Black men, now is the time to enter the trades. No excuses

Ezekiel 25:17

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What’s not mentioned is how hard it is to get into the trades. Especially if your not Mexican. They gatekeep that shyt like a MF

This is a serious issue. Both coast. If you in the game then you know.

If Mexicans gatekeep there wouldn't be a shortage. Most of the skilled trades I've been around were white and this is in a few states. And let's not forget, Unions are really white at the top.

The real problem is brehs don't even try.
 

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College is extremely important but I def agree we don't do a good job of explaining that if you don't want to go to college - or if you can't - your best option is a trades job. Or a government job. So many brehs seem to settle for the retail or even warehouse job, busting their ass for little. I def want to encourage Coli brehs to take that chance and better yourself.
 

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You gotta go to where your strengths are. I'm too clumsy and uncoordinated for trades. fukk around and get electrocuted or lose one of my fingers.

Also dealing with MAGA cacs, racist Mexicans and burly dykes. Yeah mfs is racist in the office too but I'll take passive aggressive :mjpls: over a mf straight up calling me the N word to my face and now I gotta duff him out.
 

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Healthcare trades are the wave. Plus you don't gotta deal with :mjpls: like the other skilled trades. But you won't go wrong regardless.

If I could go back to a 19/20 year old me, I would've gotten a Respiratory Therapist certification.
 
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If Mexicans gatekeep there wouldn't be a shortage. Most of the skilled trades I've been around were white and this is in a few states. And let's not forget, Unions are really white at the top.

The real problem is brehs don't even try.

That’s precisely why there’s a shortage. You have older white dudes teetering in retirement age at the top and Mexicans mid level and below. They still do things the old way. Not as easy as it looks for brehs.

Unless you get in through a program it’s going to be hard. I live in California and applied years ago in like 8 different job categories. Got zero call backs

Just said fukk it and went to college
 
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Only good if you’re specifically interested in a trade or going for a degree that may not pay e.g. history, liberal arts, etc.
 

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the fact that you have to tell people "get a skill that makes you money" tells you everything about the state of "the community"

cats complain about lack of jobs but have no skills to actually get a job
Say that shyt AGAIN! As I get older I realize how much current public school trends only prepare us to goto college and nothing else. All highschools should have trade programs. If I had it to all over again I'd have gone into the trades before even thinking about college.
 
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