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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. ... by Gud on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @10:05AM (#41445997)
Sorry, but in what country are electricians digging trenches?

I am an electrician, technically. (I do high voltage testing for a living.)

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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. ... by ohthatsnotright on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @12:02PM (#41447332)
In the US it's common for entry level or apprentice to be the ones making a trench on residential jobs. It's part of the hazing culture, my best guess, that the older workers pass down. I hired electricians and they did the trenchwork with shovels.
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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. ... by airbreather on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @12:36PM (#41447683)
Anywhere that builds houses
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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. ... by Gud on Thursday September 05, 2024 @11:19AM (#41457448)
Not at all. I have never seen electricians dig a single trench here in Europe.
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Re:Ask HN: I don't want to be a Software Engineer any more. ... by airbreather on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @10:02AM (#41500858)
Who digs them then?
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