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I work in tech, i hate it. the idea of being in front of a computer, having to talk to indians and queers all day, having insane deadlines which no human could ever meet. all of it is just too much for me. i started my own consultancy business which is nice, but now my friend and i are thinking, why not create something more tangible? i've always wanted to do carpentry or mechanical work, something with my hands, something where sure, it'll be hard, but at least i'm not looking at the clock or my phone every 2 minutes, counting down the days until i can go do anything else. i even have the capital to do this, i have around 200,000 saved up, so i could feasibly leave my current situation and go do something else. the problem is in today's economy, it only takes one lock down, or shit mandate, and all my plans go crashing down.

i simply hate that the tangible jobs(agriculture, masonry work, trades, etc) are devalued as worthless and the most useless sectors are the highest paying (insurance, finance, virtualized systems). it drives me nuts, because humans were never designed to be in front of a computer for so long.

I work in tech, i hate it. the idea of being in front of a computer, having to talk to indians and queers all day, having insane deadlines which no human could ever meet. all of it is just too much for me. i started my own consultancy business which is nice, but now my friend and i are thinking, why not create something more tangible? i've always wanted to do carpentry or mechanical work, something with my hands, something where sure, it'll be hard, but at least i'm not looking at the clock or my phone every 2 minutes, counting down the days until i can go do anything else. i even have the capital to do this, i have around 200,000 saved up, so i could feasibly leave my current situation and go do something else. the problem is in today's economy, it only takes one lock down, or shit mandate, and all my plans go crashing down. i simply hate that the tangible jobs(agriculture, masonry work, trades, etc) are devalued as worthless and the most useless sectors are the highest paying (insurance, finance, virtualized systems). it drives me nuts, because humans were never designed to be in front of a computer for so long.

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I'm 14 years into my career as a mechanic, finally got master certified. I find it both stressful and rewarding, and have been making a more than reasonable flat rate income. The most positive side for me is I have very little oversight, don't have to deal with limp wristed retards or clueless boomers, and am free to do and say as I please, for the most part. We have NEVER been forced to wear masks or get jabbed at any point in time, either.

If you can keep up with new technology and are good at diagnostics you have demand and job security, particularly related to electric vehicles.

If I were to retire right now (which I'm not even close to, despite women typically retire/resign from labor jobs earlier than men) I would specialize in something. Could be growing one type of plant or raising one type of animal, fixing specific models of tractors or cars, doing auto transmission rebuilds for specific makes (if you're a glutton for punishment!) Or repairing small engines, electric motors, household equipment, etc.

I have soldering ability and can read schematics, I may be able to repair control modules for vehicle applications. Modules are expensive and increasingly harder to get. The modules and equipment needed to repair them don't take up much space (comparitively) and can be repaired at my leisure. It seems like a win in the short term, anyway.

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You sir have shown wisdom that I did not possess 25 years ago. Good job. Were this ten years ago, I might think about switching back, but at my age, no one will ever give me a second look, and that's totally understandable. That's not to say that the money isn't good, or even great, but there are more important things in life than money. I also think that due to any real meaning derived from my career, it has motivated me over the years to learn a lot of skills at home on my own time that I may not have otherwise learned. I learned how to cast metal, light machinist work, welding, gem cutting, various homesteading skills, and I still work on at least some of my vehicles (mostly a 1985 4runner), as well as quite a long list of miscellaneous things that necessity required me to learn.

Your automatic transmission comment made me laugh, as I believe there is one of my old ones (TH350) still disassembled from the mid 80s somewhere in central California. Holy shit is there a lot of stuff inside one of those...Never attempted it again, just got out the checkbook for someone else when that problem arose.

On Jan 31 my employer is going to revisit my vaccine exemption, and if it's rejected at that point, I'll get half of my wish: I'll be out of IT, unless I can peddle my skill set to another employer that doesn't require such nonsense.