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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone switched from a professional job to a ... by rubicon33 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:08PM (#36060098)
> Got into firefighting because I want to go to heaven

Can you explain what you mean by this?

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone switched from a professional job to a ... by screwturner68 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:38PM (#36060609)
The firefights that I know are dead. Most left their wives with small children. I had the opportunity but I knew too many men who went to work and never came home.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone switched from a professional job to a ... by recursive on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:19PM (#36060296)
Seems clear to me. Paraphrase as "want to do good", as opposed to doing well.
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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone switched from a professional job to a ... by whamlastxmas on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:34PM (#36060550)
Maybe he wants to build a ladder to heaven
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