I’m not saying people should be paid a lot more than $15 an hour because they definitely should, but shortages of Doctors and Engineers exist in some places, so not sure if I believe this post totally
Ya this post is bs most likely. Every contractor, electrician, mechanic and HVAC person i know says their jobs constantly hiring and they are always short on ppl. Everyone one of those jobs start at atleast $25/hr and some even bumped to $35/hr.
Where are you located? And are you talking union or experienced workers? Cause i live in a very high cost of living area and non union tradesman are starting at 20 an hour max. Ive never in my life heard of a tradesman starting at 35
Rly? I live on the east coast and cost of living around me isnt extremely high and ive seen ads for 25/hr starting with NO experience. The guy who does the electric at my job said hes been trying to hire guys with experience for $30/hr for years and gets no bites so he has changed to $30/hr with no experience and still cant get bites.
If it wasnt for the fact that im quite comfortable at my job and the idea of having to drive all over to do jobs everyday wasnt so unappealing for me, id have jumped on board.
Afaik, tho i only know 1 union trade job worker (it was a painter), union jobs pay less then non union around here. He actually quit his union job, had 15 years at it but was only making $23/hr and went to a non union job making $45 a hr. He did have a ton of experience tho and he has now opened his own business but thats a different story.
I should add, besides the painter, i dont actually know if the others are union or not as ive never asked. Also, im shocked that tradesmen are only starting at $20 around you, warehouses start at more then that around here.
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u/steveplat66 27d ago
I’m not saying people should be paid a lot more than $15 an hour because they definitely should, but shortages of Doctors and Engineers exist in some places, so not sure if I believe this post totally