People still do this. I have a buddy who only works 3-4 months a year. Hes a pipeline welder so long hours and hard work, but then he travels around the rest of the time
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Landless2029@lemmy.world 22 hours agoThere was a time back when this was possible.
Bikers back in the day would work construction or some other hard labor for half the year and then hit the road for 2-4 months.
The partial working income was enough to cover all thier bills, the bike/gear, motel stays and drinking.
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
underscores@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
It works for them because their work is high skill and always useful, general office work like mine (dev) is impossible to find a job if you were to immediately quit. It’s quite different when you’re competing against thousands of cheap IT graduates looking to flock to your country and work for pennies on the dollar.
BTW not saying I’m anti immigration, it’s just the way the tech space is right now.
Not American but I’ve heard American companies hire foreigners because they can wage slave them with Visa entrapment, no Visa and you’re deported. People that are trying to improve their life are just taken advantage of.
I haven’t heard of anything like that happening to tradespeople
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I think it’s more because pipeline work is inherently unstable so they get paid a lot but it’s for short contracts. Plus it means businesses are more used to transient workers.
Like my buddy can clear $80k in 3 months working 100hr weeks. There’s no IT job in the world that would give you those kinds of hours.
blarghly@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I kind of do this. I high rig for concerts in the summer, then fuck off the rest of the year.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
the retirement goal is to be a year round camp host for the park system. I’d say national park, but my favorite is a state park and i don’t expect the US national park system to exist in, uh, carry the two, 2065 when I am finally allowed to either die or retire.