Are the Gen Z folks now deciding that college is not the right path?

@Teggy You are right, I learned everything about my trade to the point where I knew
I could start my own company. That was 20 years ago, and now my employees are
running things without me. Some of them are making six figures, and none of them
went to college, including myself.

@DogMan I was the same but took the long way around. Went to college in the 70's to be a teacher but was offered a job in a hospital that paid 30K vs. 13K for a teacher. Then got burned out running 4 departments then went to work as grunt on a pipeline company. They paid for my education and a lot of on the job training then after 16 years with them I started my own company. I will be retiring soon after doing my own work consulting and making over 200k per year.

@acpguy Thats the way to do it. You make yourself more valuable to your employers
by learning everything about your trade, and it gives you the experience to start your
own company. I was glad my dad was able to see how successful I became before
he passed. If you knew me when I was young, it wasn't looking good. 🤣 I still go into
the office a few hours a week, to help out. I tried to retire, but decided to ease my way
into it. I will probably sell the company to my employees one day. I will let them pay
me a nice salary for a few years.