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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
not everyone is cut out for an office job, however if you want to go into physical labor i think it's best to get a trade.

garbage man is actually a hard job to get, there's a lot of internal politics there, and general construction will give you the joints of an 80 yo man by the time you hit 40.

being an electrician, plumber, cement guy, carpenter welder or any other trade though? good money, no politics, can be self employed if you want.

i honestly think one of the biggest failings of the modern education system is driving everyone to get a degree, instead of telling kids they may want to consider getting a trade.
gpt
The push for kids to get college educations in the 80s and 90s pushed the job market so hard in one direction it left all these trades with not enough people to do the work. Demand for housing and buildings never stops.

 I had one teacher in high school talking about trades as a viable, well paying option for career path and I didn't fully believe him because no one else was saying it. Took me over 10 years of adulthood to get into trades, I wish I knew sooner. The money and benefits are the best I've ever had and it's technical enough to keep things interesting.