Last year while I was working at the office the A/C randomly malfunctioned. Thankfully, the temperature outside wasn’t too hot, the temperature was in the mid-72s, so it was quite pleasant, which means that when the A/C broke, the building didn’t become too uncomfortable. We called the maintenance manager so that he could schedule an appointment with our A/C provider. Unfortunately, our A/C provider had a backlog of repair calls and did not have any heating professionals available for that day. I had read somewhere that there is a shortage of A/C professionals, and the industry is consistently growing but they can’t find enough talent to fill the modern positions. There are a lot of older A/C professionals who are retiring, and that wave has caused the shortage in the industry. Unfortunately, the younger generation are becoming less and less interested in taking on skilled blue-collared jobs. They are more interested in the modern tech jobs that are currently on the rise, as a result, the HVAC industry is seeing the impact of that. The great news is, in the same article, I learned that more ladies are becoming A/C professionals. In fact, the industry has placed incentive programs in place, like scholarships that would appeal to young ladies interested in becoming professionals. I believe having representation is great, and if the industry is having a hard time finding talent, it is a smart move to broaden the pool. Perhaps one day soon, the A/C provider for our supplier would have some ladies professionals as part of their team.