It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now
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.
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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.
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Learn plumbing, poo will always flow.
27 0 ReplySounds like a shitty job.
...I'll see myself out.
11 0 ReplyYou sure? We don't always have to poop in the toilet.
4 0 ReplyOne 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.
3 0 ReplyThat's why it pays well. Garbage person jobs pay well too. Few people want to wake up early and smell like garbage all day.
6 0 ReplyI 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.
2 0 ReplyThat’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.
1 0 ReplyThis sounds intuitive but these "dirty jobs" aren't nearly as available and profitable as people believe. Relatedly, Mike Rowe is an asshole.
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Backups are the plan, if you’re a plumber.
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