Keeping people in their “dream” jobs Building Good

When we’re starting a new, dream job, we can overlook some annoyances, thinking they might get better. As we get older, more experienced though, we might realise that annoyance was a red flag. That coworker’s “jokes” were actually a sign of an intolerant attitude, and that promotion you wanted is given to someone less qualified. You still love what you do, but would you tell a young person to go after that job? Jamie McMillan has been a welder and ironworker for 27 years and she’s the founder of KickAss Careers and Made In The Trades, and she spends a lot of time getting kids excited about the trades… but she also understands that getting them in is only half the battle. We have to change the industry so that they stay for the long haul, too.