Here at the GM dealership I work, I’ve enjoyed 9 years of steady – if not mediocre paying – work. A stable, family-owned company with many years in the business, it’s considered one of the best in our area for stability.

Now this.

I always thought that those employed in financial or technology sectors were willingly exposing themselves to the ups and downs of the economy; nothing against them, but that’s where the money’s going, right? At least to the common Joe in manufacturing,...