"With a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, you can't recruit migrant workers, but you can easily recruit a college student." This seems to be a joke on the Internet, but it is like a mirror, reflecting the current employment situation and deep-seated problems in today's society. It is like a key that opens the door to education, career choices, and societal biases.
In this era of knowledge explosion, we have witnessed the rapid development and popularization of higher education. Universities, once seen as elite education, are no longer unattainable. According to the data of the Ministry of Education, the number of college graduates in the country will exceed 11 million in 2023. They hold heavy diplomas in their hands, but they are facing unprecedented employment pressure.
We can't help but ask, why is the employment situation of college students so grim today, when higher education is so popular? Isn't that diploma the golden key to a successful workplace?
At the same time, we are observing another phenomenon: the vacancy of skilled worker positions. These positions often offer good salaries and a stable working environment, but they are rarely sought. On the one hand, there is a huge army of college students looking for jobs, and on the other hand, there are many technician recruitment sites, such a contrast is thought-provoking.
Why is the career choice of skilled worker so neglected in the pursuit of higher education? Is it society's prejudice against skilled workers, or is there something wrong with our concept of education?
In the eyes of many parents and students, college is the only way to success, while vocational and technical schools are seen as the destination of "poor students". This prejudice has led to the lack of interest in skilled worker positions, and it has also caused many young people with potential to miss out on opportunities to show their talents.
However, it is precisely this bias that has left our manufacturing industry with a huge shortage of skilled workers. In 2023, the number of vacancies for skilled workers in the manufacturing industry has reached a staggering number. At the same time, the proportion of senior technicians is particularly insufficient compared with developed manufacturing countries such as Germany and Japan.
Shouldn't this cause us to reflect? Should we re-examine our approach to education and our attitudes towards different professions?
In this regard, we might as well learn from the development experience of other countries. In Germany, Japan and other countries, the skilled profession has always been highly valued and respected. The development of their manufacturing industry is inseparable from the training and respect for skilled workers. Young people in these countries do not feel inferior because they choose a profession as a tradesman, but rather take pride in having mastered a practical skill.
Back to our question, why can a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan recruit college students but not migrant workers or technicians? This is actually a complex social issue, involving many aspects such as educational concepts, employment concepts, and social prejudices. Solving this problem will not happen overnight. But we can start by changing our mindset, respecting every career choice and giving each profession the dignity and status it deserves.
Imagine if our society could abandon the prejudice against skilled workers, if our parents could encourage their children to choose careers based on their interests and strengths, and if our education system could focus more on the development of practical skills...... Then, our college students may no longer face the embarrassing situation of "unemployment upon graduation", and our manufacturing industry will also flourish because of more high-quality skilled workers.
This is not only a discussion about a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, but also a profound topic about education, career choices and social development. It deserves to be pondered, discussed, and changed by each of us.
So, what do you think about this issue? What do you think we should do to change that? Welcome to leave your views and opinions in the comment area, and let us explore and solve this social problem together. Let's work together to contribute to a more diverse, inclusive and equal society!
Finally, I would like to conclude with a quote from the famous saying: "There is no high or low profession, but there is no high or low morality." "Every profession has its own value and meaning, and we should learn to respect and treat every career choice equally. Only in this way can we build a better society together.