Millennials in the Workforce, A Generation of Weakness - Simon Sinek

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So to get back on topic. I sell a lot of automation that replaces the need for workers. The problem employers run in to is lack of qualified skilled workers who will show up everyday on time and work. Temp labor in my area is very unreliable. A lot of manufactures struggle to find people who will show up to work.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
So to get back on topic. I sell a lot of automation that replaces the need for workers. The problem employers run in to is lack of qualified skilled workers who will show up everyday on time and work. Temp labor in my area is very unreliable. A lot of manufactures struggle to find people who will show up to work.
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Probably because a lot of those warehouses require low education type workers. You aren’t exactly destined for quality people. That has nothing to do with millennials. This is the most educated generation. We were pushed and pushed to get useless degrees (in most cases).
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Probably because a lot of those warehouses require low education type workers. You aren’t exactly destined for quality people. That has nothing to do with millennials. This is the most educated generation. We were pushed and pushed to get useless degrees (in most cases).
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I disagree with most educated.
Maybe they have more degrees per person but the degrees are useless and they barely know anything. You ask for a well thought out opinion and many just spit out buzz words and garbage. You question their beliefs and they melt down. You disagree with them and they need a safe space. The generation sucks almost as much as the boomers.

Only hope is they grow up and mature in the next decade.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Probably because a lot of those warehouses require low education type workers. You aren’t exactly destined for quality people. That has nothing to do with millennials. This is the most educated generation. We were pushed and pushed to get useless degrees (in most cases).
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I think the problem has more to do with the type of education. The work place needs more truck drivers, plumbers, etc.... There is a huge shortage of truck drivers in this country. You can start out making $55-$60k and be home every day yet there are over 30,000 jobs available. I think society has pushed kids to get a degree they won’t use and made skilled labor jobs seem second rate.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
I think the problem has more to do with the type of education. The work place needs more truck drivers, plumbers, etc.... There is a huge shortage of truck drivers in this country. You can start out making $55-$60k and be home every day yet there are over 30,000 jobs available. I think society has pushed kids to get a degree they won’t use and made skilled labor jobs seem second rate.
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That doesn’t sound as appealing as you make it out to be.
 
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NEOCON said:
I disagree with most educated.
Maybe they have more degrees per person but the degrees are useless and they barely know anything. You ask for a well thought out opinion and many just spit out buzz words and garbage. You question their beliefs and they melt down. You disagree with them and they need a safe space. The generation sucks almost as much as the boomers.

Only hope is they grow up and mature in the next decade.
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There’s just as many baby boomers and gen Xers that just throw out buzz words. Or, opinions that are completely against logic and fact. It’s not a generational thing
 
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Orange Blazer said:
I think the problem has more to do with the type of education. The work place needs more truck drivers, plumbers, etc.... There is a huge shortage of truck drivers in this country. You can start out making $55-$60k and be home every day yet there are over 30,000 jobs available. I think society has pushed kids to get a degree they won’t use and made skilled labor jobs seem second rate.
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Was it not you who said these jobs were ‘this close’ to being wiped out completely due to automation? If that’s true, it’s a dying field and 30k jobs available means the market is correcting itself.
 
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the.one.the.only said:
Was it not you who said these jobs were ‘this close’ to being wiped out completely due to automation? If that’s true, it’s a dying field and 30k jobs available means the market is correcting itself.
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I never said it’s this close. I said I have customers who are turning to automation due to the lack of reliable labor available to them.
 
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volfanbill said:
There’s nothing interesting about driving interstates daily in a giant rig where I’m sitting by myself. Prove me wrong.
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Those aren’t the only trucking jobs available. City LTL drivers, FedEx Freight or Old Dominion for example, run daily routes and are home every night. Interaction will different customers all day. I’m not labeling it the most glamorous career available
but it is a good living that doesn’t require a college degree.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
Those aren’t the only trucking jobs available. City LTL drivers, FedEx Freight or Old Dominion for example, run daily routes and are home every night. Interaction will different customers all day. I’m not labeling it the most glamorous career available
but it is a good living that doesn’t require a college degree.
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Sitting in city traffic sounds worse. Not just being confrontational because of your actions yesterday, just being real. That sounds miserable. Starbucks is typically a stepping stone job, with easy chances to move up while COBSTANTLY networking to get your name out there.

Automation is happening because people don’t want boring jobs. Its way more exciting to work for the company making automation components than driving a truck.

Don’t get up in arms because I can’t hyperlink TV, but unemployment actually went up a tick last month because more jobs were created than ever. There’s so many options
 
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volfanbill said:
Sitting in city traffic sounds worse. Not just being confrontational because of your actions yesterday, just being real. That sounds miserable. Starbucks is typically a stepping stone job, with easy chances to move up while COBSTANTLY networking to get your name out there.

Automation is happening because people don’t want boring jobs. Its way more exciting to work for the company making automation components than driving a truck.
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Never said it was and it’s not for everyone. Just because you see it as boring doesn’t mean everyone will.

I disagree that automation is happening because people don’t want boring jobs. I see be talent pool every day.

To each their own.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
Never said it was and it’s not for everyone. Just because you see it as boring doesn’t mean everyone will.

I disagree that automation is happening because people don’t want boring jobs. I see be talent pool every day.

To each their own.
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More jobs are available than ever. So much so that unemployment went up in June. That means we’re reaching a point where the job market is actually over saturated. Truck drivers have a higher median age than most markets out there. I’m not in the minority finding it unappealing.

That said, between online purchasing and buying overall, shipment of goods is vital. Hope your trucking industry finds a way to make it look more appealing.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
I never said it’s this close. I said I have customers who are turning to automation due to the lack of reliable labor available to them.
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If installing automation is cheaper than than the labor it’s replacing then businesses will go for that regardless of how many applications they are getting.

Even McDonalds is on the verge of phasing out cashiers with their self order kiosks. They will get it down to just 2-3 people running an entire store in peak hours if they can.
 
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NEOCON said:
I disagree with most educated.
Maybe they have more degrees per person but the degrees are useless and they barely know anything. You ask for a well thought out opinion and many just spit out buzz words and garbage. You question their beliefs and they melt down. You disagree with them and they need a safe space. The generation sucks almost as much as the boomers.

Only hope is they grow up and mature in the next decade.
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Educated does not equal smart or intelligent.

They'll have to grow up and mature at some point, because unless they are a trust fund kid (and some are) they've got bills to pay.

Having to pay for stuff tends to grow you up quickly.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
If installing automation is cheaper than than the labor it’s replacing then businesses will go for that regardless of how many applications they are getting.

Even McDonalds is on the verge of phasing out cashiers with their self order kiosks. They will get it down to just 2-3 people running an entire store in peak hours if they can.
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That’s what companies are doing. I can sell in a piece of equipment to replace 1 or 2 workers. The savings on benefits, training, the hiring process in general. Then take in to account the lack of down time compared to an employee not showing up. It’s a no brainer. If I sell one machine, I am guaranteed to sell them another one in the next year.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
I think the problem has more to do with the type of education. The work place needs more truck drivers, plumbers, etc.... There is a huge shortage of truck drivers in this country. You can start out making $55-$60k and be home every day yet there are over 30,000 jobs available. I think society has pushed kids to get a degree they won’t use and made skilled labor jobs seem second rate.
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Truck driver is a bad example but I agree a lot of my generation was pushed to go to school instead of a trade labor. If I could go back I would probably have gone the trade route and own my own trade business.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
Truck driver is a bad example but I agree a lot of my generation was pushed to go to school instead of a trade labor. If I could go back I would probably have gone the trade route and own my own trade business.
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I agree. Yes, trucking isn’t the greatest example because it isn’t a very glamorous job. However a solution to resolve the driver shortage is needed. Whoever fixes that problem will make A LOT of money.
 
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