Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two

Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by Domenic_S on Monday February 04, 2019 @08:02PM (#19082262)

I've been in tech my whole professional life and I can't relate to the second class at all. The technologically enabled upper middle class are fighting over Yeezys, Supreme drops, and Rolexes (seriously, try to find any of those at retail price). My neighborhood is filled with WFH techies, and we all head outside in the evening for our kids to ride bikes with each other while we sample microbrews together.

Those trucks you see electricians and plumbers driving, they cost $50k and up. I don't get that remark, either.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by zeckalpha on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:12PM (#19091437)

Electricians and plumbers are STEM tech jobs, just with a different path to entry and a social stigma.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by wil421 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:50AM (#19085702)

You do know a lot of trade people either have a truck stipended or if they are self employed the business pays the bill. My friend is an electrician on commercial sites. He gets a $600-$700 truck stipen from his employer.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by Domenic_S on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @10:41AM (#19086261)

I don’t dispute that at all, what I was responding to was gp’s remark that a $50k vehicle “offends their sensibilities”.

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