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This is the real problem with manual labor, low-skilled labor, and jobs like baking.
The real stress isn't the day to day work, it's knowing that you are slowly wearing down your body but not earning enough to "get out of the game".
It's lack of financial security.
If as a baker you could buy a nice home and pay it off in 7-10 years it wouldn't be such a tough gig.
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This is the real problem with manual labor, low-skilled labor, and jobs like baking.
The real stress isn't the day to day work, it's knowing that you are slowly wearing down your body but not earning enough to "get out of the game".
It's lack of financial security.
If as a baker you could buy a nice home and pay it off in 7-10 years it wouldn't be such a tough gig.