Meanwhile, you stress at a corporate job pumped full of cortisol.

That's our future. Menial shit while robots do them mental tasks. Lmao at humanity.

Startup idea: One-way tickets to euthanasia countries once jobs run out. Srsly, who will do that for us once we get to that point?

https://nypost.com/2025/05/24/lifestyle/gen-z-turn-to-trade-jobs-ditch-white-collar-careers-amid-ai-uncertainty-poor-corporate-wages/

Gen Z turn to trade jobs, ditch white-collar careers amid AI uncertainty, poor corporate wages

By Andrew Court

Published May 24, 2025, 11:24 a.m. ET

Gen Z is turning to traditional trade jobs amid fears AI will soon replace many white-collar careers, a new survey has uncovered.

Resume Builder polled more than 1,400 Gen Z adults between the ages of 18 and 28, finding that 42% of Zoomers are currently working in or pursuing a blue-collar or skilled trade job, such as plumbing, welding or electrical work, including 37% of those with a bachelor’s degree.

Almost a third of respondents said such jobs offer better long-term prospects, while a quarter said the roles are less likely to be taken over by AI.

“More Gen Z college graduates are turning to trade careers and for good reason,” Resume Builder’s Chief Career Advisor Stacie Haller declared. “Trade jobs offer hands-on work that’s difficult to automate. Additionally, many grads find their degrees don’t lead to careers in their field, prompting them to explore more practical, in-demand alternatives.”

Indeed, almost one in five Zoomers (19%) who are currently working in a trade said they were unable to find a job in the field that they had studied for.

Of those who were able to land a white-collar role, 16% eventually quit and turned to a trade job because it potentially offered more money.

It’s a stunning inversion from decades’ past, where a job requiring a college degree typically offered far better pay than blue-collar work.

Resume Builder also found that trade jobs were particularly enticing for Gen Z as the cost of obtaining a college degree continues to rise.

Many surveyed Zoomers said they didn’t want to be burdened by paying back burdensome college loans.

The average cost of college in the United States has more than doubled over the past 24 years to $38,270 per student per year, according to the Education Data Initiative.

A stressed out worker with a headache rubs his eyes while sitting in front of a computer screen.

A college degree and a white-collar job no longer guarantees economic security, particularly with the looming layoff threats caused by AI.

The findings come less than a year after The Wall Street Journal reported that Gen Z is becoming “the toolbelt generation.”

Trades are flourishing as college enrollment shrinks, per the report, which found that “the number of students enrolled in vocational-focused community colleges rose 16% last year to its highest level … since 2018.”

Kids studying construction trades rose 23% during the five-year period, while those training for HVAC and vehicle repair careers increased 7%.

An Associated Press article from 2023 also reported on the trend, similarly saying pricey college tuition was turning Zoomers off higher education.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5770160&forum_id=2Ã#49239200)

Euthanasia (physician-administered) is legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Colombia, Spain, and Portugal, while assisted suicide (self-administered by the patient) is legal in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, with additional rules in individual US states and Australian states. The specifics, such as eligibility criteria for conditions and age, vary significantly by country.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5770160&forum_id=2Ã#49239230)

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, New Zealand, Australia (all states)

Self-administered assisted suicide (patient takes lethal dose):

Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain, USA (CA, CO, DC, HI, ME, MT, NJ, NM, OR, VT, WA)

Note:

– Switzerland only allows assisted suicide, not euthanasia

– USA: legal only in some states under strict conditions

– Spain allows both methods

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5770160&forum_id=2Ã#49239276)

Germany – Legal by court ruling; regulatory law pending.

Austria – Legal for terminal or debilitating conditions since 2022.

Netherlands – Legal since 2002; unbearable suffering, voluntary/persistent request, doctor oversight; ≥12 y (12–16 requires parental consent).

Belgium & Luxembourg – Legal; unbearable suffering, physician supervision.

Canada – Legal since 2016; grievous, irremediable condition; mental-illness–only possible 2027+.

New Zealand – Legal since 2021; terminal illness (<6 mo), irreversible decline, unbearable suffering, informed decision.

USA (some states) – Legal in CA, OR, WA, VT, CO, HI, NJ, NM, ME, DC, DE; terminal illness, sound mind, physician approvals, waiting period, self-administered.

Spain – Legal since 2021; serious incurable illness, capable/conscious, formal request and evaluation.

Portugal – Law passed 2023, pending regulation.

Italy – Legal since 2019; irreversible condition, unbearable suffering, life-support dependency, informed; healthcare+ethics board required.

France – Bill passed first reading 2025; needs irreversible incurable illness, unbearable suffering, informed; pending full approval.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5770160&forum_id=2Ã#49240624)