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Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 16 hours agoPeople 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
Comment on Great plan
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 16 hours agoPeople 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
underscores@lemmy.zip 15 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 15 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.