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[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Manual labour requires a lot of skill and by 30+ you need to acquire it or you'll destroy your body. There are jobs that require only a few hours of learning but they rarely are intensive, just extremely boring.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

There are definitely manual labour jobs that require little to no skill, a lot of site labourer work is like that. Carrying wallboard, emptying bins, just generally carrying shit around.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 9 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Don't know where do you live, but around here there is no construction jobs that only require you only to carry shit around. Also you need to learn a lot to carry shit around correctly unless you have spare back.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

In Quebec they're called "journaliers" and being assigned to the Mason as a "journalier" sucks big time.

It's the entry level position in construction for people who didn't get a professional degree in a specific trade.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -2 points 7 hours ago

Glad to be enlightened, clearly this doesn't happen, since you haven't experienced it.

Big construction sites where I live definitely have such people, and it's a horrible job.