# Shift Worthy News Story **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 10, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716 "2012-12-10T14:49:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 60
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716/60 "2012-12-11T09:08:57Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/3028): > > What’s the job “a monkey can do” that you take great issue with? Skilled trades PAY WELL and they are actually quite in demand at this point with everyone and their mother deciding college is the best route. > > You specify a degree and that you’re entry level, how much do you feel you’re worth? At 26 you’re fresh out of school and entry level, a FAR cry from someone that went into their field at 20 and now has 6 years of hands on experience and training. i worked there when i was 22, so you could compare that against someone whos worked a job for 2 years where literally all you have to do is sit on a stool and watch a machine, if the machine goofs up you hit a button and the union mechanical comes down to fix it. you literally just sit there and hit a button if anything bad happens. that is not a skilled trade --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shift-worthy-news-story/265716)._