With all of this talk of the new millennium, it seems like this year is flying by. Here we are in June already, a traditional month for graduations from high school. Millions of students have to decide between a job or more schooling. We expect children who are only 18 to figure out what they want to do for the rest of their life.
The one complaint that our industry has been voicing for many years is that not enough of our young people are entering the trade; they would rather work in cushy jobs banging at the keys to a computer. Did you ever stop to think why these kids choose computers over plumbing?
Too many of us are saying, “This generation is just lazy; they would rather earn the big bucks doing nothing than working hard for their money.” But I couldn’t disagree more with this statement. I find today’s youth as hard-working and energetic as we were. Give them a task, outline the goals and off they go to do their job.