Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "How Money Works" channel.

  1. Depends on what field of study you go into. In some fields, the employer is forced to pay higher wages because of how critical or dangerous the work is.
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  2.  @residentes8477  That is such a dumb comment. Why would you spend $70k to get a bachelor degree; only to find employment at Starbucks for minimum wage? Do realize that almost every able body young person is being told to go to a 4 year college. So at the end of the day, what is the point??? We now have in state, out of state and international students competing for the same degrees and the same jobs so what difference is it going to make, getting such a similar bachelor/masters degree??!
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  3. I finished an associate degree in electromechanical engineering technology - specializing in automation and controls. Before graduation, I applied to 20 different companies (small, medium and large), got a dozen responses for an interview, and then after two weeks of scheduled interviews; 7 of the companies that interviewed me offered me a full time job as an engineering technician. I didn’t think much of it at that time, but later on realized that the reason why multiple, different contractors were willing to take me on (even without work experience) is because of severe labor shortages in certain technical fields and many managers were desperate to hire anyone with some background in automation/controls. I see most of my friends having done a degree in a field that is highly competitive or over saturated or is in the process of being offshored and even replaced by AI. I believe that is where the main problem lies.
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