It is both counter-intuitive and regrettable that culture often marginalizes dirty, blue collar careers. Sizzle sells and the sizzle in M&A is experienced in the pre-revenue often, high-multiple, asset-agnostic world of bytes and bits. I really do not consider myself some high-flying, prep-school bred, Ivy League-educated investment banker. However, it might be equally disrespectful to place myself on the same level with many of the farmers, craftsmen and other skilled manual-laborers who provide true incremental value to the U.S. GDP. I’m someplace among spreadsheets and shovels. And so are lots of the deals.
I really like this piece by Mike Rowe of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs.” He paints the picture properly stating that we have sadly marginalized many jobs. A few of the most successful and happy in the professional world placed on boots and Dickies to visit work. In addition they obtain solid valuations in today’s water and competitive private collateral investors. I didn’t grow through to a farm, but my dad did.
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