I'm only half serious when I suggest that you try to convince your children that they want to work as electricians, plumbers or mechanics. None of these jobs require degrees, so they can avoid the debt trap. None of these jobs can easily be offshored to India or China. Ok, none of these jobs sound glamourous, but there is a realistic option of going self employed after a few years. I've met a lot tradesmen that drive very flash cars and go on holidays to the far side of the world.
I heard once that at a recruitment fair an IT company was trying to attract new graduates to join up. They were losing recruits to the Gas Fitter on the next stall who said that althugh the basic wage was lower; he could offer so much overtime that a new starter could be earning like 80K a year.
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Date: 2010-11-26 10:28 am (UTC)Ok, none of these jobs sound glamourous, but there is a realistic option of going self employed after a few years. I've met a lot tradesmen that drive very flash cars and go on holidays to the far side of the world.
I heard once that at a recruitment fair an IT company was trying to attract new graduates to join up. They were losing recruits to the Gas Fitter on the next stall who said that althugh the basic wage was lower; he could offer so much overtime that a new starter could be earning like 80K a year.