Blue Collar & Proud of It, part 2

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• education
• blue
• collar
• jobs

[dnotleythere]

Very good. I wish I was more mechanically inclined like my brother. Electricians and many people in the trades make more the average american now. In Germany, I read, being a mechanic is considered to be a prestigious position. It is in many countries as well. Only in American, is there this silly continual bias against working with your hands and blue collar work. My Australian relatives noticed this about America when they first came here in the 70s.

[DontGoToCollege]

It's a strange mentality. I'm glad it has not spread to the rest of the world.

[Abcgummy1791]

When I told my family that I wanted to become a machinist at a technical college, my mother cried. Everyone thinks I'm throwing my life away. I can see the dissapointment in their eyes. They dont care that I am insanely happy with my choice. Even some of my high school friend look down on my choice.

[DontGoToCollege]

Best of luck to you as a machinist. I'm sorry that those around you are not supportive. I think you'll be learning a lot of real world skills doing something that interests you.

Your skills as a machinist will give you more opportunities than an English degree would. All the best to you.

[timetraveler3797]

So he DID go to school, just for a specific trade rather than a stupid general degree. I am going to comunity college for transfering to a 4-6 year school for engineering because it would save me money, but am I wasting my time trying to become an engineer?

[DontGoToCollege]

If engineering is your passion, then go for it. However, get into the real world of engineering, not the college fantasy world. Meet actual engineers, go to their places of work. And please don't get into debt. I know it's tough, I was an engineering major. It takes a lot of time and it's tempting to get into debt when all you hear is about how much money you're going to make as an engineer. A lot of engineering is being outsourced to China and India.

[JLeeMagnetic]

nice!!!

[ilikepie5720]

@DontGoToCollege A blue collar attitude in a white collar field does wonders though. I'm in my third year and debt free for engineering. Working all summer, living at home, Community College first, all part of a game plan. Being passionate about what you want to do is all that matters, i'm 3 years in and will never say it was a waste of time, i learned how to solve real world problems and understand the world better in that respect. Ultimate gearhead environment.

[JamesDBlanc]

@Abcgummy1791 When somthing breaks I'd rather have you than someone with a Masters in Art History or some bullshit like that. Good work for sticking to what YOU wanted to do!

[Spudgurius83]

To all of you people outthere there is nothing wrong with blue collar work and often times blue collar workers can make very good money such as welders and so on. Plumbers from what I been hearing lately happen to make very good money.

[xXSgofyyahXx]

what kind of job do you have now :O?

[blackezi3]

@visionimagify Any career where you work with your hands is blue collar, so yeah it is. To me I think blue collar people are the real intellectuals. Cause anybody can sit in an office all day with a clown dress suit on typing away...

[visionimagify]

Is Computer Tech considered blue-collar? I'd like to get into that field.  I like building computers, but I don't want to go to college for it.

[littlenickyn]

Blue collar work sucks.

[BOWENSblog]

2 years ago Boeing the air craft company. Layed off thousands of machinest.. And they outsourcethem to china.  The labour is like .30 cent an hour.