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Just Go Into Trades Bro

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>everyone tells me college is not worth it
>"learn a skill, make bank, buy house"
>get apprenticeship because of dad's connections, start as rookie tradie
>first week
>handed 30lb Boschhammer
>"just drill that 2-foot concrete wall, no biggie"
>cue jackhammering like my soul depends on it
>entire body covered in fine concrete dust
>can't breathe, can't see, probably gonna get silicosis
>finally done, wall looks fucked up
>boss says "hmm, we'll need to fix that"
>spend hours cleaning up my own mess
>end of the day
>hands shaking, back feels broken, hearing still ringing
>"good job, see you tomorrow"
>tomorrow is jackhammering the other side of the wall
>tfw "learning a trade" means body slowly disintegrates by age 40
>tfw still broke because apprentices make $12/hour
>tfw "just go into trades bro"

Stay in school.