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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by bombcar on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:52AM (#34984606)
The usual progression is start working as an apprentice and then as a plumber for a larger agency, then on your own, then you become the larger agency and hire assistants and other plumbers, then you “retire”. The latter part can be quite lucrative.
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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by the_only_law on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:04PM (#34984818)
This is like saying you can make billions as a software developer, when in reality you’re talking about a startup founder with a software business.
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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by roflyear on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @01:21PM (#34986191)
Yes.... but that's running a company, not being a plumber lol!
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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by bombcar on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @01:23PM (#34986225)
It's very important to distinguish that stuff, because as we saw in The Millionaire Next Door you can often end up classifying someone as "electrician" or "plumber" when more properly they should be classified as "small business owner".
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