Albanil
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@taiwan_girl said in Albanil:
In Japan, there is a description for a certain type of job.
They are called 3K - which the English translation is
dirty
dangerous
demeaningWho takes those jobs? Immigrants.
I think there is a version like this all over the world.
In the US, it is the Spanish people
In Thailand, the Burmese
In Taiwan, mainly mainland Chinese
etcEver watch the old Mike Rowe series, Dirty Jobs? Lots of dirty and dangerous jobs out there. Some of them pay pretty well.
As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good. I don't think you can compare those jobs to things like agriculture work.
wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 13:34 last edited byAs for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.
It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.
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wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 14:26 last edited by
The people I know who do this kind of work frequently seem to end up with physical issues. When you hit 50, it's not the same.
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As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.
It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.
wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 14:48 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Albanil:
As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.
It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.
My niece married a guy who did that. He later started his own company in Florida and has done pretty durn well.
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@aqua-letifer said in Albanil:
As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.
It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.
My niece married a guy who did that. He later started his own company in Florida and has done pretty durn well.
wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 15:07 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Albanil:
As for bricklayers, concrete finishers, roofers and the like, those are physically demanding jobs, but the money can be pretty good.
It's a bit of a trap, though. A buddy of mine is some kind of specialist window installer. Money's good but a hernia and subsequent surgery put him out of work for about 2 weeks. Problem is, it'll be hard for him to change professions.
My niece married a guy who did that. He later started his own company in Florida and has done pretty durn well.
Yeah, I hear that's what a lot of guys do. It can work out really well, but I've heard that for every 1 person who made that leap, there are 3 or 4 who failed at it. Mostly it's because running a business requires an entirely different set of skills that you gotta develop an aptitude for, or you'll sink. Seems a lot of folks don't know that going in.