Where have all the skilled trades gone? 12

[weeeds]

Access to good welding and fabricating capabilities is becoming a serious problem in North America.
The number of professional trades people, the ones who really understand what they are doing, is in serious decline. My experience recently has been that once a worker learns how to melt steel they immediately consider themselves your best welder.
Am I experiencing a local problem or is the same trend developing in other parts of the world.
Where in the world are the professional trades people?

 

[berkshire]

Warpspeed (Automotive)
Yes I remember that image.
Moving from the shop floor to the office.Shedding my blue boilersuit and donning polyester slacks and long sleeved shirt. Now being regarded as a member of the "Staff" and getting a 20 percent pay cut.
B.E.

 

[Warpspeed]

Nothing at all wrong with the hard hat, boiler suit, and protective boots. These days they are mandatory, even for senior engineers in some situations.

I was referring to tattoos and body piercing.

You would not normally expect to see your local bank manager, magistrate, or doctor with purple spikey hair, tattoos, and a chain through his nose, would you ?

 

[berkshire]

Warpspeed (Automotive)
Well no not really.
Although it does create an interesing mind picture of a magistrate with his wig on, and a chain in his nose.
No, let's not even, go there.
Keeping the personal decorations to the back shop sounds like the better idea.
B.E.