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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

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[–] TakiMinase@slrpnk.net 26 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Learn plumbing, poo will always flow.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

Sounds like a shitty job.

...I'll see myself out.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

You sure? We don't always have to poop in the toilet.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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@lemmy.world 2 points 9 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.

[–] nintendiator@feddit.cl 1 points 9 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@lemmy.world 0 points 9 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@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

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