Originally Posted by
timebuilder
Okay, I hope my response can shed some light for you.
I am already playing for another team (in PA) and I am beyond the draft.
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During a recent interview, the subject of future employees, 10 or 15 years from now, came up. We agreed that there would be very few guys who will want to do the work we do. Some call that a "shortage." It is not.
In aviation, they often talk about a "pilot shortage," as if there will not be enough folks able to fly airplanes. That is not true, but the actual truth applies equally to HVAC.
You see, there is never a shortage of workers.
The IS a shortage of workers who are willing to do the job for the pay being offered to work under those circumstances.
Right now, you have an ad posting that extends far beyond your local area, in an effort to recruit workers. My position is that if a company offers the right pay for the job and working conditions there is NEVER a shortage of workers!!
So, 10 or 15 years down the road, we will see 80% immigrants doing trades work, for perhaps ONE generation at the most, and their children, like the children of today, will realize that they can make just as much money writing apps for the iPhone as they can spending 50 hours a week in attics and crawl spaces, and the guys that like to diagnose and fix, instead of sell, sell, sell will be working in commercial, and looking to leave retail or residential behind them. Like me.
I hope that helps to give you a new perspective.