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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Have a friend who just became a journeyman  Lineman after a two year apprenticeship and is making $45 an hour

Which is great and all until you factor in the 100 hour workweeks, never seeing his family, being on call every other week and freezing his ass off in the midwestern winters

Edit: The 100 hour weeks are usually in the winter during his on call weeks (depends on if we have heavy storms). I think he’s on call every third week but he does do more during bad storms. His average week is between 50-60 hours. Just wanted to clarify
gpt
All jobs have plus and minus. I know people that have doctorates after 10 years of schooling working stupid hours as unpaid interns and maybe break 65k working all the time, pressure to release papers to stay relevant. Peer reviewing all the time. Its all relative. The only golden ticket is a silver spoon and the wherewithal to utilize it.