Yeap… Around 15 years ago there was a huge push for young men to enter the trades, with people saying stuff like a plumber or electrician is going to earn more than people with a higher education. That may have been true 20-30 years ago, but nowadays the only real employer out there is all through contract work.
Big business found a new market to exploit and started to edge out the mom and pop companies who would actually employ their trade workers. Now if you’re looking for a tradesman you either have to pay one of the nation wide companies or a mom and pop who has adopted the same methods to turn a profit.
In the end you’re going to overpay a company to hire an under paid contractor to do barely functional work. The only person winning in the scenario is the owner of the company.
Yeap… Around 15 years ago there was a huge push for young men to enter the trades, with people saying stuff like a plumber or electrician is going to earn more than people with a higher education. That may have been true 20-30 years ago, but nowadays the only real employer out there is all through contract work.
Big business found a new market to exploit and started to edge out the mom and pop companies who would actually employ their trade workers. Now if you’re looking for a tradesman you either have to pay one of the nation wide companies or a mom and pop who has adopted the same methods to turn a profit.
In the end you’re going to overpay a company to hire an under paid contractor to do barely functional work. The only person winning in the scenario is the owner of the company.