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My best friend is twenty years old and works in a manual labor trade. He has no formal education. It took him less than 3 months to learn the trade, and he is very smart. He has always been great as a problem solver and has managed to become very proficient in his work.
However, he is sometimes reluctant to leave his comfort zone and I worry about the feasibility of him working this trade for the rest of his working life (that is his plan). I think he can do much better, in my opinion he is a different caliber of brain than the people he works with. I also don't think hanging around in the trade is as safe of a long term option as he thinks it is.
I want him to either start his own business, or go to school and secure some formal education. I wouldn't even mind if it wasn't formal education, I just want to see him expand his knowledge. I think it is kind of crazy to be so young, commit to such a simple career, and expect it to last forever. I think most of us should master several jobs throughout our lifetime. In addition, the elephant in the room when it comes to trades is that in many of them, the employees become disposable because the barriers to entry are non-existent (hence it takes three months to learn the trade).
What are your thoughts on the matter?
However, he is sometimes reluctant to leave his comfort zone and I worry about the feasibility of him working this trade for the rest of his working life (that is his plan). I think he can do much better, in my opinion he is a different caliber of brain than the people he works with. I also don't think hanging around in the trade is as safe of a long term option as he thinks it is.
I want him to either start his own business, or go to school and secure some formal education. I wouldn't even mind if it wasn't formal education, I just want to see him expand his knowledge. I think it is kind of crazy to be so young, commit to such a simple career, and expect it to last forever. I think most of us should master several jobs throughout our lifetime. In addition, the elephant in the room when it comes to trades is that in many of them, the employees become disposable because the barriers to entry are non-existent (hence it takes three months to learn the trade).
What are your thoughts on the matter?