Dirty Jobs

I believe that not everyone has to go to college to make a living. There are plenty of jobs that can support a family without a college degree. Most everyone’s parents push them to go to college because it is assumed you will automatically be successful. I like Mike’s example about the Northern guy and how he did not go to college yet he was able to pay for his house with cash and still can raise his family with the money he earns. There are about 3 million jobs that cannot be filled by people because they are overly qualified and do not want to do the hands on work, those “dirty jobs.” Mike is not anti-college; he says he is anti-debt, meaning he does not want college kids to stay in debt. You have to have the right work ethic on how to get the job done the best way. His dad showed him at a young age about labor work and how hard you have to work to be successful. The first labor job Mike had was when clogged his toilet and had to help his dad find the problem in the yard pipes. He found out after trying to take electrician classes that was not the way he wanted to go. The electrician classes were hard and he didn’t pass them. I like that Mike is all about his passion and how you should always follow your passion no matter what anyone says. Not many people can do that and are stuck in a career for the money or because their parents wanted them to pursue it. Everyone thinks since they went to high School and got a college degree they can go out and find a job really easy.

            Even though college might not be your thing, like Mike said, college is also good because we need people to do highly specialized skills, like fly our planes, and we cannot have just anyone do that. Personally, I would not fly in a plane with a random person who claims to know how. I would much prefer someone with thorough training in that subject. College can be good for certain jobs and help you make more money in the long run than not having a degree. I am going to college so I do not have to do some of the jobs he did like shave sheep, clean out sewers, and clean out charcoal in fire pits. You do not have to go to school for very long to be a welder and they make great money and are very artistic.

In conclusion, I really have enjoyed watching his shows. It is refreshing compared to other television shows. I like how Dirty Jobs was not rehearsed. They were to the point - simply taped and edited for the appropriate episode length. It is good for the public to see behind the scenes to these jobs and that there are more ways to make money than getting a college degree.