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As someone who has worked as a shipyard welder and a mechanic... Good lord, yes, working most trades are going to be much harder on your body than sitting arou
by Baeocystin 9y ago
As someone who has worked as a shipyard welder and a mechanic... Good lord, yes, working most trades are going to be much harder on your body than sitting around. It is not a close comparison.
- et-al 9y agoNot to mention white collar workers have to the luxury of being able to request standing desks, mats, anything for ergonomics. Ask for something like that at a job site and you'd probably get laughed off.
- NFPA_SysAdmin 9y agoIt depends, as a technician I was active, mobile, exercised my muscles daily, and was in very good shape. After I got my CS degree, I spent the next year sitting in front of a desk staring at an editor and couldn't stand it. I moved back into the trades and it seemed like the healthier (and better paying) option.