Mike Rowe: This story is everywhere, and it's not being covered | Brian Kilmeade Show

Mike Rowe joins 'The Brian Kilmeade Show' to explain why America is going to have lots of unemployed people who aren't trained for the jobs that exist. #FoxNews
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[@pcmountaindog]

I was a bricklayer like my father back in the 70s. I decided to go back to school and became an Electrical Engineer. I learned 50 years ago that as a bricklayer I would not earn enough to buy the houses I was working on or have enough skill to work in the office buildings I was helping build. Today no bricklayer, framer, concrete worker, roofer etc earns enough to live in my neighborhood. I completely understand why they are checking out. They see a system which doesn't accept them as a member. Every year more people just give up. It's a sad case but the America I grew up in is gone. We have a government which is too stupid to run a hotdog stand trying to regulate a 7 trillion dollar budget. They line their own pockets and pretend they are putting in a life of "PUBLIC SERVICE". What a disgrace.

[@spamsam99]

Best posting so far. Someone should distill all these posts into an analysis of the problems and the solutions, as it is all here in the comments.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

I thought tradesmen are well paid. How much do bricklayers get paid?

[@Dennis-dv4zx]

I was a master Hvac contractor for 35 years, i made well over 100,000 a year. I've seen hvac companies starting people at $80000. I retired at 58. So i don't know who you talked to.

[@parkermorhiser2927]

holy sh*t, preach.

[@j.johnson8360]

@@Dennis-dv4zx That is very very rare

[@annamcmillan2996]

It started with no child left behind in 2000. As a teacher I witnessed cut backs on tradeschools, high schools not offering mechanics, or shop classes or home economics. We now have young adults who have no life skills. Their parents taught them next to nothing, now we have a mess.

[@lorrie00]

A mess, indeed.

[@2ndamendmentmf183]

Not me tho

[@charlessnortley4519]

Thanks George Bush

[@michellethelightworker5271]

👏👏👏 EEEEEXAAAAACTLY!!! I've been saying this for 20 yrs also!! ☹😡 We are now just a part of a clown show!! 🤡🤡🤡

[@John5ive]

It started WAAAAYYYY before that. In the 90's all our high school guidance counselors wanted was the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. Literally they wanted to be able to say" he " we went to high school here....

[@yfnato4139]

Im 22 years old and just enrolled in job corps about 6 months ago, currently working towards my certification in Building Construction Technology. I was tired of working job to job for such little pay knowing I could be putting the same effort into learning a trade. But I tell you, goin to Job Corps is probably the smartest move I’ve ever made. We learn just about everything ( plumbing , carpentry, HVAC, flooring, basic tools, forklifting, excavation, you name it). Pretty much the jack of all trades. They also have other trades such as painting, culinary, business and many more based on location. But guys I highly recommend it for any adults wanting their children ages 16-24 to get their foot in the door.They even provide free meals, housing, transportation and diplomas as well as placing you in a job once you finish. Coming from a small town just outside of Atlanta, I can say it was not an easy transition but it was definitely worth it. Just a heads up👍Wish me luck.

[@heatherhatch9290]

Good luck!

[@melindatarnow5713]

Good job dude. We need more like you. I wish you the best!

[@deannathreat714]

Good luck, I commend your intelligence and and go get it attitude!

[@feitgris1262]

Remember the 3 S’s. Show up (on time) Shut up (All conversations should be job completion minded) Stay busy…of course in the job force the S that nobody wants to admit Screen (in other words, drug free) Best of luck to you

[@billbass3801]

Good work! You’ll do well in life

[@lliles5593]

I am a 68 woman who works as a waitress at a restaurant, been there for 8 years and i love my job the good the bad and the rude customers. Living in Houston texas I make an hour drive for work. I am there everyday and will pull doubles. Always at work never late give great customer service. Two months ago I applied at two restaurants that were hiring, but i never was offered a job, comments were made, well servers cant sit down if they get tired and the other restaurant never called. These two were close to my home. After a couple of weeks I went to check the restaurants out and well I guess I was too old because all I saw were young girls working there. No experience with customers some servers were rude but i guess they just want young pretty ladies. Well I may be a senior but I can guarantee that I can still run circles around those young ones. It is their loss not mine.

[@paulherbert5548]

I had a young guy show up to clean my carpets a couple of months ago. He was on-time and did a real good job and did not waste time on his cell phone. When the job was over, I commended him for his work. He said he was very happy with his new job and further added that his boss was proud of him for showing up and being pleasant to his customers. Looks like his boss found a winner.

[@mitchd949]

Had a plumber do some work for me last week. Young man, on time, personable, etc. Finished on time, left the area clean, summarized everything he did in such a way that I understood what he described. I paid on the spot and gave him a tip in cash.

[@TLgamer_TL]

That worker has always existed. 99.9% of the time we're prevented from working because these types of contractors always turn us away. People then act like we're lazy and don't want to work which is simply not true. The only reason thousands of people like me do not have jobs is because of these snakes for contractors who outright refuse to even allow us to prove ourselves. After refusing to hire, they complain they can't find workers.

[@alphagt62]

@@TLgamer_TL I got out of the trades because of this, everyone wanted me to work for nothing, or they hired illegal aliens at less than minimum wage, doing horrible work. They don’t want to pay a professional what he’s worth, they think an experienced carpenter who can run a job is expendable, they think anyone with no experience can do it. I went to a tech school and got a degree in computer science, and doubled my pay the first day on the job! A job that was way easier and requires far less experience than a carpenter. A real shame, I actually enjoyed carpenter work.

[@unclemike5840]

@@alphagt62 Side job , start your own LLC ?

[@chrishofmann8779]

@@alphagt62 yeah you could tell this "contractor" was not very educated and probably hires drunks and druggies and wonders why they don't come to work.

[@jcmottern]

I work part time in a grocery store deli and I have my own handyman business. At the deli that I work at, there's this 84 year old woman. She's always there, never calls in, works harder then all of the younger kids and as always the last one to leave. They just don't make them like they used to.

[@AbeTweakin]

Having work ethic is good but it doesn't make you a good person nor better than anyone else.

[@jcmottern]

@@codyjones4199 From what I've learned from talking to her, she's loaded. She has like 3 or 4 houses. I think she's just enjoys working.

[@aakburns]

And that old lady doesn't make any more money, nor a livable wage.

[@jtrueman]

@@aakburns She’s alive, so she must make a livable wage. What a dumb comment.

[@jtrueman]

@Cody Jones Sometimes the satisfaction of good hard work done is ‘something to show for it’. Even if it’s not much, at least it’s earned.

[@dtw111able]

This is what happens when you take the trade schools out of the schooling system. That’s insanity.

[@vernwiederich9010]

Mike Rowe is spot on in his comments. My son has his own construction business for 20 yrs now. He has 2 good employees now whom he works along side, because he has too. He has had trouble finding help. He has a guy in his 60's that helps him occasionally & he says this guy works hard when on the job! My son doesn't know how the guy can do it knowing how my son's body is feeling the aches & pains from the physical work.

[@KSmith401]

About 7 years ago I had been unemployed for a while after being laid off...again (IT field). I looked at everything. I applied with the local IBEW to become an electricians apprentice. I filled out the miles of paperwork. Jumped through the hoops, crossed the T's, dotted the I's, paid the fees. Crickets. Nothing from them at all. I couldn't even get them to return a phone call. They were happy to cash the check for the application fee though. I did the same with a few trucking companies, trying to get onto something, anything! I just wanted to work and was in my late 30's at the time. I can only surmise they didn't want the "old" guy. It's not just one direction. Employers need to change their hiring practices and who they look at. I still have decades of good work left in me. Give us a chance.

[@mattc3454]

Yes, in the exact same situation. I wish they would talk about how our politicians sold out industries and hoops you have to jump through just to get an interview.

[@johne453]

Yeah, I can relate. After my whole industry was shut down over covid, I spent over a year looking for work. Got lots of interviews, but every single one ghosted me except the last. And I've always had multiple offers come in every week, until now.

[@seemev2.0phuckbootube78]

I did IT for several places. I'm guessing without knowing your skills that it's your resume that has to be the problem. I.T. is so broad when there's different areas of work within that field. If you are not getting anything at all after applying for several places each week then they are seeing something on your resume or application that throws up flags or something. Plus, some don't even look at it unless it triggers so many key words they consider important. The bigger the city the more IT jobs there are. Play the numbers game!

[@cuibono6872]

Best of luck in your search, you deserve it, theres a guy in the comments talking about security, reckons it's a stable industry with lots of work, might be worth a look, my heart goes out to you brother, dont give up.

[@susankitchin325]

I'm having difficulty, and I think it is because of my age, though no employer will EVER admit to it. I'm 69, and plan to work for several more years, because I've worked hard over the past 5 years to get healthier! I also know I have a great work ethic, and can run rings around folks half my age, which I did in my last job. But the employers will never know that because they don't even request an interview!

[@hermetic1]

I'm a 46 year old trim carpenter with 22 years experience. When I go into a home, the electricians, plumbers, HVAC, and painters are usually all there. At 46, I'm often the youngest guy on site. A kid coming out of high school could learn any of the trades and in 10-15 years charge whatever he wanted because the demand will be there with nobody to do it.

[@MDAdams72668]

Told my son this and that is what he did(28yrs old) He can already basically "right his own ticket" and owns his land, home, cars, etc outright.

[@loubro2372]

Agree 100%

[@guyguyver7552]

IMMIGRANTS ARE HERE TO STAY BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T WANNA DO THE JOB.🤣😂🤣😂....BRING THEM ALL IN NOW!!!👍😁👍

[@jimmyjackass1805]

@@guyguyver7552 100% 50 % of the Force is all Immigrants Russdian Boznians Mexicans. Can't blame them they show up they work hard and they do it cheap.

[@TLgamer_TL]

@@MDAdams72668 Write his own ticket" not right his own ticket. Also your son was given the opportunity to do it, whenever people like me and the thousands of others were showing up interested and willing to work, we were all brushed aside and ignored. We were all literally prevented from working by these self righteous assholes. Sorry but after the treatment of people who did want to work they ignored, they do not get to complain they now cannot find any workers. It astounds me how many people deny what I just said doesn't or didn't happen and then blame us (The exact people they want) and saying we weren't being helped back by anyone..YES WE WERE...Now these asshats are regretting it. These trolls don't get to complain after what thy did to us. They literally wrecked our life by not letting us work.

[@jerrytalley802]

Brian, thanks to you and Mike for bringing this to light. I’ve been knowing something is seriously wrong, but didn’t realize exactly what was/is happening. I’m seeing it in the professional services as well. Companies I’ve dealt with for 15 years, used to be dynamite customer service. Now even those companies lost good employees during the pandemic, Probably people near retirement saying “it’s just not worth it”! Now, something that used to take 10 minutes and one call, can literally take all day or days into weeks to get anything done. Recently someone ran into my truck. It took me 6 calls to preferred body shops to get someone to even take it before June or at all. I’m almost 63 and I’ve never been so frustrated in my life/every day of my life.

[@RC-fi4ix]

I understand

[@billbammerlin4666]

Jerry a friend of mine had an accident in her Jeep and it sat at a body shop for 6 months supposedly waiting for parts. I finally told her to tell the shop that she would provide the parts and all of a sudden the parts became available. Hard to know who to place the blame on.

[@billmcmeekin7909]

In my area (Northern BC), it's 8 months to book an appointment for auto body work. Then they source parts and fix it. Incredible! Young people, get a trade!!! It's a license to print money.

[@deuce38]

Me too. I’m 72. Asked the insurance company where I should send the bill since I was doing all the work to settle my claim. I never expected to have to deal with customer service reps so ignorant of things that were part of our elementary education. Bad attitudes, dumb and lazy.

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

I'm 69 years old and retired but in defense of the young people jobs have no incentives anymore. I worked for General Electric and for decades if you had a job there you could plan on retiring with them and have a company pension plan. In the 1970's all that started falling apart. Big companies we're relocating to Japan for cheaper labor. I trained Japanese engineers how to build Air Conditioners my last year there because the company sold out to Trane and moved to Japan. Then by the 80's companies we're selling out and mergers were the thing. Big companies swallowing up the small ones. Everytime this happens employees are fired and either replaced or those jobs were deleted. We live in a world today where there is no job security anywhere. Forget about retiring from a company. That doesn't exist anymore. Those that want to work have to float from one company to the next never gathering any moss, benefits or promotions. Sad shape this country has become.

[@billbammerlin4666]

If possible be self employed save any money you can and do good work. Nothing like being your own boss. I did fine till I lost my business due to location being sold. Went into work force and found it hard to work under supervision that had no idea how to do the job. It was so hard to keep my opinions to myself as they would get rid if me as I was more experienced

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

@@billbammerlin4666 Yes. There's an old saying that goes "You'll never make more than your owner boss wants you to make." Well managed self employment and learning how to save money is the best option.

[@janemay7181]

I lost my job in 1997 because it moved to Mexico.

[@janemay7181]

I’m 75

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

@@janemay7181 Yes, Mexico is the current frontier. So sorry.

[@GenericWhiteMale123]

Mike is the reason I decided to get into the trades, HVACR technician. His words on recession proof work stuck with me as early as 15years old. Show up early, stay late, ask for more.(more work I mean) Edit: I'm 26 now and the sheer lack of work ethic, selfishness, and level of entitlement among my generation and the one before me is disgusting.

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

Keep at it and use your money wisely. Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless!

[@GenericWhiteMale123]

@@johnnytacokleinschmidt515 thank you very much! I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving as well!

[@christinefury1040]

Ask for more money! Better benefits. You deserve better!

[@haze2427]

Keep up the good work!

[@dennyj8650]

Great pick, be proud!! BTW, how many of your slacker coworkers: 1. Live with their parents STILL, and 2. Are chronic with the Weed. ?

[@thomasdahlmann1116]

I am a retired industrial arts teacher. My son and my grandson grew up around my home garage shop, learning to use the tools. My grandson went to SUN tech his senior year of high school for welding. He was blessed to have an excellent teacher, Jamie Kotarsky. He then went to Penn College of Technology and graduated with associate degrees in welding and metal fabrication. He was hired by JLG before he graduated and earned a promotion and 50% raise after 7 or 8 months. They sent him to Chicago for training to program cnc lasers. He is the type of guy who will always be in demand because of his training and willingness to work and stay until the job is done. All this country needs is a few hundred thousand more young guys like him!

[@historyraven99]

Amen!

[@engineerinhickorystripehat9475]

With my father it was cars , trucks and machines, but my grandfather had a complete woodshop. Our first project together was building a step stool so I could reach the table and band saw, the router, and the belt sander. You tell people that nowadays and they think it's crazy like driving around in your car without a mask

[@andrewlightfoot1323]

My late 2nd cousin, Jimmy, got into trouble in his late teens/early twenties hot wiring cars and joyriding. He got sent to prison for a couple of years by a judge with no mercy (these days, he would have been given 6 months probation...), but while he was in there, someone took him under their wing and thoroughly taught him the welding trade. Once he got out, got his first welding job and showed his mastery & work ethic, he never again lacked for work, money, or the things that those bring to a man. His time cooped up gave him "itchy feet", so he liked to move around a lot, and travel a lot. He was so skilled and in-demand, he could go anywhere and have jobs *begging* him for his time, and willing to pay his rates. A company in Hawaii found out he could, and would weld underwater. They flew him over and back, first class, rented him a cottage and a car, allotted him a weekly meal budget, and paid for him to be taken out marlin fishing, sightseeing, etc... every couple of weeks. On top of all that, he earned a very high wage, because when he was working, he went until the job was complete, and when the job was done, they knew it would pass any/every inspection, and would last better than anyone else's work. He passed away about 20 years ago, and it's hard to impossible to find men who work like that these days. What a shame.

[@twboegel2918]

"All this country needs is a few hundred thousand more young guys like him!" Those young guys are needed elsewhere. The government needs them for the perpetual, senseless wars abroad as bullet stoppers.

[@matthewtaylor2040]

Problem is, you sold him on the industry of nothing. I'm a welder by trade as well as operate CNC VMCs (self taught CAd software where I've patented my own product/design) and it's no longer require from employers to offer good pay for that industry. You would think employers would want well managed employees but that's not the case, temp agencies have destroyed the market for talent

[@Tawanalynn]

Mike Rowe is a “real” man!! Wish we had more of them. Our Country needs a few REAL men! You’re a real man too Brian! 😍😍

[@tooltime5661]

This is dead nuts true,I am going to be 63 in September, work for a huge company, most are looking for hand outs and are absolutely unskilled, clueless!!!!

[@ambitiousmuslimrecordings3451]

“We went from a skill gap, to a will gap, and soon we’re going to arrive at a skill gap AND a will gap” 💯

[@warrenpuckett4203]

Well California, Michigan and many other states are right to work. That is what happens when the state takes over education, home life and the union's functions. You see the bigs like making "the profit." They also don't like sharing it. They need villas in France or Italy to furnish with high end. The old high end is getting tacky. So how do you fix that? Get rid of cash. Why? Then you can upgrade your yacht. You can't go out and hustle for cash if it is outlawed. Oh and that plastic tracking device in your wallet and the electric one you talk on. Hey got to keep track of what the credit slaves and peons are doing. Big money wins and the tax collectors love it too. But at least Tim Cook will sell more new iPhones. If the Chinese make them. In China they call it 'laying flat'. That is most likely why the lock downs are still going on. You want lay flat. I show you lay flat.

[@thomass2125]

Ppl know robots will replace them, so they lost the will to keep doing it.

[@jameshigginbothamiii8703]

PUT MIKE ROWE IN CHARGE OF THE ECONOMY, MAKE HIM THE "JOBS CZAR!"

[@bbkr7910]

WRONG! Government is the problem, not the solution

[@keekers]

Every time he goes to Washington, they don't listen to him.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

@@keekers how could they not listen to him Smart as can be

[@Jc-do4fy]

We only need 1 job Czar. Trump.

[@SaintJoseph911]

He would promote trades over college. That wouldn't be good for the big elites nor the universities. It's all connected and its all about them making money to keep the rest of us down

[@BeverlyTalley]

The most important thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different sources of income that doesn't depend on the government. Especially with the current economic crisis around the word. This is still a good time to invest in various stocks, Gold, silver and digital currencies.

[@Florencecoxx]

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or bitcoin and stocks.

[@izagdlife]

I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more.

[@BeverlyTalley]

@@izagdlife That won't bother you if you trade with a professional like *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* my coach, you may have come across him on interviews relating to bitcoin and stocks. He trades, manage trading account and offer mentorship program for clients who wish to become professional investors.

[@izagdlife]

@@BeverlyTalley You allow people to trade for you? that's interesting, I would love to learn, hope it’s safe?

[@zombie15ish]

@@abigail_campbell This is the Fourth time I'm seeing someone talking about Mr Gary as there are lot of testimonies about him, do you know him ? if yes , did you invest with him?

[@cranium33333]

I am an HVAC, and even the people we get that are good, aren’t even close to what we used to be. Honor pride in your work, running a service vehicle, as if it was your own. Seem to be principles that are becoming forgotten.

[@NM-dy2vc]

This is what happens when self esteem is pushed over self respect. Self respect teaches respect for others, respect for opportunities, etc., but self esteem only teaches narcissism.

[@jasonchristopher2977]

U said it best.

[@vanmann8347]

Mike Rowe is so genuine and honest, not to mention hard working. 🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@anslogarrick7638]

Get him in there for president of the workforce we need a new military branch

[@williamhanlon8159]

@@anslogarrick7638 I assume you mean something like the CCC. Good luck!

[@kylegilmore3810]

The guy was an opera singer and then made 30 million dollars for being a TV host that did menial labor three times an episode, while telling everyone else to do the same job for 20 years if they want to 'make it'. What part of that is hard? I'd do *his* job in a heartbeat.

[@judybrown7601]

And good looking. Lpl

[@robertdiogenes2655]

FAMILY VALUES ARE A EXCELLENT START TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER. Parents need to be PARENTS.

[@proboy1121]

I'm recently retired Master Plumber From New York. I was in business for 49 years. Had trouble with workers not showing up from Day one that i opened my place of business ! !

[@keithhaynes7350]

When my son came to at the end of high school and told me he wanted to go to school to be a mechanic I couldn’t argue with his logic. He walked out of school after a year with a degree to be a diesel and heavy equipment mechanic into a 26 dollar an hour job with full benefits. I think that is pretty good for him being 19. I am proud of him and glad that he got a set of job skills that no one can ever take away from him.

[@JR-bj3uf]

It's the biggest single regret of my life. I did two years of diesel tech in high school and had a job lined up, building injector pumps after graduation but my parents wouldn't hear of it. I had to go to college which I did and then spent the rest of my life chasing meaningless corporate jobs and pay. Toward the end of my career I landed a job in shipping for a heavy equipment repair facility. I loved it! To be fair my dad was a machinist who escaped with a college degree. He knew how bad work in a shop could be, especially as you got older.

[@TGuard00014]

No one can take the skills but a couple of words of caution; first the field changes quickly so the skills might not be as useful in ten years as they are today even staying on top of them. The second is those skills are also useless without the proper tools and equipment which is getting harder to maintain and more expensive to procure. My dad is a mechanic, started around 1978 and back in the day he could fix most things with a pretty basic tool set. My husband is trained as a mechanic but not currently working as one. We wind up having to pay someone else for most things just because it doesn’t make sense to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for a tool you are going to use one time. It’s really obnoxious.

[@PapaMist]

I worked for Rush Truck Centers after graduating from UTI. $18 was my hourly rate in 2018 North Florida working on diesel. Flat rate. Shuttiest job I've ever had in my life with horrible customers, parts personel, and service crew. My only wish is that they go bankrupt. I hate them all for the bs hey put level 1 and 2 mechanics thru. They deserve the shitshow they have in the mechanic world. No professionalism or courtesy just pure profits. F em.

[@richardordonez8331]

If I may add my congrats. 19 yes old! He'll be a millionaire in his 40's if he spends his money wisely, invests regularly, doesn't get divorced, takes good care of his health.

[@fredzag2452]

He could go on his own and make 125 bucks per hour instead of the company getting that 125 bucks per hour.

[@randyellis9460]

Mike for president......an American that understands the people

[@judyg63]

This is a problem in the medical community as well. I’m a retired nurse and my husband is about to retire and he does more work than the young people they’ve hired in the last five years, who think medicine is a 9-5 job. It’s a real problem.

[@janetking7542]

Yup. RAILROAD too. Wtheck just lazy. And entitled

[@zendyrwrathgarron5135]

I work medical as well. I go in, I do my job, but I also know I'm tearing up my body for a job. A company will not take care of you. I was run over by a power chair 10 years ago and still have issues. Any treatment will come out of my pocket. I have a friend that was attacked, broken bones, broken teeth. She was not taken care of. I'm not getting beaten up by people that don't care about their health. I think it's a combination of not being valued, not being taken care of and dealing with a population that isn't going to be happy with the product and service they receive no matter how hard you work.

[@dann547]

They need to hire Filipino nurses. They work hard, holidays, worst shifts, OT and have a positive attitude.

[@steveg1854]

40 years ago you could work a regular job and have a nice life. Today a regular job can barely get the bills paid.

[@bertblue9683]

So staying at home is better? Are there too many entitlements?

[@perry92964]

not true, today at mcdonalds you can easily make enough to live on your own and pay the bills.

[@mikekellum6238]

The definition of a nice life has changed. Expensive homes, cars, electronics, vacations etc, is what people think is important. The cost of those things have been determined to be “ nice life”.

[@theunbearablebull]

@@bertblue9683 Bert you completely missed the point of his comment lol.

[@Corkfish1]

If you don't have children you can't afford you can definitely get by.

[@kikinorthington680]

Love how this man encourages hard work but I’m tired of the government taking it

[@libertyoverbondage]

Imagine Canada, we pay 45% income tax. Everything else has a tax on top of it. If you work overtime, it's taxed.. you work those extra hours for free...

[@mariantreber8055]

YT blocking my comment if I try to tell ppl the truth! ! Get truth on the other sites and platforms! ! It'll get better because G o d is making it so. Pray, be thankful.

[@ROBERTMORAN-mv7eq]

TAKING WHAT ?

[@daryn8638]

So you see the scam and why it continues?

[@daryn8638]

I'm tired of governments; governance is defined as control and rule, which has been practiced for who knows how long, and humanity hasn't really gotten better, people continue to be harmed by people, we still don't do the right thing or even acknowledge what the right thing is. Who's really all that reasonable, and who's addressing the fundamental core problem causing the majority of human caused problems?

[@thetorturedmanpodcast]

As a remodeler, this is so salient to me. Help is nowhere to be found and I could walk off one job and walk into another in the same day because every outfit is in dire need of good help. It's crazy!

[@ToddDickel]

Finally someone reports on what is happening out there. This very problem forced me to close a very successful construction business.

[@PCTLadyPuterTutor]

I have taught classes on the college level for 33 years. I have seen a whole generation of students come through. The lack of work ethic from this younger current generation is carrying over into the classroom. It's scary.

[@trimntim]

Well, if they don't complete their work satisfactorily, you fail them. That's the BIG life lesson no longer being taught to my satisfaction! Failure is a far greater teacher than any participation trophy could ever be. The so called "woke" NEAA needs to be put back on track immediately! Focus should be on the three R's, not the ltbg...... whatever! A one celled amoeba has it's priorities in better order than Mainstrean Acadamia. That's a Fact!

[@cooper1239]

This administration has devalued work.

[@cooper1239]

@Jim Eric yes,, you are correct on all. teachers union helps push the lefts agenda. Is amazing how quickly the country has gone south. And people just voted for it to continue.

[@user-iv6ty3cd5i]

We can thank places like KZbin for it

[@alexyerkey3141]

Where does this mentality come from? The boomers who ruined the world for the youth of today

[@colleenhelminiak1429]

There is another issue that I'd like to see addressed is age discrimination. When I moved back to Michigan from Chicago, I was totally taken aback by the attitude of "If you are over 55 years old or older, don't waste your time applying for anything (with the exception of fast-food businesses - they have a turnover rate that is totally mind-boggling). I can't understand how or why businesses are so hesitant to hire older people. The attitude seems to be "we can't be bothered training you because you'll retire, and we will have spent time and money for nothing.) We may not be 25, but we have a lot of experience and have much to offer. Plus, we are through the child-rearing phase of life and are able to focus on our job. Yes, a lot of jobs are open, but they can't see beyond the age - and they are missing out on some of the best employees ever.

[@dx9506]

People with Gray hair are more reliable. Beings most people don't stay at jobs for long periods of time why would employers think super long term. If you were 55 years old and retired at 65 then that's 10 years they would never see out of a younger person.

[@codysikels4156]

Round here there’s family discrimination as well, if you don’t have a kid they don’t care about anything, if you do by chance get the job and want any kind of time off in the future not having a kid and having something to do isn’t a good enough reason, company threatened to fire me once over a doctors visit, this problem is just as important to fix, people want jobs not a prison sentence

[@jonathancowden3714]

Facts , I've seen this same mentality pulled towards working homeless.

[@dennisg4053]

Two Word Answer..... Insurance Costs! ( Health Insurance)

[@maryawsumb1084]

At least most older people go to work, not used to handouts

[@judyhalsell9510]

Knew a woman in NM that had a dog grooming buisness. She had to finally close shop because she could not get help. Young people in a lot of areas do not want to work they would rather be on their phones all day and I guess their parents do nothing but keep supporting them. Sad world we live in.

[@gailharper9672]

I am a retired nurse of 45 years. I can’t count the numbers of times people would say “ I want my child to be a doctor or lawyer!!”. This has bothered me !! We need everyone!! Plumbers, Electricians, Painters, Teachers, Nurses, House keeping , Trash collectors, Chefs, Carpenters, Farmers. The list goes on and on!! You get my point!! We all should appreciate everyone !! Can’t leave out the First Responders!!!!!!!!

[@mrhalfstep]

I was an Industrial Maintenance Man for a major corporation for 42 years before I retired. I joined their in-house apprenticeship right out of high school and never looked back. About 15 years after I finished my apprenticeship they decided that they didn't need to train skill tradesmen in-house. Very soon after that, let's say 1990, or there abouts, every school started ditching their metal shop, wood shop, machine shop, general shop curriculum in favor of computer labs. By the time I was 5 years short of my company's retirement age I was offered, day after day, extra shifts at double time for every hour, that was like $70 per hour, for as many hours as I could work, all because the guys that trained me eventually retired and there were no new hires for me to train over my long career. Industrial Maintenance is a broad field, but also a specific field in the skilled trades. A pipe fitter can't do it, a carpenter can't do it, a welder can't do it, a plumber can't do it, a construction electrician can't do it, and this company had to resort to hiring these tradesmen to at least get a skilled worker of some kind to fill the vacant jobs that retirements created. I ended up with a pension that is equal to my 40 hour paycheck and I worked along side guys that were healthier than me that earned over $200,000 a year for the 5 years before they retired. That company has been scrambling for the last 5 or 6 years to build a training program to meet their skilled trades needs and they can't even find any takers. Nobody seems to want grime under their nails or grease and dirt on their arms. We are over run with *ussys.

[@loveamerica3426]

I'm a 39 year old trucker after I retire from trucking - could be next 5 years - do you think that's too old to learn this trade?

[@scarlodonnell3631]

I’m based in New York. Point me in the right direction Kim sir, because anything North of 80,000 dollars sounds fantastic to me. Light experience In plumbing and carpentry, Sheetrock etc…….

[@Gpacharlie]

@@loveamerica3426 Nope. Go for it!

[@TheButtman420]

PUSSIES…. there, i corrected it for you

[@fixedit8689]

All those trades you mention rolled up into one person? Believe it or not, that’s me

[@gregoryrapier3021]

I am 74 years old. I started working in my father’s service station when I was 9 years and 10 months old. In the 1960s I started worked as a metal fabricator. That means I was a certified welder in stick, MIG and in TIG welding. I have welded just about every known weldable metal there is. I also did machinist trade work as well as sheetmetal work. I made parts from everything from forklifts to holding tanks to food processing to air craft I even made parts that are on the Voyager1 and 2. During the 1970s even having the skills I had I was laid off 17 time in a 10 year period. That was because I worked in job shops. I worked for Gallo Winery in maintenance on their equipment from 1996 to 2013 when I retired when I turned 65. As so as I retired I started getting phone calls asking me to work for them. So after a few short months I returned to work in a meat processing factory designing and building equipment for their company. Machines to process and to transport from one area to another. Equipment to cook large amounts of meats. Equipment to package ETC. After around 5 years that job was complete so I was laid off. And the calls came again and I found myself at a pickle and condiment processing plant. I worked there for 3 years at 72 years old I retired again. Then moved out of California to Washington State. Been here close to two years and I am building handrails here on Grays bay for people so they can get down the huge rocks that are in their back yards to keep the water erosion down. The large rocks have some that are set up like steps so they can get down to the beach area in their back yards. So to me to not be working is not what I can do. To work (to me) is to be alive. To crate is what make life worth getting up in the morning for. Hope you see this Mike Rowe. P.S at one time in my life I was a welding instructor one of my favorite jobs. Also I have done many other skills and jobs in my life. So I still find things to do to build and make things. even at 74 with one knee that was replaced, diabetes and the aches and pains that go along with three quarters of a century. GOD bless you Mike.

[@ripvanrevs]

Fantastic. I started at my dad's service station when I was 8. My older brother did the same thing. I've been remodeling houses for the last 25 years and love it!!

[@mikegreen1095]

Rock on dude. This new generation is useless so far

[@fredgullett6060]

You are the coolest, carry on.

[@MultiHairypotter]

Good one Gregory. I am 74 and someone hired me this summer near one of the largest lakes in America. I’ve been a carpenter and painter and these guys loved me and only had me painting this summer because they couldn’t find anyone to show up and work and finish the jobs. I’m going back next summer to work some more at about #40.00 an hour. It’s amazing to me. That’s how i have done fairly well most of my life by just showing up. I’m not a big time contractor and happy to say I’m just one of those ordinary folks that God made so many of LOL ✌️🇺🇸

[@triggerwarning2439]

Same, My brother and I always picked berries in the summer for play money, I was hooked on physical labor, I loved it, I have done it all from city park maintenance to nuclear power plants, I've dug swimming pools, built and designed offroad race trucks, even skyscrapers, I've worked in 120° on 15 acres of black top and also -28° with snow drifts. Welding has takin me up and down the west coast and I have also ended up in WA. I was injured and can't work as I use to but every chance I get I'm out in the garage building something. I even raised 2 daughters for the last 16yrs all on my own while doing all this. I feel worthless at times but looking back at my accomplishments helps me move forward.

[@dandearman2871]

When I went into industrial maintenance in 1980 I had already received an Associate Degree in electronics and then starting my new job I went through a 4 year apprentice program. The company I work for now does not want to do any in-house training but expects to hire people already trained and there just aren't any people available. They hired 3 people a while ago and the only reason they were available is because the company they worked for caught fire and burned down and they were our of a job. I started working where I am now 15 years ago and the reason I changed jobs was the company I was working for was sold and moved to China. This shortage of workers didn't just happen but has been going on for many many years. I'll be 67 in August and would like to retire some day.

[@maryannmullins7515]

I'm a woman and i😢had the same issue hiring in Florida. No longer able to do the job because I have horrible back & neck pain. I am 63 this year. I miss it so much. Loved it.

[@chaddonahoo1212]

My son, who is 26, just started with a local plumbing company as an apprentice. They are going to train him and send him for all his certifications. Yesterday was his first day and he said it was fantastic.

[@josephhakim2344]

I’m 23 and started my electrian apprenticeship with a small company. So far it’s pretty fun way better then school, I hope he continues to enjoy it

[@djayk9692]

This is awesome!! My 23 year old step-son is a full year into the exact same plumbing apprenticeship process and couldn’t be prouder. I was a 2000 HS grad and 2005 college grad. Let me tell you this, 17 years later, as an APPRENTICE, he’s already making more $$ than I am even WITH an applied sciences degree with one of the ABCD agriculture giants’ R&D department. I came from a family to where a college education and loan debt was an EXPECTATION. I passed that stress onto my step-son as he graduated HS. It took him a year and a half of college and struggles to finally find his knack and passion for a rewarding trade. My wife and I DID spend a lot of time pushing him to attempt a trade after college fell through for him. We’re all super stoked to see him feel happy and self-rewarding each and every day. He might complain he’s literally waist deep in $hit at times, but to hear him KNOW his future is super bright for the long term, couldn’t make us more happy for him. Good luck to you own kid!!🙏🤜🤛

[@jasonbourne867]

that's fantastic I'm 28 and that gives me hope that one day ill be able to fulfill my dream of becoming an apprentice when schools over next year!

[@mataburns]

I started my plumbing apprenticeship one year ago at 22. It's a great job

[@cathylarkins9949]

This is sad…I needed a plumber recently….I called 4 different local people…they all said the same thing…”we don’t do residences”…..it was the Culligan man who saved me as I had NO WATER and I’m a blind 70 year old woman who lives alone….this kind man had installed my new Culligan system and he helped me with my leaking water tank connected to my well ….when no one else would…

[@green8718]

Much respect for Mike Rowe

[@duelette]

I am 65 years old and have been a building contractor since I was in my early twenties. Back then when I needed help or apprentice I would go to the local high school shop class and talk to the teachers to find out what kids were looking like they had a future in construction. It was no problem finding help in those days. Two of the boys I hired are now major contractors here in West Michigan. Now it's 65 I need to still work to make ends meet. I can't find anyone! Even went to the local football team and handed them my card saying I am looking for help. Out of twenty or so boys I never received one call back. Don't know what I'm going to do since I have many injuries that are catching up to me in my age. You can't just live on social security anymore!

[@axetu]

Put the word out among the illegal aliens pouring in. Most are honest and hard working, many are skilled labor. They will show up

[@cliffordbowman6777]

No wonder China and all the rest are going to kick our lazy uncaring, un American asses

[@jacksteel6590]

@@axetu Correction: My experience has been they are 1) Moderately honest 2) Usually hard-working 3) Most are not "skilled" 4) They don't care about the quality of their work 5) They will show up.

[@axetu]

@jacksteel6590 I fail to see the difference between the 2 comments. Good luck

[@alex1999x]

This is evident in all types of work. I work in retail and also there are so many young people that will do anything to NOT work, and I see that only the older workers are the ones doing the heavy work while the younger ones are just lounging around especially if the boss is not there to witness it, they group up and just start chatting and fooling around while the older ones are doing all the work. Is just not fair, but the way children are being brought up with an entitlement that they should get paid without working, is really sad because this country will definitely fall apart, and we are seeing it right now.

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Yes, Thank you for a great news piece about the current jobs and workers situation. I am retired and my auto mechanic and a separate Tire store that I use both say the same thing. They have employees that may or may not show up for work. The employees just have an attitude of "I don't want to work today and just call in.

[@anonot4381]

As a business owner of 17 very succesful years, i was devestated when Covid forced me to close forever and persue a different career....I worked hard 70 hour weeks and valued the lifestyle that it afforded me....but after watching my new workplace and its environment i was massively surprised at the lack of work ethic coming from the younger generations...

[@nunyabusiness6691]

Stop saying it was Covid. It was the government.

[@PublicLightingandPower]

@@nunyabusiness6691 if you dont mind me asking, why does him attributing his buisness closing to covid or government effect anything whatsoever?

[@stevenattlee9830]

@@PublicLightingandPower because it is critically important to understand this had nothing to do with the disease and everything to do with a globally planned confiscation of wealth and control

[@Corkfish1]

We've actually had meetings at my firm about the strange behavior and lack of ambition by Gen Z employees. They really are weird.

[@thomast8539]

Try older employees for a change.

[@thomasneville9456]

When our educators eliminated vocational programs in schools for high SAT scores this is the result. I'm a machinist with over 40 years experience. I retired and went back to work part time. One, because I missed it. And another because the skilled work force isn't there. And there is good money in knowing a trade. Most young people don't even know what a machinist does. Or a welder, electrician, carpenter etc.

[@GeneralChangOfDanang]

I didn't find out about machining until I was in my late 20's. Turns out, I absolutely loved it and I should've been a machinist since I was 18. I'm now just finishing up my Tool and Die card. Kinda wish my high school guidance counselor could've caught that one...

[@Joskemom]

I went to a trade school and went to straight to work in the electronics job I was trained for. At 17 I drove the 45 min trip to work and did not think a thing about it. That was about 45 years ago. Now I am a general contractor. Yes, I know 2 different trades. My classmates at my old trade school have gone on to do stuff that amaze the hell of me. Back then, we wanted to do big stuff.

[@kirkstickney7394]

Everybody wants to tell a military-EMT-Firefighter-police officer “Thank-you for your service”… as a former police officer, I’d like to say to you, Thank-YOU for YOUR service !!!

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Absolutely! For the past 20 years, schools have pushed students into college, telling them that's the best option, no matter the major. Most school counselors don't know anything about earnings, trending jobs, etc., yet students are made to think they're less than if the opt for tech school. It's poetic justice when that art history, English, women's studies, take your pick, is working at a call center because no jobs in their field and has to pay the plumber $80 hour to fix their toilet.

[@philventura9272]

Mike, you and I are a few months apart in age. I retired from construction because help was more than ever hard to find and lumber tripled. Sad. Thanks to you and Brian for the great show.

[@kevmac1230]

My Shop teacher in the 70s told us,"the job may be dirty but the money's clean".That attitude is missing today.

[@teampenn2007]

You need to give Mike Rowe his own show!

[@helenhighwater5313]

He's too busy working.

[@suelucey9621]

I worked retail for 15 years and the revolving door of young workers was mind boggling...many would 'text' out sick or just not show. Some refused to work the register because of "anxiety" dealing with customers, Some refused to climb ladders because of "fear of heights " which left it to us older employees to pick up the slack... the list goes on and on. Note: when lunching in the break room, we "elders" would laugh, joke, share our food, while the 'youngsters' sat in silence with their heads down engrossed in their cell phones. Very sad indeed.

[@nickphilkill8287]

I'm 24 and I hate my generation. It's not everybody but the majority are zombies.

[@jeromerocha820]

It's amazing i'm still working and i'm 66 yrs old, the young guys don't want to handle stress or deal with less than happy customers. We older men carry the heavy weight, while these younger more energetic don't want to do any lifting (mental, phyiscal or emotional).

[@suelucey9621]

@@jeromerocha820 It's too bad. I am 62 and find that physical labor and using the old noggin is very important and fulfilling... keeps the mind and body in shape!

[@all_things_beautiful6905]

I hate running registers. 🤣

[@dertythegrower]

Lack of fathers with backbone

[@YawehthedragondogofEL]

I used to be a school teacher in Oklahoma. I would flunk students who almost never showed up for class, yet they would still end up on the principal's honor roll, which means they made all A's and B's. I asked the principal about it and he literally ignored me and walked away. This is how kids learn they don't even have to show up.

[@talulahwest710]

THAT'S INSANE!!!

[@peggyweber5501]

Corruption in the school system

[@davidanderson8469]

Social promotion was supposed to be a thing of the past.

[@csc8697]

Sounds like he got bribed. Or just wanted his numbers to look good.

[@WildernessForever]

@Tk Gunsmoke it's not right, but it's not an isolated incident. I have a friend who is a middle school teacher and she says they are told to give students a passing grade even if they are flunking

[@BradBurlin-qx1iu]

Absolutely Incredible 😮

[@Orcinus1967]

I'm in San Clemente CA. Just spoke to an A contractor today who said the profit margin is 6%. He doesn't know how people can do it. He had a crew of 20 people circa 2020. Now a crew of 4. Lean and mean, he isn't hiring anybody.

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

Mike Rowe should get more airtime. Such a reasonable voice. His Ted talk was great, too.

[@TLgamer_TL]

He is reality TV not real life.

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

@@DontBurnTheAmericanFlag fitting username

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

@@DontBurnTheAmericanFlag lmao 🤣🤣

[@dlsdyer9071]

It all started with the “fly over” attitude. First generation college graduates not wanting to associate with the parents that worked hard to put them through school. Those same people then mistreated those that they depend on. It is the same group that also put out the gimme programs that encourage blue collar workers to vote for them but it also encouraged a shrinking blue collar force. Add in other policies and you get a society that cannot survive.. no food, no services and a declining infrastructure.

[@ajspice]

He's a poser who has never worked a real job in his life.

[@rodk691]

My stepdad with no education further than the 6th grade had two businesses. I worked with him at the age of twelve. I left for the Navy at 18. He once told me it took three men to replace my work ethics. I fear to observe I gave my youth to interests not my own, in serving 20yrs.

[@PatriotMilitaryMom]

GO MIKE ROWE!!!❤

[@geraldinebaker1007]

Mike Rowe for Congress!!!!! HE has more sense that over 1/2 of those in Congress...maybe more.

[@ccllrr424]

This is because society looks down on all people who don't have college degrees and have white collar jobs. Plus the US government keeps advertising college, college, college. With all due respect not everyone is college material.

[@perry92964]

not true, getting a useless degree isnt going to help you at all. as a matter of fact when your going for your blue collar job with your degree your probably going to get laughed out of the building

[@gregterrell4171]

Research who is running the financial funding for the college loans. College degrees are not getting jobs for a lot of people.

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

The government pushes for higher education because they know the high percentage of socialist/communist/Marxist professors will brainwash students into thinking government is the solution to every problem.

[@bryanfox2735]

Not every college educated person is successful either!!!

[@terriwhite6273]

And not everyone with a college degree has a good work ethic

[@mikemichael9117]

I'm a licensed G C in 2 states. This story hits home. One thing you see now that you didn't see 40 years ago is 60-78 year old men working on construction jobs. 78 is the oldest I've seen and he was doing HVAC. Lots of 60+ including myself.

[@jasonbeil7093]

cause they had pensions. now they live paycheck to paycheck.

[@fortitudinefarm]

I’m a 53 yr old female that has been working with a general contractor. I out work every new guy and they normally don’t show up for day two ☹️

[@tailgunner2]

That's because the purchasing power of the dollar has been dropping since forty years ago. So much so that trades pay less today to do the same job back then. The end result is not a surprise.

[@JOBRAIL1]

I am 67 years old and have two degrees. Going back to work because there's not enough disposable income for my wife and I even with some rental property. Plus $20 per hour to start isn't bad. I will likely be promoted quickly because I will show up and do the job well.

[@CinimodNorton]

It's getting to where all of us old work horses are all that's left in our industries. Too many years of teachers and parents lying to the kids. Telling them they need a college degree to do anything.

[@staceygibson373]

I’ve worked with guys in a university doing part time construction work that can’t read a tape measure…. How is that possible??

[@Gimo76]

Thanks Mike for trying to get info out. Our college kids are being brainwashed and not willing to work…

[@aprilh7423]

Lol! My husband works as a maintenance worker in a factory and could not count on both his hands how many young kids get fired for making tic tok videos while on the job during their 30 probation. My boys mow lawns, pull weeds, chop wood, dig ditches as soon as they can hold a tool. They will already be ahead of the pack just having work ethic.

[@InfSoldier365]

Mike you fill me with hope. I am 39 years old, and you and everyone commenting here have helped me realize that it's not too late to start over and follow my passion for woodworking.

[@dean6978]

Go for it! You can totally start a career in woodworking! You have 20 Solid years ahead of you. If you take good care of yourself possibly even 30

[@keymaster8176]

Lineman haus

[@johnnypr-nyc8851]

You got this! 💪

[@michaelcrossland251]

Becareful brother I was in the trades over 20 years ago. Inconsistent work no benefits including vacation time. When they are say $25-$40 an hour that's without benefits. Research before you jump.

[@jstone1211]

I retired as an electrical engineer about two years ago. I started to have people ask me to fix the lights, check their electrical panel, can I add a receptacle to their closet or bathroom....So I bought the National Electric Code book and started studying. I passed the journeymans test, started an LLC, obtained business insurance and a city license. I work small jobs and my phone is lit up with homeowners trying to find an electrician. I am 66 now so I have to take my time but people are so appreciative, especially when I tell them my price. I give those not able to pay a break.....I wish I had done this 30 years ago. It can be hard sometimes but other jobs are not too bad. I can pick my jobs. taking my Masters test next week. For the record, I also have a PE license so i can do design as well.....I live in the Hamton Roads area so.....IM me....

[@tinaallen9632]

Like I tell my kids all the time: There are people who want a job but they don't want to work, and the people who do work, do not do their job!!!!

[@jaylewis8789]

I owned a pool company for 20 years and worked in the business another 15. I'm so glad to be retired with the lazy young population. We worked hard and as Mike says, laughed hard all day long. It was a great life outdoors.

[@parasiteslayer8048]

Just read some of the comments and it's easy to see why you and now I chose retirement. Crying they can't make a living working, so their alternative is don't work depend on the government. That's why PA went blue. It's become a state of generational welfare, and it's all races.

[@drbonesshow1]

And you didn't drown in the pool.

[@Voltomess]

Its hard to laugh nowadays if you get a minimum wage and you can't afford decent food on the table

[@roninkraut6873]

Just remember these are the same people who will run the country

[@AustinKoleCarlisle]

@@Voltomess blame the Fed on the rising cost of living. everyone freaks out over 8% for 1 year, but fail to remember we've had 2% inflation for 100 years. and we wonder why there is a wealth gap? THERE'S your answer.

[@lucasglowacki4683]

It’s like this everywhere! Canada too…a bakery that was around for 99 years closed here in Winnipeg (amongst many other businesses). The owner said that they couldn’t get people to show up for work at all, no matter what they paid. That’s what happens with UBI….

[@mattm7798]

Well, the thing there is a bakery is likely not paying great money, and really, that's not the type of job you have for 15 years. It is an entry level job. That said, young people now seem more entitled to a higher wage when they absolutely are not. Get a skill that's in demand. If you don't, then you have no place to complain about low wages.

[@deusvult77]

Kub was a Winnipeg institution :( Soon all we'll have is Wal-Mart and Amazon. It's basically already like that.

[@Voltomess]

That's a LIE if he would pay decent money per hour he would not have any problem finding someone for work but the truth is they all want you to work for a min wage and expect god know what.

[@Paul-ew5st]

They paid minimum wage

[@somethingawesome1462]

@@mattm7798 I think what we’re seeing is that most jobs are in demand. Yes, some jobs are important, but that doesn’t mean that everyone else deserves pennies.

[@JamesHill-vs4kn]

Please help us to leave Georgia. We made a mistake when we moved here 18 years ago and now we're trapped here. Please help us to leave Georgia.

[@junebug2195]

Thanks for Truth 🙏🏻🇺🇸💔🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@maryjames5655]

My husband has been saying this for years. He is a tradesman of many talents. It's the way he was trained that made him successful. He had to follow many supervisors and was immersed in, plumbing, heating, construction, finish work, mechanics, electrical, heavy equipment operation or anything that was needed to get the job done, even the laborer positions, where he started his career at 17. He worked his way up to director of operations and retired after 35 years with one Employer, due to health issues. Even now, with limited strength, he can trouble shoot, fix, design or build just about anything. He is a real man, not afraid to work, supply for his family of 6 kids, 15 grandkids an 2 great grandkids. All that being said, he built our house and assisted nearly all of our kids and others with those talents at no- cost to them, except for a meal or a place to crash. Wake up America.

[@stormspotter7330]

Very similar to my story, thanks for sharing.

[@MargieB51]

Loved what you said about real man I met my husband at 16 he was nine months older than myself did I know it’s 17 he could do everything now he had three kids made all of them work around the house on 10 acres to and not one of my kids are lazy. we’ve been married 53 years now you know how old I am there isn’t anything the man still can’t do he cuts 3 acres of grass etc. Occasionally vacuums the floor house with the two dogs and a honeydo list is always available if he gets bored. Not this week. He’s working on a golf cart fixing the tractor etc. but we always have time together by 200 most days we’re done with our chores for seniors it’s time to feed the dog cook dinner. Clothes etc. etc. this is the work ethic that we know there was none in my family but I seen his father go to work every single day in retirement it’s just how men were made in the olden days

[@robertscaggs1346]

that's what dads do.

[@TLgamer_TL]

Sorry to tell you this sweetheart, these contractors complaining they cannot get workers created their own problem and have no right to complain. Go read my reply to this crap and if you still want to feel bad for the contractors then you're no better than them. Someone needs to tell these contractors to shut the hell up and quit playing the victim.

[@bruceb5481]

​@@TLgamer_TLI'm a recently retired contractor and I'd love to know where you got your backward opinion. You wouldn't want to spew your nonsense in my face or any guys I know. Most of us would walk away from your bs, but some wouldn't.

[@rick5910]

I live in Ontario, Canada. We have a very similar problem. These kids struggle to do a load of laundry, or open a bag of chips. Just renovated my home. Did absolutely every single thing myself using skills I acquired over the years from hard work and determination. Society messed up big time, now its time to pay the piper.

[@gmar7836]

The parents are at fault and of course cell phones

[@RC-fi4ix]

We sent them all to the city to do menial work. Too busy to even cook meals so that skill is also disappearing. Kids, don't give up the drive to learn more- your very livelihoods depend on it.

[@MartaRamirez-or7kk]

Mike Rowe.... How can u not LOVE this man!!??? MuaH

[@elliottoakes5759]

Same in our small town in central ny

[@maggiebogdan6249]

When I had my kitchen done my plumber said he retired twice already! And you are so right about people do not want to work! I retired early last year after running ventilators over 30 years. Floor nurses would call me wanting to send patients to ICU because they are sick? New nurses want to play on their phones at the desk and everytime call lights would go they would get so mad that they had to get off their butts! Guess they expected to just come in and collect a paycheck. I got written up 1/2 dozen times the last 2 years for offending someone my boss would agree that what I said was correct but I had to be nicer…when the jab ultimatum came along I was out of there. I had already been exposed multiple times and am healthy. I could no longer support the mission.

[@MegaMerlin2011]

Man, tech really is becoming a bad habit, and the young generation can't understand life without looking at their phone every 2 minutes.

[@karenmonroe9930]

@@MegaMerlin2011 you are SO right!!! Took my 90 yr old Mom to emergency room , she fell & broke hip, we waited over an hr for someone to come help her, too busy playing on their phones , really sad world we’re in right now!!

[@kellywilkins9704]

I work in a healthcare setting with a ton of nurses and the new ones are pretty much empathy-deleted near psychopaths that I wouldn't let look after my dog (I do love my dog so much). They are unbelievable, and since I am in government they start at $85K and still whine that they are unappreciated and they want more.

[@jenscheibner792]

I love Mike Rowe. If he says anything, you can take it to the bank. My husband started out as a toolmaker/machinist, went to school for special machines design and then retired at 55 as a mechanical engineer from Chrysler.

[@shouygui4955]

So he did something completely impossible today and without having to wear a mask or take experimental shots.

[@user-vz3pv4if5e]

@Chris Swenson what’s wrong with them? Certainly better than ford I can assure that, ask me how I know

[@widetrack1960]

Mike Rowe for president. It needs to happen. This man makes more sense than any politician I have heard in 40years.

[@Mr.Kittles]

I was treated like garbage by my employers when I worked as a red seal journeyman plumber and journeyman class b gasfitter. I only work for myself now. Start treating your workers with respect! Also start allowing workers to recover from workplace injuries! I am now withholding my labour, out of principle. Plumbing made me permanently disabled by the age of 25. WCB denied all my injury claims. It took me over a decade to finally receive a diagnosis. Skilled trades are getting away with killing their workers. I will not be a part of that any longer. I am now a full-time University student, at the age of 39. I hope to one day find a safe and sustainable career..

[@MichaelJacquart]

A select few do "get it." A self-made millionaire where I used to work, understood well that "treat the employees well, and they will treat you well." Too bad more don't get this.

[@lizr5855]

I have worked for over 30 years with children 0-12 yrs. I have been witness to the process of pushing the idea of Rights over Responsibilities to the children and society is now seeing how this plays out!

[@marims.6667]

BINGO!!!

[@slatsgrobneck7515]

Very good point!

[@helenhighwater5313]

It is part of a larger plan to dumb down society and make it completely dependent on a totalitarian regime. Now you don't even have to pass an entrance exam to get into Harvard and other ivy league schools. Nope can't do that because tests are racist.

[@jessygreen5200]

This is why my son went to career center for construction. And even though its still the beginning of his senior year he's already hot a job lined up as soon as he graduates. With a construction company that's like don't worry we'll train him as we go. As long as he comes to work and puts his all in it. We will teach him EVERYTHING!

[@theone8594]

An advice from a random person. Tell him to focus on 1 specific activity/skill and to research what he will need to do the labor on his own. That way he can decide how much his time and skill is worth and not have to give a cut of his money to others. It’s not that hard to find your own costumers if you are good at your job. 👍.

[@erics3101]

@@theone8594 Find that niche👍

[@benniec14]

He can learn on the job AND also take a few "trade" classes here and there to get a certificate or designation. I say "trade" because these classes can be in business as well. Then, if he wants, he can move up onsite to foreman or site superintendent THEN, if he desires and with the certificates, he can move into the office and become a Director or VP of construction and make BANK! I wish I would have know that when I was working on construction sites when I was young.

[@erics3101]

@@benniec14 Or restart his own company after a couple years, like I did.

[@theone8594]

@@erics3101 definitely. Will make more than working for a company plus have the schedule flexibility for personal use. (Down side is you have to spend extra time to talk with customers. )

[@phlodel]

I became unemployed at 65. The underlying reason I was fired is I'm too old. I was lead mechanic for a production plant. I was ready, willing and able to work. I couldn't find a job. I had to retire to have an income. I laugh when I hear that employers can't find people with my skills.

[@ljprep6250]

I had a broken main sink drain line a couple years ago. One plumber said "You need to hire a cleanup crew before I can do the replacement job." I called them sanitary guys and they said "It starts at $1,500 and can go as high as $2,500." Then the plumber told me he wanted $3,500 to replace 20' of galv pipe with ABS pipe. I told him thanks, and that I'd get some more quotes. The second guy said he could do it without cleanup and it would be around $2,800. When he was done, he nailed me for $3,355. That included opening up the septic tank to check for overflow, snaking the drain, and sending a camera down it, since it was still slow to flow. When asked how he came to his price, he said "Supply and demand, mostly." So he charged me $3,355 for five hours work and $100 in supplies. =We need more ETHICAL workmen, not just more workmen.= I'm a 2-time graduate of technical schools. The first: Auto mechanics, then an injury, then the second: Computer Electronics Technology. I made a good life with those skills and no college.

[@danareich3318]

Blow this story up boys!!!! This is so true!

[@growler1149]

I’ve been in the trades since I was 15 years old and I’m now 45, I totally agree with this segment and also see what Mike is saying first hand. Recently my wife’s friend purchased a home. She was excited for them so she went over the evening after the closing. Upon checking out the house they realized the front door lock wouldn’t function / lock properly. My wife’s friends husband had no idea how to swap out the main entrance door lock. My wife said okay let’s go to the Home Depot and get a replacement I’ll install it! She Learned from me. That’s just a small example of how Men don’t learn Manly simple tasks that aren’t actually that hard.

[@user-rx162]

We have been systematically disprivileged and castrated. There's no shop class. If you give a little boy a swiss army knife tool to learn with, they send the police.

[@kimberlysmith9499]

@@user-rx162 Exactly

[@lauranewbie8765]

Sadly it's true. I'm 59, do house repairs for my daughter, and with my daughter, I've taught my sons how to repair things, and how to improvise. I learned from watching my dad at an early age how to work on homes and cars. The younger generation doesn't even went to learn. They'd much rather pay, and not bother with it. 😞

[@growler1149]

@@lauranewbie8765 I agree… once all the baby boomers and generation X retire I’d like to see how all the trades will be accomplished. There’s actually are some very talented Ecuadorians in the trades. There’s very good money in the trades it’s a shame the younger generation doesn’t want to learn a hands on skill.

[@conniepitts8392]

@@growler1149 they all want to be rapper's or Utube Star's......

[@larrymondello8475]

Thank you

[@estycki]

I always thought it was weird in the 2000s that teachers and parents pushed kids to go to university... we followed the advice thinking that was what we were supposed to do, study study study... but it was terrible advice that ruined the world. We have expensive pieces of paper that did nothing for us and we all realized we were all fooled. Our education system is the problem, lets be honest we all experienced that intuitive feeling sitting in class that "this is a waste of time, when I could actually be learning something useful" but we're told to sit down, stick with it and it'll pay off... and then we graduate "good luck!" and it's confirmed that we are useless people.

[@loydheatoniii2188]

I was there I was told in school that I was so dumb that I can never do any job other than a garbage collector or a hamburger flipper so my mother pushed me to go to college which I did and I did extremely well in college in 7 years to graduate it with a degree that I am never using because I can never find a job with that degree I've worked tons of warehousing type work and now I am a commercial truck driver which I work extremely hard and still have no money so doesn't matter if you have the top degree and not making money you can also be a job that doesn't pay as much and cost less

[@kellywilkins9704]

Then you have no choice but to go on to grad school, incur massively more debt, but at least you end up with a job in your field (well, I did) but it doesn't mean happiness.

[@OgdenM]

@@loydheatoniii2188, the irony is that most garbage haulers make more money than people with bachelor degrees. And you know why? Unions. All trades are heavily unionized. Office and other jobs that require degrees typically aren't.

[@racerx4152]

thank you for saying what I've thought for a long time. I apply this to high school too. It was a wasted 4 years of my life, because it did not teach me any of the skills I learned in the past 48 years of my life., since graduation.

[@BE2001]

You have to have a viable plan like anything else. My degrees have paid for themselves MANY times over. Some of the degrees have little to no viable career opportunities to make the investment worthwhile.

[@michaelhunter3101]

I'm master electrician in Michigan. My wife and I were self employed but I had to go back to work for the local union because I couldn't get anyone to work for me, and those that said they would accept a job offer, demand a ridiculous amount of cash to do so. We were a small biz and couldn't afford top $. And the young folks don't want to start at an apprentice wage. This entitled generation is terrible to work with.

[@chrisroach5821]

Illinois will self destruct!

[@JeffCaplan313]

You think young men are entitled? Try dealing with a young woman. 🤮

[@veronicamurray5417]

We are all doomed said Hanrahan the barstard from the bush love from Australia 💀😎

[@ferndog1461]

Apprentice wage : if you live with your parents, are just smart enough to talk & write clearly, know how to operate a laptop & headset, any high schooler with a "B" average can do customer service for 40 hours/wk, at home, save gasoline, wear n tear on a car, and not have bad back & knee issues. And you keep more $.

[@d-dawg9449]

You can’t pay the $$$ you don’t get the workers

[@jimumble6355]

Great job, Brian 👍

[@suzettebecker3581]

God bless this man🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tizianodelpopolo4985]

It's the same here in Australia, I gave up trying to expand my Carpentry business because non skilled labourers and apprentices were asking for upwards of $70-$90 per hour. To many lazy self entitled people these days expecting everything for nothing. most of them wouldn't last 5 minutes without mummy and daddy or a government handout.

[@coreyh7323]

I remember going into Fry's electronics interrupting a group of 4 employees just BS'ing. I told them I was looking for a CCTV system in the $1500 range. One guy pointed in the direction and blurted out the isle, then turned around and continued to BS. There was actually too many choices and I did not feel like going through analysis paralysis, so I left. This was a few years back, but they knew it was a bigger purchase yet all of them chose to chat on the clock than help a customer.

[@Dave-cf4vd]

And they went bankrupt shortly after that.

[@ferndog1461]

So many times, you invest time into people's questions on a high ticket product. Then they say," thank you," and more confidently buy it online/eBay/OfferUp. As my grandma would say, " even a donkey learns to stop wasting time. . ."

[@lovinlife6630]

I see that all the time at grocery stores. When I try to get staff to help me reach items that are placed on rediculously high shelves, the workers chat among themselves and refuse to acknowledge me or even make eye contact. Once, I asked a Walmart employee who was standing in the produce section chatting with another worker for help reaching a loaf of bread. She said that wasn't her department, even though it was only about 15 feet from her, she refused to help.

[@thatpvpguy90]

If it was a desk fan, a desk or even an entire entertainment center they don't get treated better for being more kind to you. Just as if you scolded them or thanked them its left redundant.... so they think why put more effort.

[@michaeld53]

Lazy, they got a participation trophy. Same with work. A paycheck for showing up.

[@theposelytimes6115]

I agree 90% with everything they’re saying. The 10% I disagree with is the fact that they aren’t accounting for inflation and the fact that most companies want more labor for less or same pay.

[@stanjenson2026]

It doesn't occur to anyone that this country is in steep decline. I'm a welder, and the company I worked for moved to Mexico. Now I'm working in a union shop as a non union employee. To say it has been a complete nightmare is an understatement. I am 52 and want to work, but I'm being hounded at every turn. I can't believe this is the USA that I grew up in and love. We are in serious trouble folks.

[@jonsullivan5281]

What are you being hounded about?

[@stanjenson2026]

My age, my health, my work ethic. You name it.

[@jonsullivan5281]

Will they let you join the union?

[@stanjenson2026]

Yes, I just chose not to. I honestly don't think it would make any difference.

[@NVIHOIEHGSKBGFHGTO]

Small town Texas, hear this constantly😢

[@alfredgaitan1201]

I'm 50 and own a concrete company and the last 4 years have aged the hell out of me due to lack of help. Concrete is a team sport. I have 3 guys now and very grateful to have them.

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

No one gonna bust their back for 40k a year.

[@OverPowerProductions]

Same here. 36, do concrete full time with my 69 year old father for the past 12 years, just the 2 of us. Taking over the company, but literally impossible to find anyone I can trust to show up for more than 2 weeks.

[@justinclark9258]

Got my first job in concrete. I tell every kid I know to stay away because you can start at double the wage with a fraction of work in tech. Get yourself 30 or 40 of the lazy, stupid, drugged up ones and when you have a job, you call as many as you can and hope enough show up.

[@alfredgaitan1201]

@@justinclark9258 bet I make and did make more than you. All my kids are college grads and none of make as much me. It's all depends on the person. Just shows hiw soft people are. If there were no stores you all would starve, your mind set is that of a know it all and we all know how much they know

[@4Everlast]

@@iamtheoffenderofall And live in pain and 20 years shorter then the rest. If people won't work, they'll make robots to do the job, otherwise there ain't gonna be new buildings any more. They pressed the pause button on society 2 years ago, shutting everything down, PLANNED, not accidental, as they're claiming.

[@districtline]

I keep hearing about the worker shortage, but if you're over 40, good luck finding something. Suddenly there are no openings.

[@festyguy7405]

Thank you!!

[@sheilagosney8890]

Absolutely crazy!!

[@richierich345]

I could listen all day to Mike Rowe.

[@RJT80]

If we were lucky we'd end up with men of his quality leading our country. But we aren't that lucky.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Two of the best guys in media.

[@nikkimowry59]

You can find this even in smaller towns. I am almost 70 years old, was checking out at Lowes, and waited in line because they had a shortage of workers. As I was speaking with the cashier she offered me a job!! I was shocked. There are restaurants that cannot open on a consistent schedule because of worker shortage. Unreal.

[@ginadaurio6578]

Lowes downsized in 2015. They eliminated positions of people with expertise. A lot of decent, hardworking employees lost their jobs. They also pay new employees more than employees that have worked there for years.

[@fm1615]

I can explain why. Lowe's pays employees $12 or so an hour and has many of them in what is effectively a warehousing job. The work can be difficult, yet you're only part time and without benefits under 30 hours. Moreover, you do a lot of hard work for entitled customers; you do a lot more than, for example, tipped employees in other professions, and with a lot less gratitude. I worked at Lowe's for a few months as a seasonal employee on top of my full time desk job. In that time I operated machinery to cut carpets, I constantly handled heavy flooring and tile to restock, I cut window blinds using special equipment, cleaned the cement floor space of the constant sand and poly mixes, took inventory, staged inventory, repriced items... Mind you, you also have to move forklifts around and perform other warehousing operations as unpredictable customers walk / run to and fro. Only one customer was ever really nice to me in my time there, despite that I took my office professionalism and endeavored to provide A1 service for the Lowe's customers. So, Sir, I fully understand your shock at the many job openings out there, but there are other factors at play besides poor employees. Low pay, poor management, and yes, poor customers, are also to blame.

[@argtv1007]

@@fm1615 Spot on the money comment F M

[@fm1615]

@@argtv1007 Thanks

[@trill2527]

@@argtv1007 fox is horrible. There's active viruses .out there killing ppl. What they don't talk about is government jobs .where they make billions .and don't let new blood in Hence the tech or warehouse layoffs. . Ppl. Want to work . But the masters .chest you then harass you for being a minute let .. Steal yo our info. My dad is a contractor and none of what they say is happening. There playing with ppl. Last year they cancelled unemployment.early in September..by a full year .urging ppl. To go back .then blam around March the gdp hit freezing hiring .now in may there massive layoffs and it's been downhill since.