I know this is typical for the US so this is more for US people to respond to. I wouldn’t say that it is the best system for work, just wondering about the disconnect.

  • FarFarAway@startrek.website
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    Not that I think this is the way, I don’t, but…

    Im in construction. With the amount of time it takes to train a completely green person off the street, even at seemingly menial tasks, im not sure corporations would actually allow this.

    Although, they arent paying a wage, this plan would eat into real production time and materials, and with this “just in time,” software oriented, prefab mindset they have, overall i think they would still lose money.

    Sure they don’t have to train people to think anymore, but even operating machinery correctly or following a preset design, is rough for alot of people.

    The struggle to find knowledgeable, skilled labor is real, but unless paid people are taking time out of thier day to teach these interns the ins and outs of a machine or how to read plans, said intern wouldn’t learn jack squat. Unless the company has time and money to kill, at the very least, trade school is still required.

    Nah, corporations would never go for it.

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      Many companies view teaching employees as an investment. Sure, someone with skill will have to work with them for a time but then they create enough value to pay that back and more as his or her life unfolds.