Mike Rowe: This story is everywhere, and it's not being covered | Brian Kilmeade Show

Mike Rowe joins 'The Brian Kilmeade Show' to explain why America is going to have lots of unemployed people who aren't trained for the jobs that exist. #FoxNews

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[annamcmillan]

It started with no child left behind in 2000. As a teacher I witnessed cut backs on tradeschools, high schools not offering mechanics, or shop classes or home economics. We now have young adults who have no life skills. Their parents taught them next to nothing, now we have a mess.

[paulherbert]

I had a young guy show up to clean my carpets a couple of months ago. He was on-time and did a real good job and did not waste time on his cell phone. When the job was over, I commended him for his work. He said he was very happy with his new job and further added that his boss was proud of him for showing up and being pleasant to his customers. Looks like his boss found a winner.

[yfnato]

Im 22 years old and just enrolled in job corps about 6 months ago, currently working towards my certification in Building Construction Technology. I was tired of working job to job for such little pay knowing I could be putting the same effort into learning a trade. But I tell you, goin to Job Corps is probably the smartest move I’ve ever made. We learn just about everything ( plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, flooring, basic tools, forklifting, excavation, you name it). Pretty much the jack of all trades. They also have other trades such as painting, culinary, business and many more based on location. But guys I highly recommend it for any adults wanting their children ages 16-24 to get their foot in the door.They even provide free meals, housing, transportation and diplomas as well as placing you in a job once you finish. Coming from a small town just outside of Atlanta, I can say it was not an easy transition but it was definitely worth it. Just a heads up👍Wish me luck.

[dtwable]

This is what happens when you take the trade schools out of the schooling system. That’s insanity.

[pcmountaindog]

I was a bricklayer like my father back in the 70s. I decided to go back to school and became an Electrical Engineer. I learned 50 years ago that as a bricklayer I would not earn enough to buy the houses I was working on or have enough skill to work in the office buildings I was helping build. Today no bricklayer, framer, concrete worker, roofer etc earns enough to live in my neighborhood. I completely understand why they are checking out. They see a system which doesn't accept them as a member. Every year more people just give up. It's a sad case but the America I grew up in is gone. We have a government which is too stupid to run a hotdog stand trying to regulate a 7 trillion dollar budget. They line their own pockets and pretend they are putting in a life of "PUBLIC SERVICE". What a disgrace.

[jcmottern]

I work part time in a grocery store deli and I have my own handyman business. At the deli that I work at, there's this 84 year old woman. She's always there, never calls in, works harder then all of the younger kids and as always the last one to leave. They just don't make them like they used to.

[lliles]

I am a 68 woman who works as a waitress at a restaurant, been there for 8 years and i love my job the good the bad and the rude customers. Living in Houston texas I make an hour drive for work. I am there everyday and will pull doubles. Always at work never late give great customer service. Two months ago I applied at two restaurants that were hiring, but i never was offered a job, comments were made, well servers cant sit down if they get tired and the other restaurant never called. These two were close to my home. After a couple of weeks I went to check the restaurants out and well I guess I was too old because all I saw were young girls working there. No experience with customers some servers were rude but i guess they just want young pretty ladies. Well I may be a senior but I can guarantee that I can still run circles around those young ones. It is their loss not mine.

[jerrytalley]

Brian, thanks to you and Mike for bringing this to light. I’ve been knowing something is seriously wrong, but didn’t realize exactly what was/is happening. I’m seeing it in the professional services as well. Companies I’ve dealt with for 15 years, used to be dynamite customer service. Now even those companies lost good employees during the pandemic, Probably people near retirement saying “it’s just not worth it”! Now, something that used to take 10 minutes and one call, can literally take all day or days into weeks to get anything done. Recently someone ran into my truck. It took me 6 calls to preferred body shops to get someone to even take it before June or at all. I’m almost 63 and I’ve never been so frustrated in my life/every day of my life.

[hermetic]

I'm a 46 year old trim carpenter with 22 years experience. When I go into a home, the electricians, plumbers, HVAC, and painters are usually all there. At 46, I'm often the youngest guy on site. A kid coming out of high school could learn any of the trades and in 10-15 years charge whatever he wanted because the demand will be there with nobody to do it.

[GenericWhiteMale]

Mike is the reason I decided to get into the trades, HVACR technician. His words on recession proof work stuck with me as early as 15years old. Show up early, stay late, ask for more.(more work I mean)
Edit: I'm 26 now and the sheer lack of work ethic, selfishness, and level of entitlement among my generation and the one before me is disgusting.

[davidkellymitchell]

I'm 69 years old and retired but in defense of the young people jobs have no incentives anymore. I worked for General Electric and for decades if you had a job there you could plan on retiring with them and have a company pension plan. In the 1970's all that started falling apart. Big companies we're relocating to Japan for cheaper labor. I trained Japanese engineers how to build Air Conditioners my last year there because the company sold out to Trane and moved to Japan. Then by the 80's companies we're selling out and mergers were the thing. Big companies swallowing up the small ones. Everytime this happens employees are fired and either replaced or those jobs were deleted. We live in a world today where there is no job security anywhere. Forget about retiring from a company. That doesn't exist anymore. Those that want to work have to float from one company to the next never gathering any moss, benefits or promotions. Sad shape this country has become.

[vernwiederich]

Mike Rowe is spot on in his comments. My son has his own construction business for 20 yrs now. He has 2 good employees now whom he works along side, because he has too. He has had trouble finding help. He has a guy in his 60's that helps him occasionally & he says this guy works hard when on the job! My son doesn't know how the guy can do it knowing how my son's body is feeling the aches & pains from the physical work.

[thomasdahlmann]

I am a retired industrial arts teacher. My son and my grandson grew up around my home garage shop, learning to use the tools. My grandson went to SUN tech his senior year of high school for welding. He was blessed to have an excellent teacher, Jamie Kotarsky. He then went to Penn College of Technology and graduated with associate degrees in welding and metal fabrication. He was hired by JLG before he graduated and earned a promotion and 50% raise after 7 or 8 months. They sent him to Chicago for training to program cnc lasers. He is the type of guy who will always be in demand because of his training and willingness to work and stay until the job is done. All this country needs is a few hundred thousand more young guys like him!

[KSmith]

About 7 years ago I had been unemployed for a while after being laid off...again (IT field). I looked at everything. I applied with the local IBEW to become an electricians apprentice. I filled out the miles of paperwork. Jumped through the hoops, crossed the T's, dotted the I's, paid the fees. Crickets. Nothing from them at all. I couldn't even get them to return a phone call. They were happy to cash the check for the application fee though.

I did the same with a few trucking companies, trying to get onto something, anything!

I just wanted to work and was in my late 30's at the time. I can only surmise they didn't want the "old" guy.

It's not just one direction. Employers need to change their hiring practices and who they look at. I still have decades of good work left in me. Give us a chance.

[BeverlyTalley]

The most important thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different sources of income that doesn't depend on the government. Especially with the current economic crisis around the word. This is still a good time to invest in various stocks, Gold, silver and digital currencies.

[cranium]

I am an HVAC, and even the people we get that are good, aren’t even close to what we used to be. Honor pride in your work, running a service vehicle, as if it was your own. Seem to be principles that are becoming forgotten.

[jameshigginbothamiii]

PUT MIKE ROWE IN CHARGE OF THE ECONOMY, MAKE HIM THE "JOBS CZAR!"

[anonot]

As a business owner of 17 very succesful years, i was devestated when Covid forced me to close forever and persue a different career....I worked hard 70 hour weeks and valued the lifestyle that it afforded me....but after watching my new workplace and its environment i was massively surprised at the lack of work ethic coming from the younger generations...

[tooltime]

This is dead nuts true, I am going to be 63 in September, work for a huge company, most are looking for hand outs and are absolutely unskilled, clueless!!!!

[judyg]

This is a problem in the medical community as well. I’m a retired nurse and my husband is about to retire and he does more work than the young people they’ve hired in the last five years, who think medicine is a 9-5 job. It’s a real problem.