Welders and machinist are retiring in droves and very few young people are coming in to replace them. Worse, the skills they’re showing up with aren’t applicable to the reality of the job. I’ve seen a LOT of CNC guys twist up their whole scrotum when asked to manually set up a lathe or mill. Programming or whatever is nifty but it won’t help you actually make a fucking part. I can’t tell you how many apprentices have given me a blank look when I ask them to read a mechanical micrometer instead of a digital. Or worse, VERNIER. It’s pathetic. And that’s just machine work. Welding is worse. The smoke and sparks are “scary”, but they’ll try to turn up the acetylene past 15 psi like they’re not about to blow up half a block. Surprise, they don’t know how to run a torch either.

I got laid off Monday, and Thursday I’m doing paperwork to get paid at a new job next monday. Skilled trades feels good.

Im a welder and machinist, and I’d be pretty bummed to see 60k/year. No way an engineer should be looking at that.

I think bonzi trees are enslaved. Like, they’re purposefully mutilated and stunted in their growth for the tastes of beings vastly beyond their comprehension.

By that same vein, I think most commercial trees are probably enslaved too. Do you know what they do to walnut trees in the central valley of California? They cut old trees down to the stumps, then Frankenstein little sallplings onto those stumps like gluing the top half of a toddler onto world class powerlifter legs. It’s honestly kinda fucked up even if they didn’t feel anything, and studies have repeatedly shown that plants can probably feel something analogous to pain.

Oooo we doing preppers again?

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Well it doesn’t matter to me because I just got hired at a new shop and start Monday. Union machinist position this time . I think 4 days for a raise and better benefits is my record lmao I’ll have to send those assholes a thank you note

I was laid off Monday, but all the paperwork says is “reduction in workforce”. Id always thought that was just business speak for layoff but maybe they’re using it as a technicality.