Actually no but sometimes it seems that way although that's not pcI'll give you 3 guesses!Wait, seriously? That's cool as hell.
I work on the Pharmacy side of a large Healthcare Insurance Company.
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Actually no but sometimes it seems that way although that's not pcI'll give you 3 guesses!Wait, seriously? That's cool as hell.
I work on the Pharmacy side of a large Healthcare Insurance Company.
I do all the Information Technology on a six-building campus (CIO to the guy under the desk). Oversight of Finance, contract administration, and human resources benefit planning and administration. I also oversee safety and security on campus. Help with advertising, PR, and donor management and communication. I also lead or do project management for everything from new construction, remodeling, to special events. Much of my career was in high technology executive management and as a volunteer serving on various non-profit boards and committees.
For whom? Me as well.I work as a commercial insurance broker
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Lawyer here.
I use to work for a plumbing wholesaler. I know those ones as well.Superintendent / Lead Operator of a municipal wastewater treatment plant. I think I've already heard the shi**y job jokes.
Uk Brokerage usually dealing either liability cases or combined.For whom? Me as well.
High School Shop Teacher. Graphic Arts and Metal Shop
Wow they still have HS shop teachers where you are? NYC has dropped 99% of shop teachers. I went to a vocational HS back in the 80’s and I loved the opportunity to try different vocational classes. I ended up in drafting/architecture after trying electrical and automotive repair. NYC these days has a very limited vocational program at my former HS, all of the construction trades have been combined into one class, plumbing, electrical and woodworking are now construction trades class.
No doubt, not everyone is cut out for STEM or enjoys it either. Personally, I have been hired in three completely different industries simply because of my intangibles of being personable, willing to learn, and coachable, which I was lucky enough to receive from both of my parents being around and being a 3 sport high school athlete. I know a lot people are not that lucky. I never took any shop class but wish I would have because I feel utterly useless when it comes to being handy around the house, and I can say that a lot of people in my generation (Gen Y/millenial) feel that way.That said, we still need 19th Century skills. Get a good night's rest, show up on time, pay attention, get along with others, accept a little feedback, work safely, clean up after yourself, put your phone away. There is no longer any emphasis on those things. I have never heard one of you business leaders complain that kids these days just don't have enough high engineering skills. The complaint is always about those other things I mentioned. No matter how cutting edge your industry is, if I give you a candidate who can do all of those things I've mentioned, you'll teach them the rest.
I'm certainly not anti-education or anti-stem. I have a masters degree myself and we need engineers too. It's just that there's an entire industry making $$$ off of school change.
WELL SAID. As a HS teacher/Admin I think the biggest crock we have sold students on is to go to college. NOW-- I have both my children going to college.. fully realizing they are there to gain skills for a JOB. Trade jobs are WONDERFUL. Working is GREAT. The 19th century skills are what sets current employees apart. Small, very rural school and we send MANY into the working/trade world. Some into college and very proud of all. Some student's will struggle no matter what they choose based on their lack of work ethic and your above mentioned SELF DISCIPLINE skills that are so poorly modeled by adults raising them.Hangin' on by a thread. When I started at my current small rural school 20 years ago, our dept had 11 teachers and aids. We had Home Ec, Finance, Photography, Graphics, Metal Shop and Woodshop. We now have me as the only full timer and my buddy does two Woodshop classes a week.
I'm regularly showing 14 year old boys what vise grip pliers are. By 14 we had all stripped nuts on our bike 'cause they were the wrong tool to use. I hate to sound like an old man yelling at the clouds. It would be interesting to hear from jimix 18 above. In my experience, our school administration is so hell bent on looking progressive and pushing for 21st Century skills, they actually denounce being able to do work with your hands. If every kid isn't STEM STEM STEM they're going to languish in a difficult and unfulfilled life.
Bullsh*t.
I teach Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and CAD programs. We plasma cut metals.....tossed my electric band saw years ago. My Graphics shop is fully equipped with a wide format printer plotter that we use for stickers and posters and fatheads of the student athletes for Senior Night. I screen print and heat press shirts and fabrics.
That said, we still need 19th Century skills. Get a good night's rest, show up on time, pay attention, get along with others, accept a little feedback, work safely, clean up after yourself, put your phone away. There is no longer any emphasis on those things. I have never heard one of you business leaders complain that kids these days just don't have enough high engineering skills. The complaint is always about those other things I mentioned. No matter how cutting edge your industry is, if I give you a candidate who can do all of those things I've mentioned, you'll teach them the rest.
I'm certainly not anti-education or anti-stem. I have a masters degree myself and we need engineers too. It's just that there's an entire industry making $$$ off of school change.