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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by walshemj on Saturday February 24, 2018 @04:49PM (#16455618)
I have in the UK seen a job add in an agency for an experienced php developer at £27k next to it was for a senior "ground worker" for > £35k.

A ground worker is the PC term what's known in civil engineering as a "navvy"

Oh and the ground worker would get OT

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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by sjg007 on Saturday February 24, 2018 @07:28PM (#16456386)
You're going to have to translate what a navvy or ground worker is for us yanks.
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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working by walshemj on Saturday February 24, 2018 @08:03PM (#16456498)
It's guy who digs a hole in the ground for civil engineering projects.
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