It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

  • EatATaco
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    4 months ago

    One thing I’ve learned in my time of DIY is that plumbing could never be a back up plan. Man I hate it and it stinks and cramped. Not easy work.

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      4 months ago

      That’s why it pays well. Garbage person jobs pay well too. Few people want to wake up early and smell like garbage all day.

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        4 months ago

        I know a guy who works at a dump in LA county. He’s retiring with pension in his early 50’s. I’m kind of jealous.

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        4 months ago

        That’s why it pays well.

        Care to back it up with numbers? Because it’s been like 4.6 Gy since I last saw a garbage disposal person or a plumber driving their SUV out of their 3-floor house.

      • aesthelete@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        This sounds intuitive but these “dirty jobs” aren’t nearly as available and profitable as people believe. Relatedly, Mike Rowe is an asshole.