whenever I see someone that doesn't know what they want to do in life, people in the replies are always telling him/her to look into skill trades. I get it, they make good money. I've sometimes been considering them myself as well. But there's so many reasons I wouldn't want to work in skill trades. here's just a few.
1: It's very hard on your body. I would rather work a job where I put minimal stress on my body, rather than a job where my body would be fucked up before I even reach 45. you'll feel too tired and exhausted to do anything after work. cant exercise outside of work or go to the gym at all.
2: People talk as if it's a simpler alternative than attending college, but that isn't true. For the majority of skilled trades, you must study and learn a lot. It's probably more difficult than college if anything, because not only do you have to learn a lot, but working conditions are TERRIBLE.
3: The work environment sucks. It's very dirty, horrible air quality for things like welding, and in some trades you work in horrible weather. Some trades can also be very dangerous.
i feel like most people on reddit that recommend trades havent actually done it themselves. one thing people always talk about is the money, but money is not more important than happiness. i'd rather have a mediocre paying office job than a good payingtrades job where i not only work more but am more miserable.
its not all about the money. people want to be doing things that are fun, or at least interesting even if they don't enjoy it. fixing someone's plumbing system is neither fun or interesting, and I doubt most people would wanna do that for 30+ years.