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Re:More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest nu... by pasquinelli on Thursday January 13, 2022 @06:29PM (#29928501)
> doing physical labor can be hard on the body.

otoh sedentary labor can be hard on the body

> One of the benefits of office jobs is that you get high pay,

you get high pay for a high paying job, and low pay for a low paying job. office or not is independent.

> stable hours,

maybe, but it again is down to the job itself, not just where you do it. the most stable hours i've ever gotten was working in a fab shop.

> relatively low stress

well, depending on the job. also, tge sedentary nature of the work in an office can be, besides hard on the body, a huge source of stress, and one that might be hard to identify until you've separated yourself from it.

> and get to work in an air-conditioned room.

thinking back to shitting in a portapotty at a quarter to six in the morning in winter-- i can't argue with this point!

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