Re:Thiel's college dropout plan scrutinized by '60 Minutes'
by barrkel on Sunday May 20, 2012 @08:09PM
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Most plumbers I've come into contact with were self-employed. They don't meet the description under "Plumber I" at all. Assuming 50K GBP in 2002[1] (I live in London), that's about 100K USD today.
There's no doubt that there's bigger upside in becoming a doctor, and the median doctor almost certainly earns more than the median plumber. But there's also a lot of downside; most doctors I know are stressed and overworked.
There's no doubt that there's bigger upside in becoming a doctor, and the median doctor almost certainly earns more than the median plumber. But there's also a lot of downside; most doctors I know are stressed and overworked.
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2002/nov/03/wageslaves.caree...