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Lately, I've been thinking more and more that most modern jobs, including mine, are a bunch of crap. Developers, consultants, marketing/social media experts, life coaches, etc. All crap. Turn off the power, and it’s all gone.

I’m starting to long for a real job. Honestly, just flipping burgers. Digging in nature. Actually setting up and using real machines. Sweating it out in the kitchen (I did that a lot as a student), scrubbing and cleaning things. Sure, I do all this privately, but it would be nice to work in an honest, real job for a change.

A friend of mine works as a floor screed layer. Always working. Jacked as hell. Doesn’t train at all, just doesn’t have the time for fake shit like "gyms".

The fact that these types of jobs are poorly paid isn't the fault of the job itself. We just don't value honest work anymore.

StellarStoic 8mo ago

Agree 💯 but...

It's not that honest jobs aren't paid enough but the market dictates the price. More and more people are looking to pay less for service simply because life expenses went over the roof and honest service job will lower the price just to get the job and keep them in business. if you're too expensive you work less and your future business can be in jeopardy but if you in the lower range you could work 24/7 and keep paychecks and business afloat longer, especially if you do the job well.

This kind of lifestyle isn't for everyone because you're whole life becomes work.

Honest jobs will be in business for a very long time and people don't need to worry some thing will replace them.

Construction robots will not be a thing in our lifetimes.

I think everyone need at least one skill rhat can do if everything goes to hell.

Handymen like businesses are the future golden jobs but most people don't have the skills or they don't want to get their hands dirty and those will suffer the most if shit hits the fan.

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alp 8mo ago

Yeah, kind of. We're at a point where handymen are getting harder to find and are in demand everywhere, at least in Europe. It's becoming increasingly difficult to get an appointment with one. Yet, the market refuses to raise wages accordingly. The market isn't always rational, especially not in a "social market economy" system. We don't really have completely free markets anymore.

But I see the future trends in my kids too. They don't necessarily want to go to college and get into BS jobs, even though they could. They're also interested in jobs like mechatronics and car mechanics.

StellarStoic 8mo ago

You have smart kids I tell you that 👏