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    • yeehaw
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      1110 months ago

      Sounds like a shitty job.

      …I’ll see myself out.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 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.

      • @[email protected]
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        610 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.

        • @olympicyes
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          210 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          110 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
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          010 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.

      • @olympicyes
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        310 months ago

        Backups are the plan, if you’re a plumber.