What Is Wrong With Hands-on Jobs? In this article “The Case for Working With Your Hands” by the author Matthew B. Crawford, we look at why some people prefer manual labor. When we look on television we see shows such as “Dirty Jobs”, or even office type jobs aren’t as they are portrayed. The author wants to know what people get from working cushy office jobs. To Crawford it’s as if nothing was really accomplished. So why is he writing this article if he dislikes office jobs so much. It all starts with students not all of them want to go to college. Instead some students prefer manual labor jobs. The author feels as if High Schools are only focused on sending students to “cubicle” jobs. Hard working people aren’t as respected
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As Crawford stated, “A gifted young person who chooses to become a mechanic rather than to accumulate academic credentials is viewed as eccentric, if not self-destructive.” (Crawford, par.6, pp.2). The author believes if students don’t go to college they have destroyed their life. The author believes people are pulled more towards manual trade type jobs. Crawford believes if young people are only pulled to do office jobs then the manual trades will suffer. The author himself owns a mechanic shop, but he also went to college. He sees how his shop grew, and he prefers to be a mechanic because he uses his mind a bit more. It is a small business, but he really enjoys his job. He gained all his experience from a man named Fred. He took his motorcycle and Fred diagnosed his motorcycle with his brain. Then he found himself in that shop very often. The time that he spent at Fred’s shop it brought back feelings from when he was fixing cars in his younger years. Crawford then started working in a policy organization, and felt like his passion for fixing cars was coming back. Fred seemed to the author like he loved what he did for a living. Every time Crawford can fix a motorcycle it brings him a sense of satisfaction. Because he can see how the owners are excited to get to use a motorcycle they weren’t able to …show more content…
Now I think the author is right about what us young people should be doing in life. This article opened my mind a little why should young people only be subject to one way of living. Eventually we will be tired of the career we choose after finishing college. I believe that not everyone needs to go to college to be successful, but If not then why not actually learn a trade. Some students don’t choose these type of manual labor jobs because they feel its all they are good for. Like my brother he has been a construction worker his whole life I couldn’t tell you how to install a toilet. Same my father he lays tile for a living not because he has to, but because he genuinely found something that he enjoys. I really like how the author actually is a mechanic, and he knows what it’s like to have a manual type labor and an office job. Just because someone doesn’t go to college it doesn’t mean they won’t be successful. Maybe not now, but one day that person will be successful. As the author stated, “More fundamentally, now as ever, somebody has to actually do things: fix our cars, unclog our toilets, build our houses.” (Crawford, par. 2. pp.1). I agree with the statement because in the future we will have people that don’t even know how to change their own
As Crawford stated, “A gifted young person who chooses to become a mechanic rather than to accumulate academic credentials is viewed as eccentric, if not self-destructive.” (Crawford, par.6, pp.2). The author believes if students don’t go to college they have destroyed their life. The author believes people are pulled more towards manual trade type jobs. Crawford believes if young people are only pulled to do office jobs then the manual trades will suffer. The author himself owns a mechanic shop, but he also went to college. He sees how his shop grew, and he prefers to be a mechanic because he uses his mind a bit more. It is a small business, but he really enjoys his job. He gained all his experience from a man named Fred. He took his motorcycle and Fred diagnosed his motorcycle with his brain. Then he found himself in that shop very often. The time that he spent at Fred’s shop it brought back feelings from when he was fixing cars in his younger years. Crawford then started working in a policy organization, and felt like his passion for fixing cars was coming back. Fred seemed to the author like he loved what he did for a living. Every time Crawford can fix a motorcycle it brings him a sense of satisfaction. Because he can see how the owners are excited to get to use a motorcycle they weren’t able to …show more content…
Now I think the author is right about what us young people should be doing in life. This article opened my mind a little why should young people only be subject to one way of living. Eventually we will be tired of the career we choose after finishing college. I believe that not everyone needs to go to college to be successful, but If not then why not actually learn a trade. Some students don’t choose these type of manual labor jobs because they feel its all they are good for. Like my brother he has been a construction worker his whole life I couldn’t tell you how to install a toilet. Same my father he lays tile for a living not because he has to, but because he genuinely found something that he enjoys. I really like how the author actually is a mechanic, and he knows what it’s like to have a manual type labor and an office job. Just because someone doesn’t go to college it doesn’t mean they won’t be successful. Maybe not now, but one day that person will be successful. As the author stated, “More fundamentally, now as ever, somebody has to actually do things: fix our cars, unclog our toilets, build our houses.” (Crawford, par. 2. pp.1). I agree with the statement because in the future we will have people that don’t even know how to change their own