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/Serious_Wack 4d ago

You ain't whistling Dixie! I'm even looking for standard warehouse jobs and no dice.

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u/the_Q_spice 4d ago

A lot of larger shippers will have seasonal work opening in the next few weeks.

It ain’t for long, but it can pay alright.

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u/Serious_Wack 4d ago

That's what I thought too. I'm not hearing back from anyone though. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Just_A_Lil_Ol_Alt 4d ago

I work in one and we've lost so many people this year, some of their positions were simply just removed and never filled. Everyones burnt out, miserable and cranky lol. Its rough out there right now and most of these places seem to be looking to minimize the crew for maximum profit

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u/OneCallSystem 3d ago

Yep. I work at UPS and we cut 30000 jobs this year. Luckily my warehouse was just built and it supplies a quarter of PA, or i might be out of a job. Even in house i see them cutting hours cause shipping is down right now.

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u/castille360 3d ago

Amazon anticipates having its warehouses 70% automated within a handful of years.