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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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If I had it to do over again, I would still be a mechanic. As it is, provided there's no mandate, when I leave IT, I intend to become a long haul truck driver.

A fuckin MEN. I twisted wrenches for years. Glad I left though because there are no more mechanics just glorified part swappers. Computers in cars took care of that shit. But when I hit my new state Long Haul driving is my preferred new vocation as well.

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I helped a friend move from near Portland Oregon to Casper Wyoming back in June. He filled up a 26' U-haul and handed me the keys. I got on the road, and about 5 hours into the trip I asked myself "What the hell am I doing in an office?" I was outside, on the road, just me and my thoughts, looking at the countryside go by, and not arguing with the wife. Probably about the time I hit western Utah I made up my mind. Came back through Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and had the best time I'd had in years doing anything that resembled work.

I'm waiting to see which direction the trucking industry goes with the vaccine mandate, and once my employer fires me for not taking the jab, I'm out, and on my way to train with a trucking company.

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Sounds like an excellent plan. I wish you MUCH luck and good fortune!