Over the year I have been able to master some other skills required to be perform around the home electrical, plumbing, roofing, painting, wall paper and gardening as examples. Remodeling two Victoria Farm house helped.

In the work place learning some basic knowledge others profession has been proven to be useful mastering them is not that easy but I can relate to their skills and the duties preformed. From engineering, fork truck driver, design, graphic artist, accounting, copier repair, fax programming and computer networking plus many other task, never really mastering any but capable of understanding the basic.

I don’t see that willingness to be that “Jack of all trade” (home or work) now in today generation. The mentality to venturing beyond their trained skill level or attempting to do something or lean how to do something is not there. “What I don’t know I will not have to do”

In my observation it seems that the smarter the individual the less likely to learn the skills of a Jack of all trade.

so you're LJ?

Belly35;1228835 wrote:Over the year I have been able to master some other skills required to be perform around the home electrical, plumbing, roofing, painting, wall paper and gardening as examples. Remodeling two Victoria Farm house helped.

In the work place learning some basic knowledge others profession has been proven to be useful mastering them is not that easy but I can relate to their skills and the duties preformed. From engineering, fork truck driver, design, graphic artist, accounting, copier repair, fax programming and computer networking plus many other task, never really mastering any but capable of understanding the basic.

I don’t see that willingness to be that “Jack of all trade” (home or work) now in today generation. The mentality to venturing beyond their trained skill level or attempting to do something or lean how to do something is not there. “What I don’t know I will not have to do”

In my observation it seems that the smarter the individual the less likely to learn the skills of a Jack of all trade.

I agree with you....but weren't you the one giving us hell about using a service you pay for and not doing something yourself? Yes it's cool and helpful to be able to do everything, but before you got all defensive when we gave you shit over not changing a tire.

I try to be a jack of all trades...but I usually end up calling someone who knows what they're doing to complete my projects and/or fix what I've screwed up.

Yesterday, as a matter of fact, I was an electrician, finish carpenter and general carpenter. I actually completed the electrical work without a fire and the general carpenter work (a deck). However the finish carpenter work (crown molding) is getting subcontracted out to a former co-worker.

No mechanical/electrical/carpentry skills here whatsoever. Wish I did in that flipping houses would be a lot more pleasurable (and cheaper) doing it myself.

Raw Dawgin' it;1228854 wrote:I agree with you....but weren't you the one giving us hell about using a service you pay for and not doing something yourself? Yes it's cool and helpful to be able to do everything, but before you got all defensive when we gave you shit over not changing a tire.

I had a tire blow on the express way. I pay for AAA (family plan for20 year now) and i called them ..

I could have done it myself but I made a decision based on the situation

early morning had business that afternoon, it was hot... Pay for the service when needed (needed it) didn't feel like doing the physicl labor that early in the morning, during morning traffi .. made the call to AAA
Needed to get the tire fixed without getting dirty business meeting that afternoon (used the service I pay for)
Hot and morning traffic why risk the potential danger AAA has the proper equipment to do the job safe and quickly

My stepbrother is 27 and can do pretty much anything. He is exactly like my stepdad when it comes to that kind of stuff. I am definitely really lucky when it comes to anything car related. I am also hoping I never live too far from one of them if/when I own my own home.

I hate to break it to you, Belly, but things weren't "great" when you were young compared to today. It's in your own mind, I promise.

Belly35;1228875 wrote:I had a tire blow on the express way. I pay for AAA (family plan for20 year now) and i called them ..

I could have done it myself but I made a decision based on the situation

early morning had business that afternoon, it was hot... Pay for the service when needed (needed it) didn't feel like doing the physicl labor that early in the morning, during morning traffi .. made the call to AAA
Needed to get the tire fixed without getting dirty business meeting that afternoon (used the service I pay for)
Hot and morning traffic why risk the potential danger AAA has the proper equipment to do the job safe and quickly

Oh...so this situation was the exception? I'm all for knowing how to be handing, but when you can pay for a service what's the point as you've shown in the past. Why learn to do anything when you can create jobs by paying for a service? You being a jack of all trades is hurting the economy because you're taking jobs away from people who offer these services.

You see your own contradiction? Don't get frustrated with people not learning trades when you yourself use services for things you don't want to do.

Steel Valley Football;1228890 wrote:I hate to break it to you, Belly, but things weren't "great" when you were young compared to today. It's in your own mind, I promise.

reps

Raw Dawgin' it;1228892 wrote: Don't get frustrated with people not learning trades when you yourself use services for things you don't want to do.

I think there is a difference between paying someone to do something you don't want to do, and people who don't want to do something because it's not in their job description. There are a ton of people who are lazy and only want to do exactly what they've been hired to do, but I don't think that is a problem with just the current generation.

I can name hundreds of people who are "Jack of all trades" in Champaign county.

They are called farmers.

FatHobbit;1228898 wrote:I think there is a difference between paying someone to do something you don't want to do, and people who don't want to do something because it's not in their job description. There are a ton of people who are lazy and only want to do exactly what they've been hired to do, but I don't think that is a problem with just the current generation.

I agree, until you generalized and entire generation ha. It's not the kids fault their parents didn't instill values.

Raw Dawgin' it;1228892 wrote:Oh...so this situation was the exception? I'm all for knowing how to be handing, but when you can pay for a service what's the point as you've shown in the past. Why learn to do anything when you can create jobs by paying for a service? You being a jack of all trades is hurting the economy because you're taking jobs away from people who offer these services.

You see your own contradiction? Don't get frustrated with people not learning trades when you yourself use services for things you don't want to do.

Contradiction.... Somewhat ... However at 63 now I've earned, learned and paid for what I know I may not be able to do now. I give myself the opinion of choosing the task now not refusing to do the task.

I will also apologies for making a generalization (didn&#8217;t really mean to make it sound like that) of all of today young adult generation. </SPAN>
I know that my daughters don&#8217;t fit that generalization and a few other young adults I know but still many more that I have had to deal with are less likely to attempt the Jack of all trade mentality. </SPAN>

BR1986FB;1228866 wrote:No mechanical/electrical/carpentry skills here whatsoever. Wish I did in that flipping houses would be a lot more pleasurable (and cheaper) doing it myself.

I gutted and remoded two Victoria Farm house... learn the skills it's worth the effort
Note: Electrical don't fuck with 220 connection ..

So belly are you a jack of all trades and master of bation?

I have started to do more and more and be a jack of all trades. Sometimes it works out..sometimes not. Got the lanwmower working a few time with diff easy fixes, and just odds and ends around the hous.