Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last?
&gt;&gt; &quot;Anecdotaly, about 20% of new hires under 30 don’t understand the concept of showing up on time (or at all)&quot;<p>Don&#x27;t kid yourself. Those new hires are at other jobs making more money.  I am booked for a roofer in feb 2018 (fingers crossed - friend of a friend).  Blue skills are in extremely high demand. And those guys are working extremely hard making really high incomes (400k+).  These guys are highly paid and are not messing around -- most saw 2008. They drive nice trucks, own their company, have rude secretaries and wont look at your email until feb 18 (fingers crossed).  Look at a blue collar guys&#x27; current circumstance: no competition (know anyone learning HVAC?), a HUGE housing boom in cali, pass through low tax income, 2k homes burned (wtf), no outsourcing (try outsourcing a plumber) -- as my mentor said: &quot;Harvest time&quot;.