Every region has their version of McDonnell Douglas. In Milwaukee, it's Rockwell Automation. In Detroit, its Ford, GM or Chrysler. In Pittsburgh, it's U.S. Steel. We have to do a better job showing students the opportunities in #manufacturing - let them see what happens in those buildings ?? and give them the skills to grow a career there!
Founder of the New American Manufacturing Renaissance | Manufacturing's Motivational Speaker
"We didn't even know what they did at McDonell Douglas????... We just knew if your parents worked there, you weren't sharing a room with your sister anymore." ?? That hit different when I shared it on the The TechEd Podcast with Matt Kirchner Because here's the thing #MFGFam - back then, a manufacturing job wasn't just a job. It was a GOLDEN TICKET: The suburbs ? Two cars deep ? Private school possibilities ? A seat at the middle-class table (and beyond)???? Fast forward to 2024: Our screenagers are scrolling through TikTok watching their dreams get priced out in real-time: Houses? "Maybe in the metaverse" ?? College? "Here's your lifetime of debt"?? Wages? "Running in place while CEO pay hits lightspeed"?? Future? "Error 404: Certainty not found"?? Plot twist: Manufacturing is still A GOLDEN TICKET ???? But we're over here flexing robots and automation (which are dope!) when we should be ALSO showing them what they REALLY want to see - the path to not living in their parents' basement forever. ?? The doors that opened when folks saw that McDonell Douglas badge? They're still there. We just gotta show up where our future workforce is doomscrolling and give them something to hope-scroll about instead. ?? Manufacturing leaders: Ready to start selling the dream again? I'm Drew "The MFG" Crowe, advocating for the New American Manufacturing Renaissance. Get free workbooks at DrewCroweMFG.com and support future manufacturing leaders with MFG Gear at DrewCroweMFG.com/store. Let's innovate! ???? #ManufacturingRenaissance #WorkforceDevelopment #ManufacturingRevolution #NewCollarJobs #FutureOfManufacturing
