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Doing better than ever and still despise working (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 week ago by Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip to c/antiwork@lemmy.ml
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I started a new job last month. I'm about to get my first pay raise and with that I'll be making twice as much as I was making just a couple months ago at my last job. Most seem happy for me cause I'm slightly less depressed coming home from this job and am making a good amount of money. However I still just hate being here cause work is soul crushing. Nothing about working anywhere feels worth it for any amount of money. It just sucks away all the time and energy I'd be much better off spending doing literally anything else.

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[-] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Trade school is usually pretty cheap. Most manufacturers will pay for you to go to school on top of that. I work with a lot of welders, none of them paid for their education, half of them don't even have one.

Welders start at 55k a year. In our plant they cap out at 75. The guys who are good fuck off to an oil rig and make an ass load more and only work 6 months a year.

I only mention welding because you sound like you'd get along with welders.

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