.

@HypeXesk

18 күн бұрын

You mean overthrow the us goverment and make that part of a plan, right on

@alwaysinitbabeee

15 күн бұрын

Yes

Tried it. Not for me. People don’t realize this, but you can get into a comfortable job. You just have to aim for it. Most comfortable jobs are held by women and that’s because they aim for those jobs. This lady that’s presented in the beginning of the video, by next year she’ll probably be in a HR job or an online marketing job working from home.most people give up within a year. Even when you join a random company work yourself into these comfortable jobs

@karma1507

Ай бұрын

I agree with this. To get a comfortable work-life, you need to make it happen rather than leaving it up to chance.

@forestflood5338

18 күн бұрын

Factory worker here on a 4 days on 4 days off shift. My work life balance is crazy good

@karma1507

7 күн бұрын

@@forestflood5338 That sounds pretty good.

@neogabriel1320

6 күн бұрын

@@forestflood5338 that is good to hear

@MrRobot2027-wd9iw

2 күн бұрын

You have to know people for those jobs. Men in general are poor and business degrees are way too general. Go on hormones if your under 18 and if your one of these things (Suck / Don't care for sports, have interests in anime, are short, eating actual meat doesn't build much protein because your genetically a soyboy) go on hormones and then try getting jobs in healthcare if your not fit for construction. Being a troon is better than being a homeless grandpa.

I honestly wish I would’ve gone to community college instead when I graduated high school. I made the poor choice of getting too excited when I got accepted to my “dream university”. I was trying to get my BSN degree for nursing and ended up failing pharmacology during my first semester. Then I was told that my only option was to spend an extra year in college, given that I wouldn’t fail another class, and end up with nearly 100k in debt, or switch to an associate degree program and still end up with 80k in debt but no bachelor’s degree. At that moment, I decided to drop out and work a CNA job instead since I only had 26k in debt. Honestly the best decision I made, I still plan on going back to community college to pursue an LPN or RN degree, and I’d still be making pretty much the same as a ASN nurse as I would BSN nurse. The only difference is literally the letters and the fact that BSN nurses can become nurse educators, which I don’t even want to be 😂

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

University shouldn't be this expensive. They're just scamming people at this point. Glad you were smart enough to not fall down the 100k degree trap. You can always go back to school later on when you have more experience and wisdom to make the right choice. I've actually heard some RN make upwards of 200K-300K salary, but they have to work very long hours and take many shifts to get there. Nursing is quite versatile, you can be educator, travel nurse (relatively easy chill load), become nurse practitioner with higher salary, etc. It's a good career although I heard it's kinda stressful

@bmay282

Ай бұрын

Nursing is awful.. everyone wants out because the system is broken.. long hours, high levels of assault, terrible contracts, patient neglect because of nightmare nurse to patient ratios.. can't believe anyone in healthcare is forced to take on debt to go be an indentured to the almighty healthcare cartel. Medicare for All ❤️🇺🇸

What most people dont understand is that at the end of the day, its not about HOW much money you make, its about what you're DOING with your money. Remember, whether you make $50k a year or $200k a year, WHERE you put your money every paycheck is most important. Doctors go broke, engineers live paycheck to paycheck, yet there are some delivery drivers and servers investing 50% of their paycheck and are doing better financially. It's not about your degree, it comes down to financial literacy.

i was a "gifted kid" who burnt out in high school and graduated with a 2.1 gpa. people around me were moving out of state to their "dream schools" while i was lucky enough to get accepted into the local state university, a commuter campus. now, in college, i'm flourishing. i still live at home, but some of my high school friends are going thousands of dollars into debt while i SAVE thousands of dollars. from grants alone, my entire tuition is covered for the next year. it's actually cheaper than the local community college. i may not be going to an ivy league, but the education is good. i love being on a small campus with professors who actually care about me, and people who are more focused on bettering their lives than drinking and partying. i'm currently double majoring in psychology and neuroscience, but i'm considering other STEM fields. even if i go into engineering, i'm terrified i won't be able to get a job after college. but trade school isn't for me. and i think, at least in my situation, going to college is still a good idea because i will walk away with almost zero debt. but i also recognize not everybody is this lucky, and even so, i am terrified for the future. i and many others my age were told growing up to go to university and get a degree. we were sold the idea of ivy leagues, out of state schools that cost thousands of dollars to attend. i just think it's funny now that my state school degree will likely be worth just as much as theirs.

Not to mention trades jobs are essentially recession proof. No matter what state the economy is in, we'll always need plumbers, electricians, framers, drywallers, etc.

@marmedalmond9958

17 күн бұрын

Is healthcare worker in this?

@CafeeEngenharia

12 күн бұрын

@@marmedalmond9958 Yes.

@thomasjones3206

8 күн бұрын

Untill ai replaces millions of jobs

@neogabriel1320

6 күн бұрын

@@thomasjones3206 fr

@marmedalmond9958

13 сағат бұрын

@@thomasjones3206 chatgpt alone cannot repair your plumbing system

I have a physical disability that prevents me from doing trade jobs.

@mp_1231

17 күн бұрын

hey, idk your physical disability but to you or anyone this is for, have you thought about being a funeral director? It's an associates degree, and if you work at a big place, you can delegate your responsibilities to others. Speaking from personal experience 🦇

24 year old zoomer here. When I got out of high school I jumped into an automation controls job building control panels. I'm not rich or anything, but I was able to get a mortgage on a house at 22 and I plan to have it totally renovated and paid off by 30. I have no other debt. I take night classes at the local community college(normally at least, since right now is summer break lol) learning Japanese since I had the money and free time to do it. I very rarely work overtime, so I'm considering taking more classes in my current career field to try and aim for an engineer position. I might go into accounting instead though, I'm moderately interested in a field that would allow me to work remotely as it would allow me to travel all I want. Blue collar work doesn't exactly make you rich,but being able to get into "The Real World" sooner and with no debt at all allows you to build up savings, retirement, and assets before your peers even get out of college. And because your peers are likely shackled with college debt, even if they jump into a job making 3 or 4 times a blue collar worker's salary they might not have their net worth pass a moderately frugal tradesman's net worth until they're both 40 years old. Not to mention that at least half the degrees you can earn are likely totally useless in the practical sense and cannot get you a job. 2 of my friends are stuck with trap degrees, and I think they're going to become plumbers very soon.

@user-br3bo7wo3m

Ай бұрын

I don't understand why you guys in America don't have the necessary experience. I'm from Germany, originally from Ireland, whereupon completing the 13-year Abitur, you could pursue a 3-year-degree and an apprenticeship to boot. This is what we call the duales Studium where a specific Numerus Clausus( grade is required). Could you shed a little more light on why this isn't more prevalent

@isaacchapman7628

Ай бұрын

@@user-br3bo7wo3m There are plenty of employers in America who will pay for an employee's college and do a paid apprenticeship if they're in need of a certain position. CPAs come to mind. The problem is that high school teachers tell students that they need to go straight to college and pick a random degree to work towards. The vast majority of college students don't have the slightest idea what their career will look like, just that their degree will "do something about it". That's how you end up with 5000 poor fools with a master's degree in Malaysian history and $250k in student debt, when the only thing you can really do with such a degree is go teach Malaysian history in a college, sometimes barely above minimum wage.

@isaacchapman7628

Ай бұрын

@@user-br3bo7wo3m I typed this 40 minutes ago, but it isn't showing up so I think youtube shadow banned it. In America, high school teachers push students to go into college and more or less randomly choose a degree. They do not think about the career after college, they just assume their degree will "take care of it". This leads to hundreds, if not tens of thousands of graduates every year with totally useless degrees in something like Malaysian history(no offense to Malaysian people, it's just not a degree that has a practical use outside of Malaysia) and $100k in student debt. This cannot secure a job other than teaching Malaysian history in college for barely above minimum wage. Something like 50% of degrees offered by many schools are like this, with no practical application that an employer is willing to pay extra for. Some employers will pay for an employee's college degree or certification training in order to groom a skilled worker. My employer has paid for programming training for me, and I've heard that big finance firms will pay for an employee's accounting degree, especially now that good accountants are all retiring with nobody to replace them.

@user-br3bo7wo3m

Ай бұрын

@@isaacchapman7628 yeah I also dislike the mentality of "my degree will take care of everything" though I am also taking uni courses for computer science and I'm also nearly finished with my apprenticeship, and was planning to move to the US where graduates of my course are payed extremely well, but I've also been hearing about the numerous layoffs going on and about the shrinking middle-class and was wondering if it's worthwhile moving to the US. I'd be very thankful if you'd give some input on the matter, as you are an American and taking CS courses

@isaacchapman7628

Ай бұрын

@@user-br3bo7wo3m First off, I'm not taking CS, I've just taken some PLC programming classes so I can't speak on CS and IT work in the US. I do have a few friends who work in programming. It seems simultaneously oversaturated and starved for workers. There are a lot of people, especially zoomers, who thought that learning a little bit of programming would get them a $300k salary, so they flooded into basic Python boot camps. Programming jobs seem to eat programmers and spit them out very quickly, and they're quickly replaced by a new college/boot camp graduate. If you've got years of experience, you can stick around in a company long enough to get promoted to a project lead. But raises aren't that common, so the best way to make money as a programmer is to work for a company for 9 months, then apply to a dozen other companies and ask for a 20% pay increase. Repeat this every year and eventually you're making a LOT of money. But you're eternally stressed that some superior who knows nothing about what you do is going to decide that they don't need you. You could get laid off because your company wants a fresh college graduate to do your job for half the salary. That stress kills.

Unless you don't intend to study STEM, Law or economics... Don't study at all

@axolotltheories

25 күн бұрын

Some people are rich tho. They can afford to study whatever interests them and just enjoy their time in uni because when they're done, they'll return to work on their family business. I met a few international students from China who did that. The rest of us kinda have to study something useful. Another scenario is if you just need a bachelor to apply to graduate schools like medical school or something. As long as you get the required courses, they don't care about what program you studied under. In fact, sometimes they have a quota to fill so they want people from less common programs to get in. Not having a stem degree or law or economics degree can be an advantage in that case.

@XM_Josaux

25 күн бұрын

@@axolotltheories That's is interesting indeed... I have a bachelor's in marketing communication. Quite useless degree tbh. I was wondering if i could continue studying something more analytical like data science or economics. So in theory, if I'd get some courses, learn math and statistics properly. I maybe could switch. Or get another bachelors degree... I am from eastern europe. Universities are cheap here and often even paid by the state so that is quite an advantage at least. But the provided education quality is sometimes... questionable.

@axolotltheories

18 күн бұрын

@@XM_Josaux Mhm I think you should definitely look into a more useful degree. Maybe you'll have to switch and graduate later but plenty of people graduate later than planned. In Canada and USA the average number of years to finish 4 years bachelor is I think 6 years. You may also be able to work for a US company if you have a data science degree. Or they can sponsor you to move to US for work. Higher pay Economics degree isn't really a useful degree. I don't think so. Computer science, data science, STEM, engineering, those are degrees with high employment

@Zeoytaccount

16 күн бұрын

I wouldn’t recommend law tbh. Imagine the job prospects of a communications degree… with 5x the debt. Better really love litigation lol

Also there's a higher demand for trades than careers. If your car broke down, who are you calling. If your plumbing is bad, who are you calling?

@bryant7082

Ай бұрын

If you’re injured, who’re you calling. If you’re in legal trouble, who are you calling? Goes both ways.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Right now, there are more demands for trades workers, so the people getting in right now would benefit from the higher pay so it's definitely something worth considering going into

@lavonnealexander6936

19 күн бұрын

@@bryant7082lmao 😂

@milifan4223

13 күн бұрын

If there is something strange in the neighbourhood, who you gonna call?

I went to a trade school for plumbing and solar and I'm unable to get hired anywhere. Been working as a dishwasher the past couple years. I recently applied to another dishwasher position somewhere else and it was perfect. The setup was what I was used to. I lived down the street. It payed more. I got rejected. Bruh I can't even get a dishwasher job. I'm stuck at my current one making just barely over minimum wage. Every other job in my area requires some type of advanced degree but everyone who applies that have it get rejected anyway. It's hopeless.

@rookinrook

17 күн бұрын

What state do you live in? Just curious. I keep hearing people CANT get hired anywhere, but where I live (California) those jobs seem to always be open to new people even young 18 year olds.

@tacc529

17 күн бұрын

wtf ???? that’s on you, your doing something wrong

Honestly, getting a university degree is an investment - treat it like that. You not only invest your money but also your time, it's a great place to start and a good qualification but you also need experience through apprenticeships and so forth. I'd only recommend it to people who actually need it to pursue their future dream-job such as an engineer, lawyer, doctor or software developer.

@axolotltheories

29 күн бұрын

Spot on!

Business and marketing : She’s been applying for several weeks . It may take months Take another paid or unpaid internship leading to a job , and network and then network Hang in there

I just finished high school. I've chosen to forgo college because of what you described in the video (along with personal reasons) and I am now applying for apprenticeships.

That is a dumb idea that everyone is rushing to trade school because that will cause to a job shortage, what people should look out is to find the option they want

I'm sure posting meltdowns online for the world to see is exactly what HR is looking for in a new hire

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

I think most of the people doing that are hoping to segue into an influencer career. And some are actually successful at it

Bro my parents will literally cut me out of the will and trust fund if I don’t go to College 😂

We oversaturated the market for college grads and now no one is fixing the toilets. Getting a repair around here is insane because all the contractors are booked till the next decade. Just not enough to keep up with the demand. When demand outstrips supply, there is opportunity.

Gen z is not going for trades and I’m a foreman.

@coperpot100

Ай бұрын

I agree with you on that one I’m 25 years old making me Gen Z I’m a third year plumbing apprentice but I haven’t seen a whole lot of people. My age were younger doing this.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Gen Z are being more open about a career in trades. But I guess still not enough are going in.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@coperpot100 Judging by the comments I think most people think trades is too hard on the body and they're probably right. Which means the people who are in trades get higher pay, as they deserve. It's hard honest work.

@sonofatlas1372

12 күн бұрын

@@axolotltheories that’s a true statement

What skills do they even teach nowadays. Ain’t school itself a complete waste

Used to be a pizza delivery driver but wanted to buy a house and drive more. Got into truck driving and I love it and make almost triple what I used to!

@adheesive8093

21 күн бұрын

what type of truck driving and would u recommend it ?

@ryannixon4138

21 күн бұрын

@@adheesive8093 I do 5 day OTR, driving Monday-Friday on the east coast. My true passion is writing, and using speech to text so I can do that more than ever and with less distraction. recommend the job if you are OK with a little bit of isolation, which I like

@axolotltheories

18 күн бұрын

That's great! Happy to hear that.

@ednutz9820

18 күн бұрын

​@@adheesive8093Go to trucking school and get your CDL class A, get your experience for at least a year and you can make 6 figures a year after getting your one year of experience. CDL class A gets you the most pay. If you add hazmat and other endorsements like doubles and triples that's even more pay.

I'm going to community college to save my butt from debt.

@herkload

Ай бұрын

I’m doing the same right now

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

If it ca get you a decent paying job, then community college it's a good investment 👍

@VegitoBlue202

Ай бұрын

Same

I work in fire alarm, we just run the cable into the conduit electricians run, usually at the ends of projects when the a/c is in. Requires a lot of know how for the fire alarm codes and problem solving to get the system to work with a touch of programming, but all in all I consider it the easiest blue collar job I've seen. Pay is pretty close to electricians, but you are fairly limited to working in the big cities.

I didn't go to college, but I went to TAFE instead (the Aussie version of America's Trade School). I could tell from a mile away that college was not a good idea, although I wish I had aimed for a trade as an Electrician or Plumber instead.

I will never understand the American education system. I am wierdly happy to have been born in Africa

@princessmarlena1359

18 күн бұрын

It’s outdated and inefficient.

Personally wanted to go to college to become a radiologist but during my senior summer I worked in concrete for a few months and I love it and and rethinking my college path

Where I am from. I work as a garbage truck driver. Always embarrassed so say that my job is dealing with trash when I socialize with people. I work 12 hours a day Monday - Friday and 8 hours on Saturdays. I can easily clear out $2,400 dollars each week or $115,000 after tax. Good income but long hours. No matter what I enjoy working.

And like always the issue was government throwing money at everything

24 year old with a BFA, out of college I was able to secure a job in the entertainment industry, but there’s been an extreme recession and I’ve now had to work a retail job since my contract ended. It’s been 2 years and despite 200+ job applications and outreach emails sent i’ve only received ghosting or rejection letters. I’m very determined to continue on my career but it’s been difficult

@axolotltheories

18 күн бұрын

Hang in there girl, you will get the job you want soon. But honestly 200+ job applications in this day and age isn't a lot. You should create a generic resume and just send it all out every time you see a job in your field. My co-op told us, this is a few years ago, that as long as you have 60% of requirement you can apply. Sometimes they listed high qualifications and hire workers without half the requirements. They actually also told us to tailor the resume. And guess what? The people in class who didn't tailor all got offers first, the people who took the time to tailor the resumes don't get hear backs mostly. Because they only read the first few resumes. Once they get enough potential candidates, you really have to wow them to be added to the list, if you apply later. Just shoot it out. Like within 10 minutes of the job being posted. Some people even put out 1500 resumes and got 1 reply... It's a tough time right now.

@Zeoytaccount

16 күн бұрын

I’m really sorry. I was in the exact same situation as you, but I’m assuming a few years later. Right out of covid, the jobs dried up, AI took the rest… honestly I left for the business world and never looked back.

Im glad i went into blue collar, but damn my body hurts so bad and im 21. Idk how im gonna do this another 40 years AT LEAST

@axolotltheories

25 күн бұрын

I heard some people in blue collar try to retire early while their bodies are still relatively healthy. Some someone commented that. So you can try and retire early too

@jordeahgrosko

21 күн бұрын

Retire early ​@@axolotltheoriesLMAOOOO not in this economy

@incelgamer0356

6 күн бұрын

Its estimated i'll be able to retire at 54 in my electrician local so its possible due to my pension fund​@@jordeahgrosko

Gez Z Electrician (almost) from Poland here. This summer holiday I decided to go find a job to earn some money to buy a car, found production plant that makes electrical switchboards. Didn't even call them or email them just went there and talked a bit with the owner there, said that I don't have experiance in the field and that I that I will graduate trade high school in one year. Still got hired for 25 Polish złoty per hour which aint bad pay considering I live in poorest region of my country and didn't graduate high school yet. Confidence is all it takes.

I’ve been working in my field for 2 years now after graduation 3 years ago and have really been wanting to switch to truck driving. I don’t like interacting with people much. It’s exhausting hearing about peoples problems all day

Making this comment so people know of another option if your younger. So I work at Costco (Tire Shop) the best place I ever worked hands down. I graduated college but yes I agree should have done trade. But honestly people could start Costco at 18 and the same in 4 years (because raises are guaranteed) as someone getting a base salary of 50 k (which is common for stem majors where I am from) with no debt. A person could work there as a cashier and max out at 29.50a hour with bonuses in like 7 ish years. And they let people climb the ladder and prefer to give promotions from within and managers can get 6 figs but supervisors is usually like 31.50 a hour . It is worth it if your younger because they only offer full time if you pass 90 days probation of seeing how hard you work. Also if your a younger person the reason people prefer high paying hourly jobs over salary is so they don’t have to still do work even after they leave the workplace. Many times salaries are excuses to work people well beyond 40 hours a week.

@benturaperalez9614

Ай бұрын

Also if you do decide to go to college while working at Costco they do internships for accounting and IT. And also the departments that pay the most for people with no degree is Optical and Hearing Aid (35 per hour which is 70k). You would get need to get certified for those spots which Costco offers the education for the certificates which usually takes about a year.

@axolotltheories

29 күн бұрын

That's amazing. There are great career opportunities at Costco. It's a good alternative for people who aren't sure what they want to do. 👍

The worst is when people don’t work hard enough in college or don’t do a good job networking and then act like they were scammed. College will make you rich if you put in the time and effort, if not then you’re throwing money down the drain.

@mba2ceo

28 күн бұрын

ya that is what stoopid say

@axolotltheories

25 күн бұрын

Depends on the degree. And you're right, sometimes even without the right degree you can still be successful if you network. You can prepare for a computer programmer job even without a computer sciences degree. Use college as a way to network with people in the industry and get them to refer you a job before you graduate 👍

@imarie6901

17 күн бұрын

I did that and now I’m facing the consequences of my dumb decisions.

@jacklaker1939

17 күн бұрын

@@imarie6901 I mean it’s never too late to be successful assuming you’re under the age of 50

I’m a 31 year old millennial that was one of the lucky ones to get a job as a pediatrician. I tell my teenage Gen Z patients the honest truth that some degrees aren’t worth the debt… unless you’re going into tech or becoming a doctor. And even then, you may have to fight “tooth and nail” to get into specialties like neurology and plastic surgery against mid-levels(Physician Assistants or P.A.) or certain tech fields.

Simple: there are NO JOBS !!!

@axolotltheories

25 күн бұрын

Job search right now is so hard

@mettlesomeknight9018

17 күн бұрын

Your not looking, there are tons of jobs, the medical field is always hiring…

@shawyonsharifi3394

6 күн бұрын

I wish there was no jobs, I need that job report to be low as fuck so the stocks can go to the moon. WE NEED UNEMPLOYMENT

I always told myself why would I be in debt when I can work on my raise and promotions in the trades? I would have over 100k more money than someone going to college for 4 years and they would be in debt?

Million come to US and big tech companies try to hire people from other countries. We now had self checkout line, Ai, cheaper labor ECT.. Companies raise food prices.

Get at least an associates from a community College. You will look like a better candidate if you ever apply for a job that says something like "This position requires an associates and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent number of years of experience." Meaning the person with an associates and 2 years experience probably has an edge of the guy who had 4 years of experience but no degree. You can get "relevant experience" doing basic bitch jobs like being a receptionist, admin assistant or something if you can track a position down that needs only a high-school diploma. Basically just try to land a job like that while you take classes. I'm not saying it's easy but you can be 20-21 with an associates and a couple years of experience under your belt and actually have a solid number of opportunities available to you that the people who didn't go to college at all either won't have or are at least less likely to have.

@paullopez2021

Ай бұрын

the only associate degrees that are worth something are vocational degrees in healthcare, biotech, and the trades. all other associate degrees - both in STEM and liberal arts - are meaningless to employers. in this economy, it's about who you know, not what you know.

I completely agree with a trade school route... I made the mistake of going to college and getting a bachelors and masters, only to be offered customer service jobs at most, ended up working at the USPS. It took a coding bootcamp to get into my current field. Now when people discuss planning, I like to put a bootcamp option if they want an option for coding / analytics field without the huge debt. It gives the highest flexibility, at worst, you decide that you hate coding and have around 10K in debt (due to breaking the contract), or you have base skills without pay (if you could not find a job in a time period), or you get the job with 10K debt to pay off. Trade jobs are also fantastic, these are usually about hands on and gives great potential too. I do like college, but I think it should be more strategic based on your field...

26 in December here, I make nearly 80k a year and I'm on year 3 of my career. I'm a motor coach operator. I'm one of the main guys in my company. My job consists of me taking people on tours to some of the most amazing places as well as meeting some of the most amazing people. I've gotten the amazing opportunity to be the team driver for FIFA teams for a whole week, I've driven around Patti labelle, mayweather, as well as a few others that I'm not allowed to name. The only debt I'm in is the debt I put myself in when I chose to move out of my parents house at the age of 23 add into my own ranch. I now live comfortably alone at the age of 25, I got 26,000 in debt but that's only for my moving expenses mixed with some irresponsibility on my side. College has turned into a total scam. A lot of High School coaches that use my company further Transportation request me by name because I don't spout the regular College BS. It's important to let the younger generation know that college is not the guaranteed golden ticket golden ticket it once was

If I would’ve started all over again, I would have skipped college. I’m in IT and certifications are EVERYTHING.

I would have gone into trades if I were in community college instead of going for 4 yr degree.

Learn both programming languages and verbal languages for the weekdays and then working at a post office, restaurant or store on the weekends are the best choices to make for Gen-Z. Any hard labor like metal work, construction or lumber work is going to be difficult to work with under someone else’s management unless you are willing to make a white collar business of your own that pays the workers very well and get them to work with software development on the side, too. Getting people in a cycle between physical work and digital work can go a long way. The digital work can be to program the vehicles or to plan new technologies and vehicles for their business. We do need better stuff than John Deere and CAT and a few others anyway. They need competition.

"Thats the future!" My dad always tells me that. In Germany, you could get rich when you are a good electrician, when you climb the ranks and open your private company.

As a trucker I make more money than the average American and the training was only a few weeks. And I don't pay for house bills or gas ext..

@snap__shot

5 күн бұрын

Trucker of 4 years here. Initial training is only a few weeks, but no company wants to take a brand new driver. The only ones that will are mega carriers or beer delivery, and both suck.

@thomasjones3206

4 күн бұрын

@@snap__shot my first trucking job I was making about 80k. And most of the mega carriers pay about 50-60k which is still average or above.

I recommend not going to college right away. I would encourage people to work the world maybe get a trade first then see what you want to be. There are so many options that are not talked about

@axolotltheories

18 күн бұрын

Agree. Not everyone should go get a college degree. Some people will do better in trades

Trades pay out better with less debt, Just graduated from a duel enrollment program with high school, and have secured a $25 an hour 40 hour work week job as an industrial hvac technician.

'00 here, Scotland. Didn't go to uni due to lack of supporting grades, was employed on and off 5 years until i stumbled arse first into my current job scrapping e-waste and now refurbing old pcs for wholesale. Heavy lifting involved but its a satisfying job with good pay. Certainly beats taking verbal abuse from entitled customers at a corner shop 👍

I’m glad I didn’t choose a trade I went for engineering which is one of the only majors that are only required by college ,trades are good if you are trying to be a liberal arts major or not want anything to do with being a lawyer or even doctor ,I’m transferring to cal poly or sdsu or even Pomona cal poly

Right now accounting is a good way to go. Get your CPA and many doors will open even outside the general audit/tax field. With AI progressing as far as it has I think it will also make the job more analysis focused and provide higher value in the future

Wonder why they want a good life instead of an boring job

Wait a minute lol. College did not become more expensive cause of the Kent State shootings. I grew up 45 minutes from Kent and never heard this before. College became more expensive due to both state and federal governments reducing their education budgets for higher education. Someone had to replace that revenue and easiest target was the student. On top of that over the last 20 years or so colleges have been turning their campuses into small resorts. If you go to a campus primarily built before 1990. You will see that their dorms are not fancy at all, the cafeterias offer basic cuisine and no fancy dining tables. The dorms usually were not air conditioned. Also we’re not fancy. They were cinder block walls with a bunk and 2 desks. Yes college has got more expensive. However itt is not because of Kent. What made school more expensive is that your parents and grandparents voted for politicians who axed education budgets to pay for other things. That along with todays student demand for a resort like campus have increased the cost.

@asianamericanadvice6016

18 күн бұрын

If millions more students get loans for 10,000s dollars, tuition, fees, rents, and books naturally inflate.

@skyranger1366

17 күн бұрын

The government guaranteed student loans and made them non-dischargeable through bankruptcy. And the universities being the greedy bastards they are dramatically increased their prices as a result. If the student debt crisis is to be resolved the government needs to forgive all the student loans as well as taking away the loan guarantee at the same time. Something that will never happen. But if the politicians are actually serious about solving the issue that is what will need to be done.

"why are gen z switching to the trades" me at 19 with just a high school diploma getting an apprenticeship and they will pay for all my school... and i still am getting paid you get your daplomia and cant find anything

Since trade school recruiters are desperately looking for people to fill blue-collar positions, I'd say besides trying to court High School students, they can also reach to the recent college grads who can't find a job yet. While some definitely went in as a way to waste time and party, there's many more who genuinely went because they were told the lie by HS counselors that college was the only way. They went, did their best in their studies, even doing extracurriculars and learning on the side. But now that the market is saturated because everyone else got a degree, the unlucky majority can't find work and now are probably deep in debt. Without being too judgemental, trade recruiters can lend a hand and give them the opportunity to work trade, if they're willing to put in the work, that is. While they won't earn as much because they'll still have to pay off their loans, they'll at least finally earn something and build up their career. And unlike high school Students, where they have to wait until they graduate, recent college grads can start right away since well, they aren't working yet...

I knew I was fuckin smart for not going that route, I am 17 still in school I will continue to go for my dreams without hesitation and I will get my diploma too no college tho, moms pissed.

This is the best time to start college career because 4-6 years from now there will be 5 welders competing for 1 job.

As of the end of 2023, 43.2 million Americans hold federal student loan debt with a total national balance of over $1.6 trillion in 1970, the average tuition for one year of college was $585 ($3,700 in today's dollars). the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2023-2024 school year is $42,162 at private colleges, $23,630 for out-of-state students at public universities and $10,662 for in-state students at public schools. The proportion of adults who had completed one or more years of college was 21 percent in 1970 The college enrollment rate of recent high school graduates, at 61.4 percent in October 2023

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

I think getting 17, 18, 19 year olds into 20, 30k, 50k of debt before they have enough experience in life to determine the right career path for them is a type of scam that has been normalized. Get them while they are young so by the time they realized it's not worth spending that much money for a piece of paper that can't get them a decent job is too late... I know that some people graduate with 100k of student loans. That's way too much.

@shawyonsharifi3394

6 күн бұрын

43.2 million Americans don’t realize they are too broke to afford college and put themselves into debt that they then don’t feel they have to repay.

First i have people telling me that i should go to college and now hearing that college is not worth it. I've just finished sophomore year in high school and i don't know what to do

@MrRobot2027-wd9iw

2 күн бұрын

Go to community college and study nursing or join the army. Avoid for-profit schools and avoid university. Find a temp agency who will network you towards jobs in construction, but you need to find the right agency some like Express are plain bad. Lie on your resume but make it believable. Only list companies that have gone out of business recently in your area because HR can't check a dead company. Do not drop out of school unless you can get your parents to pay for a GED, instead ditch classes and play hooky on certain school days to think about what form of self-employment / career you want.

Look at China where Job market for graduates is so bad you end up with PhD doing food delivery. In this day and age a degree has become so common that it has become just a mean of using that reason to raise competition and keep salary low.

@creator-ss7ks

17 күн бұрын

Burh, why does everything have to do with China LOL? 99.99% of us don't even live there. Why do we care?

Last i heard the trades was a dying industry. No one wants to break their back, risk their life/health for better than average pay that still isnt even middle class. Id say gen z is flocking to self employment in the arts if they arent trapped in retail, fast food or gig work

I got into Trade when I was 45 and i never worked for anybody, i earn a decent living and that too in a timid and small economy in Canada. People in trades complaining don't know how to use their skills for themselves. Business skills are also, important to succeed.

Listen up 🎉 you have to start somewhere. You need to sacrifice a year of getting paid not your worth for the experience. Once you are in a company and form relationships you can get the job you want.

Trades are just fine unless you can actually tie your own shoes. I took a math test for an electrician apprenticeship, got 100%, and they interrogated me for 30 minutes to see how I cheated, then they fired me. Basically, you'll never find an electrician who got a perfect score. You'll only find a bunch of dumbasses who couldn't ace the test if their lives depended on it.

@axolotltheories

25 күн бұрын

Wow that's terrible. And funny lol 😅. I guess they never had a 100% test score before😂. I hope you found another job. Get a few questions wrong on purpose next time.

@dave23024

24 күн бұрын

@axolotltheories What's even better was I did all the questions in my head, so I didn't write down my work on the test. That's probably the part that got me canned. 🤣

@grimgoreironhide9985

24 күн бұрын

@@dave23024UK or USA?

@axolotltheories

18 күн бұрын

@@dave23024 Oh maybe that's why. They think you copied someone's answer because you don't show your work. I hate having to show all the steps when I was doing math in school. It's annoying

@princessmarlena1359

18 күн бұрын

@@axolotltheories exactly, what difference does it make where we got the math answer (especially if it’s correct)? Point is, we got the right answer. Math was my “Vietnam”. I really hate school.

I think colleges should be REQUIRED to show the history of their job placement for ALL their major degrees for the past decade or so -- to EVERYONE who applies. (If they don't, they don't get ANY federal government money of any kind, IMO). At least that way students would have more data to look at. No guarantees, but an indication of job trends per degree, potential success, etc. Given what's going on, if you're a self starter, the trades likely make more sense if you're willing to do physical work. Also, one could always get some courses in accounting, etc. if one wants to form one's own small company for their trade skill, after apprenticing, vs. getting a full, expensive, time consuming 4 year degree. I'm a boomer. I don't think this is the students' fault. However, younger generations assuming they're the only ones who experience tough times are completely delusional. Each generation had their issues. I feared getting killed in Vietnam while growing up, for example.

America needs more education so they know education does not mean you magically get rich😂

This is why i wanna work in the goverment. They have basically noone who wants to work with them because goverment. I havent started university but i wanna study at the german intelligence agency because they have extremly low standards (avrage needs to be around C+ in american units) but you still get a job afterwards.

I'm 16 years old and I started theme pages.

I think this is a great video!

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! :)) It took so long to edit these videos so I'm so happy to hear this 🥲

Just subscribe to your channel 🙂 You would go places with this Channel !!

I seriously don’t understand how middle class people can’t afford college? Like tf? It’s only 80k a year bro. That’s literally less than 7k a month….

@lilyyoung1002

6 күн бұрын

Sarcasm much lol

Bachelor in B-Tech is same as Trade jobs?

Almost 25yo a degree and still doesn’t know how to use a seatbelt

Lots of my family members work for IBM so I have family connections in computers 💻

@jacqueslee2592

21 күн бұрын

Oh really. Where? In Mexico?

@marioantoniocrespoMexican92

21 күн бұрын

@@jacqueslee2592 I own 2 laptops, 2 iPads & 1 iPhone I get Apple products they are best technology in the world. Proud fan of technology 💻 📱

@marioantoniocrespoMexican92

21 күн бұрын

@@jacqueslee2592 do you do realize Mexico City is a rich city

@marioantoniocrespoMexican92

21 күн бұрын

@@jacqueslee2592 you do realize not all Mexicans are poor many them have natural talent for doing things

@jacqueslee2592

21 күн бұрын

@@marioantoniocrespoMexican92 I just asked if in Mexico. The reason I asked because I remember Mexico manufactured for IBM and did not know they still had headquarters over there.

Uuuuuh so tradeschool was the word. Yah ofc it's better go to tradeschool🤣 (English isn't my first language and I wondered why Americans just didn't to "apprenticeships" lol)

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Tradeschool is not always better. It's a good option for some. If they were going to end up studying something like sociology, that won't get them jobs, better do trade school. But if they want to study something, get their bachelor's degree box checked so they can apply to say medical school or law school, college/university would be needed. You can't go to medschool or lawschool without a bachelor's degree

As college Grad with license, please i recommend to attend trade schools.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

You have trade license? How's your experience with it so far?

@WedgyBlue

Ай бұрын

@axolotltheories It's great 👍 got hired recently

Supply and demands remains true as alway. It is a law of tbe universe

the world isnt just america.

20 yo in a year 1 union electrical apprenticeship. I make 23$ an hour plus healthcare and in 4 years i'll make 45$ an hour for becoming a journeyman. Wear kneepads and wear gloves and most of the activity will be beneficial to your health.

They all got scammed L💀💀💀

Would sales be a good option?

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Some sales job can make a lot of money. If you have a medical background, some nurses actually change career and become salespersons. They use their medical background to sell medical devices. The good ones can make 200k+. It depends on what you are trying to sell. But most sales people don't make that much money. The call center ones definitely most likely don't.

@paullopez2021

Ай бұрын

I personally recommend sales.

@creator-ss7ks

17 күн бұрын

No, you don't need a Degree in that to get in the job. You should do engineering. Civil engineering if you want to get a job fast.

I'm South Asian. I'm looking forward to getting my bachelor's degree from the US. Should I demotivate & reconsider the fact again?

@v.dany7568

Ай бұрын

Depends on the degree. STEM degrees pay well but others don't

@mochalotte4702

Ай бұрын

Don’t. It’s overrated and way too expensive.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

It really depends on the degree you're getting. Some degrees won't give you jobs after graduating. Like, sociology, gender studies, art history, geography, mathematics, etc. Those are useless without further studies. And then you can maybe become a professor in the field. The degrees that get you jobs are nursing, chemistry, computer science, engineering, etc. STEM degrees.

@jessepinkman876

Ай бұрын

Everyone in here saying stem degrees but stem degrees are having trouble getting hired too. The job market just sucks right now.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

@@jessepinkman876 There's been a wave of tech layoffs earlier I think. You're right, job market just isn't that good at the moment but stem careers probably have more employment opportunities.

Trades really aren’t worth it

@javiertorres9114

Ай бұрын

Just curious. I’m just a factory worker, Why would the trade jobs not be worth it?

@redparis9225

Ай бұрын

Got some cousins that work in HVAC making over 80k. Why aren't they worth it? You get stronger job security and they even pay for your training.

@martinconner2836

Ай бұрын

I agree with you, people look at the decent living wage pay they can make, but fail to understand that "you work every penny" for that not "every dollar". Its a physically demanding job and will suck every energy you have. I come home from work and I cant do anything, because I am so physically tired, I also become mentally tired as well. Employers will lay you off when you are slow to make sure that young fresh people can come in and do the job faster than someone who is weaker and slower. I know because I am an electrician (one of the least physically demanding trades) and I personally would not recommend this job to anyone. Ill make sure to save money for my kids education so they can go to college instead of going for a trades job

@kryptonyt6390

Ай бұрын

@@javiertorres9114because they are so physically demanding and the pay just isn’t worth it for the work you are doing. Most people that I know are mentally and physically drained by the time they get to their 40s from their work and their bodies are destroyed from the labour. I would much rather work an office job that gives me longevity rather than any trade.

@axolotltheories

Ай бұрын

Why? Do you work in trade or knows someone who does?

So a degree only means you’ve learned something and can be taught. It doesn’t mean you’re good at it or the best in your field. This is why companies want experience over a degree. If you are struggling to find a job start your own business and under cut the companies you are applying to.

Me who lives in europe and doesnt have to pay anything 🗿

@shawyonsharifi3394

6 күн бұрын

Ok but now show us ur income taxes

well DUH

You're late to the party. It's actually the opposite in the US. The job market is flooded with 4-year college degrees, most of which are totally useless. Until recently, a person like me who has a 2-year degree and a certificate with a VOTECH hasn't had a chance. Experience meant nothing. I'm glad this is changing. Engineering, architecture, medical and legal are different. You don't go anywhere without a degree in those, but a lot of degrees are for ridiculous subjects and are totally useless. I've also run into too many college grads who are educated beyond their intelligence. Critical and analytical thinking is too hard for them. We do have tuition programs for college, but you have to qualify for them. In some places, 2-year programs are free.

NO. MORE. COLLEGE (except community/company sponsored) Get exp first

This is the mistake people my age made, and i knew this a very long time ago: everybody around me is living on autopilot and they think the future is guaranteed. I've studied economy and political history before i dropped out during covid, because i realized this world has changed, my generation is on tik tok making a mockery of itself, the older generations have a lock on white collar jobs, so i have to work, make some experience, then i can go to college, become hvac certified and get a real job. Also women in the beginning of this video will complain about this hiring problem they have, but an hour later will steal from wal mart "because wal mart won't care" or complain about how expensive everything is. Databases exist, and the cameras can recognise a lot more about you than just your face now! Just because you have a short-term memory doesn't mean everything else does! My conspiracy theory: every single person complaining about employment has committed petty theft for whatever reason too many times, and you're all on a suspect list, that HR has legal access to, yes every HR. And with that information they can go, "mmmm no work for you, back to the street."