High school grad

The emphasis on college has made non-college jobs seem inferior and recent speeches by Trump have pointed out the need for tradesmen and skilled factory workers. This is not new since there are 49 separate government job training jobs. Don’t ask why but that is subject for later. I would like to go one step further and discuss high school grads with no additional training. Joe applies at Walmart for a job stocking shelves at night. He has good personal hygiene, dresses appropriately and always gets to work on time. His goal is to make sure his area it the neatest in the store and when he finishes he goes around offering to help others. In time Joe gets the reputation of the person who is always looking for ways to help others. Soon the manager asks Joe if he would like to work in other departments and he gladly accepts. An opening for the day shift puts Joe in a department where he deals with customers and he carries the same attitude of always looking for ways to go the extra mile. In time he is moved to the various departments throughout the store and after a couple of years he is offered a job as assistant manager at a store in another city. Joe’s work ethic and his helpful attitude carry over into his personal life and his friends see him as someone you can always count on to be of help. In time he becomes a store manager as management is always on the lookout for people like Joe. Joe can have a career working in pleasant surroundings with people he enjoys. The wages and benefits will allow Joe to support a family. He will not be in the one percent but he will have a good life. This is only one possibility for Joe but with his attitude there are many such roads to travel.