The most common comment I get is: "ok, so the guru dream is bogus... now what?" This series is dedicated to all of you, who are looking to improve your lives and careers, but don't know where to start. Nominate our next guest in the comments below!
I've been a UK plumber and heating engineer for 25 years. I'm so glad that you are highlighting trades as a way for people to make a living. I love my job.
It's a shame that plumbers/electricians/handymen/mechanics are not held in as high of a regard as doctors, even though they contribute just as much to our well-being.
You guys, together, came to a great definition of passion at 2:30. You said that passion emerges from mastery and expertise, and Roger said it started from enjoyment. I've always seen passion as enjoyment --> increasing competence (of course you want to get better at something you enjoy!) --> mastery and community (from the relationships you gain from valuable expertise and others who appreciate what you appreciate). Doing what you love and value, with a growing competence and community is the ticket. Many people start out from: "I want to be a good actor" before they've even acted. They don't even know if they like acting. Start with enjoyment and value, and move from there.
I’m glad to see how interest in trades is growing these days but they are still grossly underrated outside of the internet. I’m currently studying to be a mechanical engineer but I used to be an HVAC service tech. That job was great to me, just not what I want to do for the rest of my life
I'm as well, but the business is changing... Auto stuff is so experienced based that no one really wants to hire a "book smart" mechanic.. They screw things up and need a follower lol... So they end up making like, in my area $10-12 / hr (straight time) which sucks for them as they are "expected" to build up $30k worth of tools, Or Snap -on sure pushes them to do it! So I see "newbe techs" having a VERY hard time.....And i feel bad for them... Straight out of Tech school they are worthless, Just as WE where but that was decades ago.... But of coarse everyone "tells" them that auto techs make $60k / yr , which they do... But they sure as hell will not... not even half that! and some techs make over 6 figures, BUT dealers are getting more greedy now... Im not seeing the flat rate ratio's as we had decades ago... We used to get 1/3 of the labor rate.... now its 1/4 if you are triple AAA status... but way lower otherwise....independent shops are paying more now then dealers, which was opposite in my days.. Its a fun trade , but its hard to get in... And you have to be smart as hell too....
It hits home when he talked about all of your relationships being transactional. I'm a sales guy. The best "transactions" or sales I've ever been a part of were from long-term, valuable relationships
They're empty, hollow, they don't have souls. They know numbers and how to make them go up and down, with or without ethics. They're so empty they don't even know what to do with the money besides buying more lambos or bigger houses. What a pathetic, meaningless way to live a life.
@@RogerWakefieldHe’s misleading people just as you are, but the truth on both of what you guys are up to will be exposed. I support ex-blue collar people calling out both your shit.
I don't respect Jordan Peterson, but I do respect plumbers - and the same does anyone who's ever had to pay one of their bills :p Edit: Back when I made this comment I'd only seen a few of his videos, and he hadn't convinced me. Now I've seen many more, and even bought his book, and I have to admit my opinion has drastically changed: he seems very educated, very smart and intellectually honest, a rare quality these days, he speaks his mind but is open to changing it and has the courage to say uncomfortable ideas when supported by facts. I encourage anyone who doubts him to just listen to more of his lectures, I think it won't take much to notice what a person he really is. I now admire him, and his speeches have made me rethink many things in my life.
This is just the best shit ever. How do you counter the Student Debt crisis? Don't go to college! With 100k-200k PLUS hands-on-skills, youre in a prime position to start flipping houses and becoming a real estate tycoon
I did electrical work for a year after I got out of school in NC because I was installing residential solar. I wish I would have done electrical work while I was in college because I would have made double than I would have made working menial jobs and unpaid internships.
Trades jobs are super high in demand. Most of you dudes ought to just take the 3 to 4 years to learn a skill, and use the good money to save and invest in something worthwhile. I'm only in my second to third year as a sprinkler fitter, money is good. I know I'm not gonna do this forever but you gotta start somewhere.
I'm a plumber for UA Local 469 Phoenix Arizona I've been a plumber for years but I'm second of generation plumber and have been around it my whole life. You can make a lot of money just knowing how to be a plumber. Like my grandma always told us having a plumber in the house is comparable to have a doctor in the house because when it comes to Plumbing almost everybody has no clue what they're doing or what they're looking at or how things work. All you have to do is help one person fix something in their house and then they recommend you to another person and then that person recommends you to another person by the time you know it you're turning down jobs because you don't have any extra time after work to do them. you can make a lot of money in the junior for you can also make a lot of money on the side helping people with some service work
The trades where I live (Australia) is hard to get into if you're older because they're required to pay you more than someone who's under 18. But maybe they prefer someone more mature and older. The trades can make you a lot of money but can be physically demanding. My dad is an engineer but worked as a handyman (general repairs) for a year while he was finding work. He made good money.
I entered the building trade at 30. I'd done a lot of different things so I picked the skills up faster than the fresh out of school kids, and took it more seriously. There's advantages us more mature guys have.
I just discovered @coffeezilla channel recently. It's a combination of humor, fraud exposure, and real altruistic discussions with people. Your channel has helped me think and also given entertainment value. Keep doing what you're doing bud. 💪
I'm an architect and I work FOR a plumber. I make layouts for his projects, these people make serious cash. At some point in the beginning I kind of regretted studying almost 10 years of my life, but my boss is a really good guy and his work ethic is impressive, he just loves his job
I went to a trade school for hvac for a year. Did residential install for 6 months. Now doing supermarket refrigeration/commercial hvac. Made 98k last year.. yes a lot of overtime. But not that bad. 22.
Coffeezilla, THANK YOU. This video really clicked a switch and made me notice how much potential there is to JUST being good in something, and how overvalued academic knowledge can be. I just noticed how far you can go and how scalable it can be when instead of obsessing over building a business, you explore a craft, love it, get good at it, and see all the angles to it. Because you can start young and simple, and end up building your own business under the foundation of your expertise. It's stupid to do a business when you have no real knowledge to back it up and deliver. Greetings, another engineer
Great video. I used to work as an irrigatator and I know a master plumber that does very well for himself. It's an honest line of work and can be a great backup plan at the very least. Looking forward to more of these kinds of videos! Thanks.
As I’ve gone through my life as a young adult I realized how important trade jobs are! I work In the Food and beverage industry and with the coronavirus going on I now know how volatile most of the job market is. This pandemic has allowed me to see who’s been working throughout these times and what work is being valued. My brother was a year younger than me and while I was busting my ass off working double shifts to save money, he was working for drilling and pumping in construction making over $140k a year at 20 years old. Now that I’m moving to the east coast I’m considering joining the trade world because of the cost of living being much cheaper than California and with it being a job providing security and longevity. Great video and very informative!
I would've been a plumber had my parents not forced me to go to college. I ended up majoring in comp. sci., working for three years and then becoming a retail trader.
As a tradesman you can be your own boss, you can grow a business, you can become genuinely wealthy, or you can work a secure job as an employee, and it's all relatively straightforward to progress in whatever direction you want. The variety of work that's out there in just one trade is insane too. And it's good honest work, which when done well and charged fairly will put smiles on customers faces and improve their lives.
"I'm in a position now to help people change their lives." Regardless of what religion you possess or the lack of, in my opinion each individual human being throughout our lives has the duty to help or change peoples lives as a common denominator of human decency and fulfillment of our life. Not considering monetary gain, it's our sole responsibility to engage, change, develop ourselves. If you've lived a life that produced positive change and help, you've fulfilled your ultimate duty of being a true human being.
Real Job #2 Crane Operator/Lifting operations😉😎 This episode was probably one of the best I've watched on your channel.👍 I'm having a 12 hours day job and at the same time I'm building my online business on the side. Even though I love what I do, I love constructions and lifting and "big toys for big boys" ... I do want to spend more time close to my family, and do other things that my current lifestyle doesn't allow me to. Hence I'm having a "side hustle" building websites and learning digital marketing until I can tell HastaLaVistaBoss to my manager😀 and become "location independent". I've been working in MANY industries and in all honesty, any trade in the construction industry it's a real rewarding, fulfiling job that you can be very proud of. Great episode today👍 Thanks! Adrian Diaz🍺
@@therealdonaldtrump1646 that's big bucks there 😉🍺 Here in the UK you won't get that kind of money. If you're an agency guy (such as myself) you get anywhere between £19-£25 per hour, minimum of 10hours paid. Which is still good money 😎 But I'd love to know where you get the rates you mentioned though😋🍺
@@HastaLaVistaBoss oh ok. Yeah, as i was talking to some other dude in the comment section. As a guy who works in the engineering field, I KNOW how much the men and women in the trades that work for the OIL AND GAS industry make. OIL AND GAS trades peeps make this kind of money. Anything to do with plants. I would know as I'm the guy building the estimates. We have entry-level laborers making $28/hr, how much do you think an experienced and high skilled crane operator would make?
@@HastaLaVistaBoss PS the majority of the time when one decides to do oil and gas work. They will be AWAY from family 2-4 weeks at a time. Working in remote areas SUCKS. It is the price you pay to make that kind of money.
@@therealdonaldtrump1646 agree 100% it sucks being away from the family. But when money is good and we do it (or I'd like to think so) we do it for the family...then it's worth it for a few years. Wow ... that's a stupid amount of money they pay for the labourers.😮 Now that you mention it, I did once worked for BP (oil company in the UK) and they did paid me REALLY well. 👍 (very close to 5 figures per month)
FREAKING LOVE THIS! Thank you so much for posting this interview with Roger! I listened to every single word of it. I'm not sure how this will do for views, but that's why this is so refreshing to see! It's so easy to fall victim to online marketing tunnel vision. The expertly-crafted copy on these programs, systems, and courses that often promise more than they deliver (speaking from experience). You can start to feel like it's the best way to change your financial life, when often times, it's just not. This interview is a great, sensible example of how (for more people than we probably know) the best thing you can is to develop a skill, double down on it, and be smart with the money you earn. I've been slow to come to that realization, but better late than never. Thanks again for posting this, guys!
@@RogerWakefieldThen why do you ignore and downplay and falsely accuse those who tried plumbing and/or who left the plumbing industry and are calling out the clear problems and health hazards of those industries? I even called it out your inaccuracies on your channel, Roger.
My first Coffeezilla video was 1 week ago. I have now watched (or listened) to every video! Fellow ChemEnger! Keep up the good work. Also, forex/financial scams seem to be increasing!
I'm a plumber and have reached the point in my career where I can write my own ticket so to speak. I make around 80,000 as a superintendent on a commercial jobsite plus I spend weekend playing around for others solving their problems doing plumbing and make another 30 to 40,000 more on top of that. Yes plumbers make more than any other trade out there. It's a good profession.
this is awesome!! ive watched your cahnnels for years and just now discovered this video, I've been looking at trait schools lately and this was very insightful!
I'm going to be hopefully be doing a cybersecurity/software apprenticeship in my country, call me dumb but college doesn't appeal to me as much as it once did, its expensive and i want to be in actually workforce to start
Knowledge can be obtained for free nowadays. College degrees seem less worth it with each passing day: go for it, follow your passion, learn a real job.
i say exactly the same thing to anyone who complain about a futureless degree in the uni. dude be a plumber, yeah you may work with dirty stuff, but these guys make big money and never stop working. During covid construction workers in my country had so many work you had to wait 3 months for anything and prices went up almost 40% on anything related, plumbering included. Precovid a plumber could make 5k€ from a week installation
Roger is one of the most kind people I’ve ever met! He is so affable and inviting. I actually waited to watch this video because I knew I wanted to watch the whole thing, so here I am now :-)
I can't suggest trade schools/technical colleges enough. I was a chronic university drop out over the course of several years and I just couldn't 'find my footing' - there were a million programs I was interested in, but none really offered viable career paths, or if they did, I couldn't really justify the debt I would incur from them. So a couple years later I decided to go back and just do an associate's degree and started at a technical college. Between the Pell Grant that was offered and the lottery grant from my state, my tuition, books, and all expenses were COMPLETELY covered, and I was actually pocketing a couple hundred each semester. In addition to that, the track I chose (network administration) was something I happened to fall in love with, just like this guy described, and I did so well that I wound up getting a job working for the school's network/system admin in this program the department head had set up. So in addition to all expenses being covered and getting a couple hundred extra bucks in my pocket, I was also now drawing an income from the school as I was getting my degree, getting experience, and having a great time doing it. For the Pell grant, if you're above a certain age (I believe 24) and below a certain income line, you're pretty much guaranteed to get it, so even if you don't have a state lottery grant you're still going to have the majority of your costs covered. And these schools offer a TON of certification programs, associate's degrees, and more. The school I went to offered courses in IT like I did, welding, engineering/autoCAD, nursing, teaching, and so many others. In addition, they were also partnered with the 4 year universities in the region and had programs that, if you're interested in going for your BS/BA, you can do 2 years at the technical school and 2 years at the university, meaning, if you did what I did, you'd essentially be getting half off of a 4 year education. And the way I did my degree, I took all of the same classes Cisco would offer to get the CCNA so after I finished, I only had to do nominal studying to get a CCNA and I had a 2 year AS degree. They offered the same or similar courses with Red Hat certs, the CompTIA certs, Microsoft, and some others. I can't recommend this enough.
Not to toot my own horn, but id like to share my experience. Im 37 years old, and disabled. I wrecked a motorcycle 10 years ago and broke my back. I qualify for disability benefits. These limit me to 1400$ a month and possibly some welfare. I can work, but cannot work 9 to 5 reliably. Often my back acts up and i cant even walk, let alone work for the man. I have been an automotive mechanic for 20 years now. Instead of working for the man, i started my own company. Instead of getting loans for 100s of thousands of dollars to build and supply a shop, I am a mobile mechanic. I pick and chose jobs, when I want to work, where I want to work. I have very little overhead, just in tools. I charge about 50 an hour, bookrate. I can often finish faster than the book says so often i can make more than 50 an hour. This is about HALF of what a shop charges, so im always able to get business. I have no debt. I choose my own hours. Yes, i have to work hard, but my alternative is rotting away in a shack on disability. I just bought a 1 year old jeep outright, no payments, and can support a wife and 2 kids AS A CRIPPLE. dont overlook the trades.
Watched the electrician one too wow what an amazing series, ironically I went from construction to affiliate marketing lol, but the irony is, none of the people that are successful in affiliate marketing are selling a course so pick up that wrench!
I took a different path joined the Army at 18 went to night school for 5 years, 0 student loans, went into tech, worked hard and make 200k as an engineer in ATX.
@@godchild1238 I went to Rackspace Open Cloud Academy. I got my CCNA, from there I transitioned to cyber security. I worked way up to a senior engineer role at a fortune 50.
J. A. they have plumbers doing the work now but they started on the tools and learned the trade. The plumber I know that has a private jet is doing over 80 million a year. He doesn’t do anything on the field now.
He's right. The elevator union is one of the highest paid of all trades. But its true that wait list for the elevator union could be a multiple year wait
Btw, Coffeezilla, I’m a true entrepreneur for 20 years now and business owner, I currently own and operate a construction company, a tree and landscape service, and a music and video production company, and in the past I’ve started and owned an auto shop, and auto body shop, a custom motorcycle shop and steel fabrication shop all in the past. Take a look at our videos and if you ever wanna colab with a true real life business owner who is not making millions but working in the trenches to support six kids ;) with a college degree and past in the music industry give me a ring :) oh, and I’ve died twice!
I manage over 200 websites for small companies. During this pandemic, my Plumbing, HVAC, Irrigation, and Pool Service clients are BOOMING during the pandemic when others including silicon valley are laying off thousands of workers.
It might be tougher to find but definitely try to get some SaaS or other serious sales person on here. Not the cringe gurus but someone who climbs up from BDR to AE and above. Solid way to make money if getting your hands dirty isn’t your thing but you have solid work ethic. Skill of selling is as much job security as you can come by. Not for most but for the viewers who develop it, it can lead to entrepreneurial ventures as well
Great video. Now I don’t feel like that much of a loser. This took some of the edge off. Im a college dropout. What hurt me was I did not know what I wanted to do after high school and took a lot of courses eventually amounting to nothing.Roger was helpful because he explained having a trade is great but you also can do other jobs . I thought it was cool he did cosmo, MT and Bouncing and etc jobs.Great Video!!!! “Guru Antidote Series “ aka GAS⛽️
Thanks for sharing this! I love how real you are. You really expose the asshole leechers and also talk about humble people like this show. If only you were POTUS.....
I went to a trade school. I have an associates in mechanical drafting and design. I don’t make much but I’m also not that great at my job nor do I communicate well with people. It’s part of the reason why I’ve started investing in stocks.
Being a plumber is infinitely better than being a scammer.
some are able to combine these two options:)))
@@liverpooldublin9317 talent stack
There's a lot of owners of a plumbing company that are making a lot of money than dropshippers.
@@elijahjohnyarra like my neighbor... Dammit
Most plumbers are scammers
The most common comment I get is: "ok, so the guru dream is bogus... now what?"
This series is dedicated to all of you, who are looking to improve your lives and careers, but don't know where to start. Nominate our next guest in the comments below!
Can you get a dentist on this series ? ( that would be really interesting )
Coffeezilla, what is your real job?
@@ConnecticutEmporium This. He has ads.
I nominate myself for engineer. I have a couple businesses too!
Thank you for starting this series. I can't wait to watch more!
I've been a UK plumber and heating engineer for 25 years. I'm so glad that you are highlighting trades as a way for people to make a living. I love my job.
It's a shame that plumbers/electricians/handymen/mechanics are not held in as high of a regard as doctors, even though they contribute just as much to our well-being.
plumbers did more to humanity throughout history than doctors did.
i am a medical student.
@brian' I wouldn't call doctors smart tbh, i've helped plenty of my friends with their course work, and its 90% just memorizing stuff
@drmnys all I'm saying the courses for my aerospace engineering degree, are a lot harder.
@drmnys have you studied aerospace engineering?
From where I come from most people who are in trades are rude or unmannered, have a high tendency to rip you off.
Mad respect to plumbers. Never forgot when the hot water tank sensor went. The guy had my hot water back in 1 hr! Kudos to plumbers everywhere .
Well, maybe *such* plumbers, definitely not *all* plumbers...
You guys, together, came to a great definition of passion at 2:30. You said that passion emerges from mastery and expertise, and Roger said it started from enjoyment. I've always seen passion as enjoyment --> increasing competence (of course you want to get better at something you enjoy!) --> mastery and community (from the relationships you gain from valuable expertise and others who appreciate what you appreciate). Doing what you love and value, with a growing competence and community is the ticket.
Many people start out from: "I want to be a good actor" before they've even acted. They don't even know if they like acting. Start with enjoyment and value, and move from there.
I’m glad to see how interest in trades is growing these days but they are still grossly underrated outside of the internet. I’m currently studying to be a mechanical engineer but I used to be an HVAC service tech. That job was great to me, just not what I want to do for the rest of my life
I would be glad to talk about the Automotive business if youre interested. I am a college dropout, automotive tech turned business owner.
I'm as well, but the business is changing... Auto stuff is so experienced based that no one really wants to hire a "book smart" mechanic.. They screw things up and need a follower lol... So they end up making like, in my area $10-12 / hr (straight time) which sucks for them as they are "expected" to build up $30k worth of tools, Or Snap -on sure pushes them to do it! So I see "newbe techs" having a VERY hard time.....And i feel bad for them... Straight out of Tech school they are worthless, Just as WE where but that was decades ago.... But of coarse everyone "tells" them that auto techs make $60k / yr , which they do... But they sure as hell will not... not even half that! and some techs make over 6 figures, BUT dealers are getting more greedy now... Im not seeing the flat rate ratio's as we had decades ago... We used to get 1/3 of the labor rate.... now its 1/4 if you are triple AAA status... but way lower otherwise....independent shops are paying more now then dealers, which was opposite in my days.. Its a fun trade , but its hard to get in... And you have to be smart as hell too....
Loved your episode on here
It hits home when he talked about all of your relationships being transactional. I'm a sales guy. The best "transactions" or sales I've ever been a part of were from long-term, valuable relationships
What kind of sales?
@@elijahhmarshall Information Technology Services and Cybersecurity
It’s really annoying how gurus make it seem like having a “regular” blue-collared job is so bad
it can be really bad sometimes
You can say the same thing about every job
For real 😂
Yes, it's bad if you don't like it, but plenty of people like being a plumber, electrician, mechanic etc. They shouldn't be shamed for that
Yeah? Name one who does that
They're empty, hollow, they don't have souls. They know numbers and how to make them go up and down, with or without ethics. They're so empty they don't even know what to do with the money besides buying more lambos or bigger houses. What a pathetic, meaningless way to live a life.
Seattle service plumber here, made 90 k drain cleaning rookie year. Not to bad
Bruh more than a lot of uni degree holders earn in their starting.
@@Aj-tu4gvand what's your point exactly ?
@@Hatim.13 it's crazy
My brother is a wielder. He lives in an upper class liberal city where supply is low, that allows him to charge 80-100$ an hour.
What does he wield?
Do u mean welding?
@@amando96 the one ring
how hard is it
Refreshing content, definitely needed after consuming a lot of crap from the so called gurus.
This is actually breath of fresh air. I want to see what else comes up
The counter-guru coffeezilla. I absolutely love what you are doing for humanity!!!
And, doing it well...
@@RogerWakefieldHe’s misleading people just as you are, but the truth on both of what you guys are up to will be exposed. I support ex-blue collar people calling out both your shit.
Wow! This is amazing. Thanks for supporting trades and spreading the info!
Coffeezilla:
- Roasting Gurus
- Talking about business
- Coming from the background of being homeless in the box
Damn it's good ;)
GOOD COFFEEZILLA'S QUALITIES BUT YOU FORGOT, HE IS DIRECT TOO.
Please bring this series back coffee!! Most useful content on the platform!
'Plumbers have saved more lives than doctors' - Jordan Peterson
It's a shame that many people do not respect them as much
I don't respect Jordan Peterson, but I do respect plumbers - and the same does anyone who's ever had to pay one of their bills :p
Edit: Back when I made this comment I'd only seen a few of his videos, and he hadn't convinced me. Now I've seen many more, and even bought his book, and I have to admit my opinion has drastically changed: he seems very educated, very smart and intellectually honest, a rare quality these days, he speaks his mind but is open to changing it and has the courage to say uncomfortable ideas when supported by facts. I encourage anyone who doubts him to just listen to more of his lectures, I think it won't take much to notice what a person he really is. I now admire him, and his speeches have made me rethink many things in my life.
@@mrknarf4438 May I ask why you don't respect Jordan Peterson?
@@DannySullivanMusic check out "Jordan Peterson Misrepresents Science" by Genetically Modified Skeptic.
@@mrknarf4438 peterson is an academic with over 10,000 peer reviews cites, and your argument is a youtuber's opinion?... so much for science
This is just the best shit ever. How do you counter the Student Debt crisis? Don't go to college! With 100k-200k PLUS hands-on-skills, youre in a prime position to start flipping houses and becoming a real estate tycoon
For the next episode get this guy: Scotty Kilmer (probably the coolest mechanic on RUclips)
Chill Zone YES!!!
My guy YES!
I agree
Rev up your engine!
does he ever leave his garage?
I did electrical work for a year after I got out of school in NC because I was installing residential solar. I wish I would have done electrical work while I was in college because I would have made double than I would have made working menial jobs and unpaid internships.
Trades jobs are super high in demand. Most of you dudes ought to just take the 3 to 4 years to learn a skill, and use the good money to save and invest in something worthwhile. I'm only in my second to third year as a sprinkler fitter, money is good. I know I'm not gonna do this forever but you gotta start somewhere.
Yeah man you just need money to fund your dream, and u can't go wrong with trade,
i got an ad from a fake guru on this video 🤔
At least you know they are fake gurus
They all do. I even click the links just for the irony of having these guys pay one of his detractors.
@@u4yk love it
You will because it's about gurus
Click on them everytime so they get charged per click
I'm a plumber for UA Local 469 Phoenix Arizona I've been a plumber for years but I'm second of generation plumber and have been around it my whole life. You can make a lot of money just knowing how to be a plumber. Like my grandma always told us having a plumber in the house is comparable to have a doctor in the house because when it comes to Plumbing almost everybody has no clue what they're doing or what they're looking at or how things work. All you have to do is help one person fix something in their house and then they recommend you to another person and then that person recommends you to another person by the time you know it you're turning down jobs because you don't have any extra time after work to do them. you can make a lot of money in the junior for you can also make a lot of money on the side helping people with some service work
I love the way Coffee says 'guru'.
I work in property management. Trade workers are professional, knowledgeable, and very well paid.
The trades where I live (Australia) is hard to get into if you're older because they're required to pay you more than someone who's under 18. But maybe they prefer someone more mature and older. The trades can make you a lot of money but can be physically demanding. My dad is an engineer but worked as a handyman (general repairs) for a year while he was finding work. He made good money.
I entered the building trade at 30. I'd done a lot of different things so I picked the skills up faster than the fresh out of school kids, and took it more seriously. There's advantages us more mature guys have.
I love this! Plumbers save lives as much as doctors. We just haven't thought deeply about it...
I just discovered @coffeezilla channel recently. It's a combination of humor, fraud exposure, and real altruistic discussions with people. Your channel has helped me think and also given entertainment value.
Keep doing what you're doing bud. 💪
What a nice positive and fun guy. He perfectly exemplifies the trades I think. He's passionate about what he does and it shows.
I'm an architect and I work FOR a plumber. I make layouts for his projects, these people make serious cash. At some point in the beginning I kind of regretted studying almost 10 years of my life, but my boss is a really good guy and his work ethic is impressive, he just loves his job
I went to a trade school for hvac for a year. Did residential install for 6 months. Now doing supermarket refrigeration/commercial hvac. Made 98k last year.. yes a lot of overtime. But not that bad. 22.
For everyone who has given up on your real dreams here you go; Learn about jobs :)
Awesome that you have this series. I have a grad degree and wish I’d gone for a trade even though I do well financially rotting at a desk
Coffeezilla, THANK YOU. This video really clicked a switch and made me notice how much potential there is to JUST being good in something, and how overvalued academic knowledge can be.
I just noticed how far you can go and how scalable it can be when instead of obsessing over building a business, you explore a craft, love it, get good at it, and see all the angles to it. Because you can start young and simple, and end up building your own business under the foundation of your expertise. It's stupid to do a business when you have no real knowledge to back it up and deliver.
Greetings, another engineer
Great video. I used to work as an irrigatator and I know a master plumber that does very well for himself. It's an honest line of work and can be a great backup plan at the very least.
Looking forward to more of these kinds of videos! Thanks.
this is fucking awesome man. I own a facebook ads agency but this is something so many young people can benefit from. Awesome job bro!
As I’ve gone through my life as a young adult I realized how important trade jobs are! I work In the Food and beverage industry and with the coronavirus going on I now know how volatile most of the job market is. This pandemic has allowed me to see who’s been working throughout these times and what work is being valued. My brother was a year younger than me and while I was busting my ass off working double shifts to save money, he was working for drilling and pumping in construction making over $140k a year at 20 years old. Now that I’m moving to the east coast I’m considering joining the trade world because of the cost of living being much cheaper than California and with it being a job providing security and longevity. Great video and very informative!
I would've been a plumber had my parents not forced me to go to college. I ended up majoring in comp. sci., working for three years and then becoming a retail trader.
Max Johnson How did your trading go this week?
K A great! Made $45K since the drop happened
Max Johnson Nice! I’m heading down the traders path as well.
Hell yeah! Love the idea for this new series. 🤘🤘
As a tradesman you can be your own boss, you can grow a business, you can become genuinely wealthy, or you can work a secure job as an employee, and it's all relatively straightforward to progress in whatever direction you want. The variety of work that's out there in just one trade is insane too. And it's good honest work, which when done well and charged fairly will put smiles on customers faces and improve their lives.
"I'm in a position now to help people change their lives." Regardless of what religion you possess or the lack of, in my opinion each individual human being throughout our lives has the duty to help or change peoples lives as a common denominator of human decency and fulfillment of our life.
Not considering monetary gain, it's our sole responsibility to engage, change, develop ourselves. If you've lived a life that produced positive change and help, you've fulfilled your ultimate duty of being a true human being.
Love this! Do one on photography/videography please! 💪🏻
Bernard Kudulis that's good! I know they're in demand right now. Keep in mind it might get tough during a recession.
Real Job #2 Crane Operator/Lifting operations😉😎
This episode was probably one of the best I've watched on your channel.👍
I'm having a 12 hours day job and at the same time I'm building my online business on the side. Even though I love what I do, I love constructions and lifting and "big toys for big boys" ... I do want to spend more time close to my family, and do other things that my current lifestyle doesn't allow me to.
Hence I'm having a "side hustle" building websites and learning digital marketing until I can tell HastaLaVistaBoss to my manager😀 and become "location independent".
I've been working in MANY industries and in all honesty, any trade in the construction industry it's a real rewarding, fulfiling job that you can be very proud of.
Great episode today👍
Thanks! Adrian Diaz🍺
crane operators make anywhere from $40-85/hr. That's GOOD money
@@therealdonaldtrump1646 that's big bucks there 😉🍺
Here in the UK you won't get that kind of money. If you're an agency guy (such as myself) you get anywhere between £19-£25 per hour, minimum of 10hours paid. Which is still good money 😎
But I'd love to know where you get the rates you mentioned though😋🍺
@@HastaLaVistaBoss oh ok. Yeah, as i was talking to some other dude in the comment section. As a guy who works in the engineering field, I KNOW how much the men and women in the trades that work for the OIL AND GAS industry make.
OIL AND GAS trades peeps make this kind of money. Anything to do with plants. I would know as I'm the guy building the estimates.
We have entry-level laborers making $28/hr, how much do you think an experienced and high skilled crane operator would make?
@@HastaLaVistaBoss PS the majority of the time when one decides to do oil and gas work. They will be AWAY from family 2-4 weeks at a time.
Working in remote areas SUCKS. It is the price you pay to make that kind of money.
@@therealdonaldtrump1646 agree 100% it sucks being away from the family. But when money is good and we do it (or I'd like to think so) we do it for the family...then it's worth it for a few years.
Wow ... that's a stupid amount of money they pay for the labourers.😮
Now that you mention it, I did once worked for BP (oil company in the UK) and they did paid me REALLY well. 👍 (very close to 5 figures per month)
This man educating people more efficiently than some colleges
FREAKING LOVE THIS! Thank you so much for posting this interview with Roger! I listened to every single word of it.
I'm not sure how this will do for views, but that's why this is so refreshing to see! It's so easy to fall victim to online marketing tunnel vision.
The expertly-crafted copy on these programs, systems, and courses that often promise more than they deliver
(speaking from experience). You can start to feel like it's the best way to change your financial life, when often times, it's just not.
This interview is a great, sensible example of how (for more people than we probably know) the best thing you can is to develop a skill, double down on it,
and be smart with the money you earn. I've been slow to come to that realization, but better late than never. Thanks again for posting this, guys!
Thank you sir!
@@RogerWakefield Not at all. THANK YOU!
Great interview, Roger!
We need more of this type of content! Great job Coffee!
Never look down to a plumber. There are saving many lives than a doctor.
I love this. Giving real people a voice and the recognition is really nice. Roger is so humble and clearly very talented.
Thank you. I really love what I do. That helps a lot.
@@RogerWakefieldThen why do you ignore and downplay and falsely accuse those who tried plumbing and/or who left the plumbing industry and are calling out the clear problems and health hazards of those industries? I even called it out your inaccuracies on your channel, Roger.
My first Coffeezilla video was 1 week ago. I have now watched (or listened) to every video! Fellow ChemEnger! Keep up the good work. Also, forex/financial scams seem to be increasing!
Why would I go to trade school when I can just manifest my reality like Eric Ho?
I love this series. You should make more videos like this
I'm a plumber and have reached the point in my career where I can write my own ticket so to speak. I make around 80,000 as a superintendent on a commercial jobsite plus I spend weekend playing around for others solving their problems doing plumbing and make another 30 to 40,000 more on top of that. Yes plumbers make more than any other trade out there. It's a good profession.
Thanks so much dude I definitely needed this. I have no clue what to do with my life
"Real Guru" series..
this is a great podcast please upload this to itunes or spotify
Loved this series Coffeezilla. Hope you can do more of this video after the gurus internet marketing craze! Thanks alot
Great idea for a series!! Love it.
this is awesome!! ive watched your cahnnels for years and just now discovered this video, I've been looking at trait schools lately and this was very insightful!
I'm going to be hopefully be doing a cybersecurity/software apprenticeship in my country, call me dumb but college doesn't appeal to me as much as it once did, its expensive and i want to be in actually workforce to start
Knowledge can be obtained for free nowadays. College degrees seem less worth it with each passing day: go for it, follow your passion, learn a real job.
Going into tech, you trailblazer you
Amazing what people are willing and happy to pay you when you have a product or service that they need. Great interview and great guest!
I love this series. Watched this episode twice 😍
You're doing great work man. Much respect!
i say exactly the same thing to anyone who complain about a futureless degree in the uni.
dude be a plumber, yeah you may work with dirty stuff, but these guys make big money and never stop working.
During covid construction workers in my country had so many work you had to wait 3 months for anything and prices went up almost 40% on anything related, plumbering included.
Precovid a plumber could make 5k€ from a week installation
I love this series and hope to see more in the future
Roger is one of the most kind people I’ve ever met! He is so affable and inviting. I actually waited to watch this video because I knew I wanted to watch the whole thing, so here I am now :-)
18 minutes in: That’s where I met Roger! At Social Media Marketing World conference in Dallas!
I’m sorry you got duped by that scammer.
Nice! This channel is heading toward an awesome direction indeed.
Plumbing is an amazing trade!
Roger Wakefield is the truth!
I can't suggest trade schools/technical colleges enough. I was a chronic university drop out over the course of several years and I just couldn't 'find my footing' - there were a million programs I was interested in, but none really offered viable career paths, or if they did, I couldn't really justify the debt I would incur from them. So a couple years later I decided to go back and just do an associate's degree and started at a technical college. Between the Pell Grant that was offered and the lottery grant from my state, my tuition, books, and all expenses were COMPLETELY covered, and I was actually pocketing a couple hundred each semester. In addition to that, the track I chose (network administration) was something I happened to fall in love with, just like this guy described, and I did so well that I wound up getting a job working for the school's network/system admin in this program the department head had set up. So in addition to all expenses being covered and getting a couple hundred extra bucks in my pocket, I was also now drawing an income from the school as I was getting my degree, getting experience, and having a great time doing it. For the Pell grant, if you're above a certain age (I believe 24) and below a certain income line, you're pretty much guaranteed to get it, so even if you don't have a state lottery grant you're still going to have the majority of your costs covered. And these schools offer a TON of certification programs, associate's degrees, and more. The school I went to offered courses in IT like I did, welding, engineering/autoCAD, nursing, teaching, and so many others. In addition, they were also partnered with the 4 year universities in the region and had programs that, if you're interested in going for your BS/BA, you can do 2 years at the technical school and 2 years at the university, meaning, if you did what I did, you'd essentially be getting half off of a 4 year education. And the way I did my degree, I took all of the same classes Cisco would offer to get the CCNA so after I finished, I only had to do nominal studying to get a CCNA and I had a 2 year AS degree. They offered the same or similar courses with Red Hat certs, the CompTIA certs, Microsoft, and some others. I can't recommend this enough.
Not to toot my own horn, but id like to share my experience. Im 37 years old, and disabled. I wrecked a motorcycle 10 years ago and broke my back. I qualify for disability benefits. These limit me to 1400$ a month and possibly some welfare. I can work, but cannot work 9 to 5 reliably. Often my back acts up and i cant even walk, let alone work for the man. I have been an automotive mechanic for 20 years now. Instead of working for the man, i started my own company. Instead of getting loans for 100s of thousands of dollars to build and supply a shop, I am a mobile mechanic. I pick and chose jobs, when I want to work, where I want to work. I have very little overhead, just in tools. I charge about 50 an hour, bookrate. I can often finish faster than the book says so often i can make more than 50 an hour. This is about HALF of what a shop charges, so im always able to get business.
I have no debt. I choose my own hours. Yes, i have to work hard, but my alternative is rotting away in a shack on disability. I just bought a 1 year old jeep outright, no payments, and can support a wife and 2 kids AS A CRIPPLE. dont overlook the trades.
Watched the electrician one too wow what an amazing series, ironically I went from construction to affiliate marketing lol, but the irony is, none of the people that are successful in affiliate marketing are selling a course so pick up that wrench!
Respect to all the people who do real jobs.
Finally someone speaks the truth loudly
I took a different path joined the Army at 18 went to night school for 5 years, 0 student loans, went into tech, worked hard and make 200k as an engineer in ATX.
I’m in the Army as well and looking for better opportunities. When you say “tech” what do you mean? Can you explain your journey please? 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@godchild1238 I went to Rackspace Open Cloud Academy. I got my CCNA, from there I transitioned to cyber security. I worked way up to a senior engineer role at a fortune 50.
Plumbers have saved more lives than doctors in all of the history of mankind. Kudos to plumbers!
This is amazing, man this is making me wanna be a plumber
That's not a bad thing.
20 years from now, blue collar men will be laughing in their mansions.
Connor Dostie I was thinking from an island...
You just changed my life.
According to my calculations... It will take wayyy too long to get a lambo and pictures on a private jet with plumbing.
I know plumbers with both. Just saying... You are right though. It didn't come quick.
5 years goes by quicker than you think. By all means those 5 years you get in new situations each day so it isn't stale.
J. A. they have plumbers doing the work now but they started on the tools and learned the trade. The plumber I know that has a private jet is doing over 80 million a year. He doesn’t do anything on the field now.
Man I've seen farmers, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, etc... Living in mansions and driving big cars. You are well wrong
Psshhhh to do that only costs about 3 grand xD i coulda done it my first year of my hvac apprenticeship.
He's right. The elevator union is one of the highest paid of all trades. But its true that wait list for the elevator union could be a multiple year wait
Btw, Coffeezilla, I’m a true entrepreneur for 20 years now and business owner, I currently own and operate a construction company, a tree and landscape service, and a music and video production company, and in the past I’ve started and owned an auto shop, and auto body shop, a custom motorcycle shop and steel fabrication shop all in the past. Take a look at our videos and if you ever wanna colab with a true real life business owner who is not making millions but working in the trenches to support six kids ;) with a college degree and past in the music industry give me a ring :) oh, and I’ve died twice!
found this channel from Tren Black, gonna binge vids after work!
I manage over 200 websites for small companies. During this pandemic, my Plumbing, HVAC, Irrigation, and Pool Service clients are BOOMING during the pandemic when others including silicon valley are laying off thousands of workers.
Keep on posting this great stuff Coffeezilla.
Thank you for this new series.
It might be tougher to find but definitely try to get some SaaS or other serious sales person on here. Not the cringe gurus but someone who climbs up from BDR to AE and above. Solid way to make money if getting your hands dirty isn’t your thing but you have solid work ethic. Skill of selling is as much job security as you can come by. Not for most but for the viewers who develop it, it can lead to entrepreneurial ventures as well
Great video. Now I don’t feel like that much of a loser. This took some of the edge off. Im a college dropout. What hurt me was I did not know what I wanted to do after high school and took a lot of courses eventually amounting to nothing.Roger was helpful because he explained having a trade is great but you also can do other jobs . I thought it was cool he did cosmo, MT and Bouncing and etc jobs.Great Video!!!! “Guru Antidote Series “ aka GAS⛽️
I'm a plumber, just the mindset he explaind i had ^^
RUclips needs more of this.....
Thanks for sharing this! I love how real you are. You really expose the asshole leechers and also talk about humble people like this show. If only you were POTUS.....
I went to a trade school. I have an associates in mechanical drafting and design. I don’t make much but I’m also not that great at my job nor do I communicate well with people. It’s part of the reason why I’ve started investing in stocks.
Dont forget Job Corps a free goverment trade program. I work at one. 9 months and your ready for a entry level trade position.
Yes! I love this series. More please
Elevator techs make over $90 / hr. It’s nuts. It’s tough to get in and it’s 8-9 years, but they all seem to love it.
What he described around 27 minutes is the triumphverate close. People do usually choose the 2nd option.
This is GREAT!!! AMAZING SERIES IDEA
Here is why I don't want a normal job. Ready for this? Yes, I dont want Government to be stealing money from me in form of taxes.
There should be more in this series!
this inspired me to become a plumber i am now starting next week as a apprentice plumber