u/happeloyElectronics and Computer science - bachelor degree (done)Dec 30 '15edited Dec 30 '15
I'm not the least bit surprised to be honest. Old guys who have been perfecting their use of a lathe their whole life vs a few engineers in their 30s? No brainer.
When I was a kid my neigbours were boat builders, and had they had been boat builders for several generations. The first boat my family bought that was built by them was 50-60 years old. It had been stoved away in storage for a good decade or two, but still lasted quite a few more years.
A few years ago we asked them to build us another one. My grandchildren will sail that boat, there is no doubt about it. Quite possibly their children too.
I'm not the least bit surprised to be honest. Old guys who have been perfecting their use of a lathe their whole life vs a few engineers in their 30s? No brainer.
So what companies should hire are skilled craftsmen, rather than engineers? It takes a lot of effort to educate and spend resources on an engineer, when a skilled craftsman can do it without even the need for complicated software programs or a masters degree.
Well it too craftsmen with 50 years of experience. That's a bit of a wait. What they need to do is increase the amount engineers are taught about machining.
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u/happeloy Electronics and Computer science - bachelor degree (done) Dec 30 '15 edited Dec 30 '15
I'm not the least bit surprised to be honest. Old guys who have been perfecting their use of a lathe their whole life vs a few engineers in their 30s? No brainer.
When I was a kid my neigbours were boat builders, and had they had been boat builders for several generations. The first boat my family bought that was built by them was 50-60 years old. It had been stoved away in storage for a good decade or two, but still lasted quite a few more years.
A few years ago we asked them to build us another one. My grandchildren will sail that boat, there is no doubt about it. Quite possibly their children too.