Ep. 318 - The 4th Monday Series - Finding Stable Employment in a Crazy Economy with Bobby Knost

Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The 4th Monday Series with Chris Hadnagy and Mike Holfeld. Chris and Mike will be covering cutting edge global news to help people remain safe, secure and knowledgeable in a world where it is hard to know what is real and what is fake news.

Today Chris and Mike are joined by Bobby Knost. Bobby is a proud member of the Iron Workers Local Union 808, which represents workers across eight counties in Central Florida. He has been a Union Iron Worker since 1985 and currently serves as the Business Manager of Local 808, a position he has held since June of 2018. [Aug 25, 2025]

00:00 – Intro

00:16 – Mike Holfeld Intro

01:02 – Today’s Guest: Bobby Knost

01:28 – Let’s Start with “Why?”

02:44 – Just Give Me a Chance

04:19 – The Union Advantage

06:13 – Journey to Journeyman

07:21 – What Do I Do?

• https://www.ironworkers808.com/

08:21 – Building Something

12:01 – An Act of Attrition

15:32 – Paying It Forward

17:39 – You’re Gonna Want to Go Up!

19:16 – Google “Union Iron Workers”

20:17 – The Work is There

24:13 – Be A Cadillac

25:58 – Wrap Up

26:53 – Honoring Brother Mike

28:56 – Outro

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