TESTIMONY. “I earn nearly 175,000 euros a year but my job is still not taken seriously”

Danny Webb, 42, opened on his job at Mirror during the week of mental health awareness. This Derbyshire father had notably confided that his workload was too high. At the same time, despite substantial income, society does not value its work sector enough. Danny Webb is an electrician and project manager who earns around 175,000 euros per year. He asserts that there is a shortage of new recruits in industry. A problem that would be mainly due to the fact that it is not taken seriously!

Why Danny Webb got involved in social networks as’electrician influencer in order to “make the profession cool”. “My presence on social media aims to give our profession a “cool” image and to be taken seriously. At school, I was told that if I didn’t succeed, I would end up on a construction site“, he confided. “The sooner this mentality changes, the sooner this issue will be taken seriously.“, he added, continuing with: “Construction workers build the buildings we sleep in, the water we wash with, and the electrical systems that power everything we use“.

A need for a million new recruits

According to Danny Webb, the sector would soon have need nearly a million new recruits just to meet demand. “I’ve had mental health issues many times, like everyone else in the trades. It’s the same as physical health, it requires the same attention“, he had explained about mental health. “But it is possible to make a good living. And for active, creative people who like to use their hands to create and work, this is the perfect solution.“he explains enthusiastically.