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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by PlattypusRex on Sunday August 10, 2025 @04:23PM (#44858016)
Why would someone go to college and then abandon their degree to learn a trade?

The whole point of college is to get a desk job and to avoid manual labor.

Plumbers have to literally scoop poop out with their hands once in a while.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by neuralkoi on Sunday August 10, 2025 @05:49PM (#44858604)
> Why would someone go to college and then abandon their degree to learn a trade?

Because they can't find a job in the area they studied.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by abbadadda on Sunday August 10, 2025 @04:34PM (#44858079)
> The whole point of college* is to get a desk job and to avoid manual labor.

* most colleges

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by harvey9 on Sunday August 10, 2025 @05:02PM (#44858240)
So do surgeons once in a while
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