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Re:The perpetual truck driver shortage is not real by michaelt on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:09AM (#37402840)
> All the cases I hear require overtime, weekends, overnights, evenings, and unstable, seasonal employment.

It's actually kinda common for higher paid employees to also enjoy much better working conditions.

Compare Amazon's developers to their van drivers. The developers get much higher pay and much better working conditions.

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Re:The perpetual truck driver shortage is not real by mrguyorama on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @02:53PM (#37409431)
This doesn't follow nearly as well in the trades. Plumbers make good money not just because they are good at putting pipes together, but because most people don't want to spend their day getting dripped on or even dealing with wastewater.
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