| ▲ | vvpan 3 hours ago | |
Was wondering and discussing with somebody yesterday why USA does not have a strong apprenticeship culture like Europe does. | ||
| ▲ | Arainach 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Hard to have apprenticeships when you're dependent on your employer for health care | ||
| ▲ | downrightmike 6 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Since Sputnik everyone was told to go to college or you're a loser, that peaked in the 2010s and finally busted with Covid, people are just laying flat. Kids put in tons of work, all of the opportunities never materialized. Its a Structural employment mismatch. We got a preview in 2008 with all the layoffs that became the event that pushed people out of the workforce for the rest of their lives. And there is no retraining programs, because leadership doesn't care. K-type recovery is fine for them | ||