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42. There used to be excellent trade school teachers, but they've mostly retired

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 03:33 PM

4 hrs ago

Who will teach the new crop of students? Manufacturers should have thought about this, ya know, about 30 years ago.

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Ford CEO says car giant is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic posts despite offering $120K salary [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Maybe AI can help. Ask Chat-GPT to grab some tools and get to work. nt Xipe Totec Yesterday #1

AI, get to work. Norrrm 23 hrs ago #12

They lie, No one 'starts' at $120,000 annually... that's the top end NotHardly 7 hrs ago #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #2

So, Ford wants the U.S. taxpayer to build more trade schools Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #3

Ford SUCKS....always has, always will IMO democratsruletheday 21 hrs ago #19

The common people would benefit Stargazer99 20 hrs ago #25

Sounds more like Linda ladeewolf 8 hrs ago #37

Where exactly are those jobs? Dealerships? nt Phoenix61 23 hrs ago #4

Community colleges have pretty much taken the place TexasBushwhacker 23 hrs ago #5

SPOT on TB! My son is a welder and thank god that democratsruletheday 21 hrs ago #23

There used to be excellent trade school teachers, but they've mostly retired FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #42

I guess $120k isnt enough... Mark.b2 23 hrs ago #6

Farley is full of it. Ford is offering auto mechanics only $50k to $83k per year, not $120k. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #30

Many young folks assume that college anciano 23 hrs ago #7

Yeah! Accounting and programming can be done overseas via the internet. Norrrm 23 hrs ago #14

Meanwhile Trump is defunding nurses eligibility for college financial aid. live love laugh 21 hrs ago #24

German companies train their own mechanics- invest in workforce. nt delisen 23 hrs ago #8

Maybe they could train in house and Puppyjive 23 hrs ago #9

So when are all those vocational schools going to open? ananda 23 hrs ago #10

they're called "workhouses"... ret5hd 23 hrs ago #13

Am I bad for finding this funny? ananda 22 hrs ago #18

American CEOs are soulless and out-of-touch wolfie001 23 hrs ago #11

Not that simple, unfortunately. paleotn 21 hrs ago #22

They can't see beyond their spreadsheets and the next bonus. Deuxcents 20 hrs ago #26

the apprentice system works for eons. not the trump version of course nt msongs 22 hrs ago #15

I've been a machinist for 30 years yourmovemonkey 22 hrs ago #16

For years, that's what UNIONS did. James48 22 hrs ago #17

I'm astounded! Aussie105 21 hrs ago #20

Farley is full of shit. Auto mechanics should, but do not generally make $120k per year. SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #21

And most US car makers have fought electrification, which eliminates some of the worst parts of the job Bluetus 18 hrs ago #29

My dealer had a few young guys. Historic NY 20 hrs ago #27

Passing this on to my daughter, a high school guidance counselor. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #28

Yes a lot of the private trade schools were shady diploma mills like ITT fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #31

As a former independant import mechanic I learned the hard way that the dealership shops were not to be trusted. Ford_Prefect 17 hrs ago #32

Yes, but do they have any openings for influencers Mr. Sparkle 12 hrs ago #33

Where are these job openings for $120k? Emile 11 hrs ago #34

Is there a reason Ford can't build trade a training center? dlk 10 hrs ago #35

You will never make it in the corporate world with that attitude. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #36

Why be logical? dlk 5 hrs ago #41

The lifetime career prognosis for auto mechanics isn't good IbogaProject 7 hrs ago #39

Auto companies have been going the wrong direction for awhile now. NowsTheTime 6 hrs ago #40