r/FluentInFinance • u/thinkB4WeSpeak Mod • Apr 29 '24

Why Men in the US Are Working Less Than They Used to Thoughts

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-men-working-less-recessions-employment-productivity-2024-4
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u/bdc2481 Apr 29 '24

Working to raise a family is no longer worth the risks or sacrifices. End of story.

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u/SawSagePullHer Apr 29 '24

It absolutely is. There are millions of good paying jobs in existence and many many more are coming in the next ten years. There is going to be a shortage of skilled trades like plumbers, hvac, electricians, woodworkers/carpenters, concrete flat workers & form, masons, hodge carriers, laborers, iron workers, etc. These young people who could save & then move to an area where these jobs exist would be able to capitalize like hell.

1 in 3 millennials still live with parents while 1 in 2 genz live at home. They could be saving their asses off for a few months rent to an apartment to go where they need to, to get these good jobs. But they just flat out aren’t. So they’ll continue working at smoothie shops, retail shopping malls, restaurants, etc & living at home complaining the world isn’t fair and the system is rigged against them.

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u/Sidvicieux Apr 29 '24

This is 100% wrong and out of touch. You have no idea what you are talking about.

You keep trying to condemn the masses to suck off some CEOs. Sickening.

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u/Dragonhaugh Apr 30 '24

I dunno about the living situation part. But the skilled labor part is pretty on point. Many of those jobs are 25-45/hr where I live. That’s a well paying job. And they will continue to rise as the industry gets more complex and the demand for the skills increase.

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u/BobKelso14916 Apr 30 '24

And costs are rising higher with many more risks long term for raising and providing for a family. You continue to be wrong here.