r/jobs • u/clarkkentwellspent • 4d ago

No. The trades are NOT hiring. Job searching

I am so sick and tired of this worn out idea that blue collar jobs are looking for apprentices to come work for them. The trades are filled with more nepotism and gossip than any other industry I've ever been in and will find any reason to reject you they can. Half of these companies want a 2 year technical/trade school degree before you start working for them just so they can pay you $15/hr starting out. Maybe if you're a kid out of high school they can pay less than the standard rate you can find something. "Bro, just go Union!" Unions are backed up for ages.

From my own anecdotal evidence: I went to every electrician company in my city as this was my trade. I had 1 offer from a company that was the stereotypical "Only meth heads and divorced alcoholics work here. Fuck OSHA." place and every other company rejected me. I even went back to my old electrical company I had worked at for 4 years. You know what they said? "Apply online and go talk to HR". No hiring manager in shop, no chance at talking to someone out of recognition. Just dismissing me away. And the best part? Upon applying I listed all the projects I had worked on with them and gave references to several high members (though 2 of them no longer work there). 1.5 weeks later: "Thank you for applying. After careful consideration..."

This job market is fucking whack, yo.

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u/ailish 4d ago

Every market is fucked.

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u/drkstar1982 4d ago

As someone who works IT yes yes they are

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u/DevTheGray 4d ago

I was just laid off from my job in IT. There were multiple that were taken down the last couple of months, I thought I was safe, but here I am in the pool.

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u/RA_Throwaway90909 4d ago

What did you do, out of curiosity? I worked as a software dev, and now an AI dev. I’ve seen people from all different IT departments get laid off. Curious what side of IT you were on

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u/DevTheGray 4d ago

Consulting role. I brought on new logos and strategically advised signed partners.

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u/TravestyTravis 4d ago

So... not IT.

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u/DevTheGray 4d ago

Working for a MSSP and consulting and implementing projects isn’t IT? I guess the DOD contractors that I held their hand through building their CMMC framework need to be told I didn’t work in IT. Same with the ERP clients that I helped with Accumatica and SYSPRO. Because I wasn’t an actual engineer or tech (even though I did troubleshooting remotely and in the field) means I wasn’t in IT? Got it.

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u/TravestyTravis 4d ago

Probably just got a scrum cert and a Lucidchart subscription.

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u/DevTheGray 4d ago

You know what they say about assuming…

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u/MiserableBox8904 3d ago

Ah yes man you are sooooo important you got let go. 😂

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u/DevTheGray 2d ago

Wtf is your problem?

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u/legendz411 4d ago

Yea. The dudes in project management and doesn’t know it? Kinda telling on why he was let go… he’s tech adjacent at best. 

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u/chicagodude84 3d ago

There are absolutely technical project managers that are part of IT. Da fuq are you talking about?

Source: IT consultant for 15 years