/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1901092
>>1901566
It is the opposite here. A bunch of commercial places emptied out because of COVID and bosses and landlords have been using the opportunity to fix problems and make improvements while buildings are empty. We were a bit stacked up at the end of last year and we are absolutely slammed now. We are booked into the next year already and we've been working through the COVID thing without stopping.

>>1901597
>>1901621
I live in a right to work state. Union jobs were always rare outside of government and certain high dollar jobs. That said, the only groups feeling pressure from immigrants are people in unskilled and semi-skilled jobs. So, if your main selling point to your boss is you are white and you passed 8th grade, well, Timbuk 3 didn't write that song about you. The days of graduating high school, getting a decent job, working there for 30 years, having a spouse, a few kids, a nice house, and two cars on a single salary are long since gone. It is just some places took a little longer to get the news. Shit man, even something simple like a forklift cert can be enough for you to stand out in the field.