Yes, we should help them gain a good job.
Which probably means education. So back to school (university or trade)
Oh wait. Can't risk losing on work hours, need to pay my medical debt and, you know, live.
Thats the cycle of poverty. You have to work so much just trying to scrape by, that you can't get ahead. Because to get a better job, you need education. To get education you need money and time. But if you can't get both of those, you can't get ahead and will be stuck with low skill jobs.
Actually some of these people just need a certification class on driving a forklift to get into the next incremental pay echelon. They don't need to "go to university" to get by.
Sure. "Some". Classes can still cost between $50 and $200. And it requires a forklift job to be available. And since most people in a warehouse can drive a forklift already, its not exactly a sure bet.
In certain fields, such as mechanics or plumbing, you can learn on the job as an apprentice, learn as you go and eventually make and surpass a newhire with a degree. In fact, many fields are like that. If you're in IT help desk you just need something like a Linux certification to have more opportunities open for you, and you do not need to go to university to learn Linux.
Yeah....
I used
https://www.apprenticeship.gov and looked at nyc jobs.
I found one. In NJ. Which required a substitute teaching license.
So not sure your option is viable.
As for IT: linux help desks are rare. Most companies use microsoft. But that's largely irrelevant as first line Help Desk is an unskilled position where you use a script or search KB articles for information. No certification required.
But because of this, most is outsourced to India. I am an IT expert. I've seen it happen. I watched, helpless, as my coworkers left their jobs for the last time because they got replaced by indians in India.
And a microsoft certification runs a few hundred dollars... Just for the test. Classes can be more so.
I mean, if you were thown out of your home at 18. No college education. Could you survive on your own and get better?
Maybe. But those who can't are kinda screwed.
Well yes, some people are in low paying jobs. The skills and certificates they need aren't unreachable to them though. That's like crying that some help desk workers are able to learn Linux on their own and others can't be bothered.
Can't be bothered or lack the aptitude. Because no amount of training is going to make me a heart surgeon. (My hands shake).
But what do you do with the people who are in low skill, low pay jobs and just can't get out?