America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that to Gen Z

Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by analog31 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:53PM (#34271116)

Whenever tradesmen come to my house for a job, the ones who are my age, 59, are hobbling and broken. A couple other things come to mind: Places where trade work pays more, are probably also more expensive to live in. And the trades are at the mercy of the construction cycle.

I could imagine the trades being more attractive in countries with better labor laws and social safety net.

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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by luch on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:44AM (#34272455)

Nope, most western European countries have extensive labor laws & social safety net and still struggles to find tradesmen. More often than not, they have to rely on immigration (portugal, poland, turkey, african nations, etc.)

They even joke about having to learn portuguese if you want to work in construction due to the massive number of portuguese tradesmen across Europe

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