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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by gjsman-1000 on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:53AM (#34984625)
> but you sure are vulnerable to downturns in construction

This is also a really weird point. If you work at FAANG, you are vulnerable to economic downturns. Just look at how so many tech companies have decimated their workforce.

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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by pdmccormick on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:27PM (#34985215)
Kudos to you for the correct use of "decimate".
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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by wiseowise on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:45PM (#34985528)
Majority kept their job, what’s your point?
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Re:America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren’t Enough Elect... by ifyoubuildit on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:57PM (#34985768)
If you lost your FAANG job recently, you have huge prior earnings behind you and can probably slide directly into a non FAANG job that will pay more than most jobs doing electrical work.

This is just not the case if you're an electrician and construction is drying up.

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