I know the leftist in me is supposed to have sympathy for these people and get them to unionize. But only after I stop laughing and enjoying this moment. For years these fucks told the rest of us to “learn to code” and pretended like studying anything else at uni was a fucking waste of time.

GUESS WHAT FUCKERS. SO WAS CODING. Looks like we’ll be baristas together, only I’ll have three years of experience!!!

    • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 months ago

      Mmmm mmmm heavy metals and carcinogens!

      My uncle died early because he was a hard working welder. My friend's father died early because he was a hard working welder.

      Sure you get paid well to weld, if you don't mind 15-30 years off your lifespan.

      • rootsbreadandmakka [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        knew folks working in construction who had thrown their backs out at the age of 25 and just kept on at it. Motivated me to get out of manual labor.

      • booty [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        Is the danger of welding a problem with welding or a problem with welders not following reasonable safety procedures?

    • PKMKII [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      Until the next artificial tech bubble leads to over-expansion and then it’s back to “learn to code.”

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      Yeah trade school is absolutely not for everyone. I went to be an auto mechanic and it’s definitely not for everyone between the kind of people you work with and the damages it does to your body.