Before, and during my college years, I worked some pretty gnarly manual labor jobs. From decent blue-collar trade jobs, to downright digging ditches, longshorem

Before, and during my college years, I worked some pretty gnarly manual labor jobs. From decent blue-collar trade jobs, to downright digging ditches, longshoreman, to a gopher on construction sites. I can tell you this, there were some recurring themes at those places: - Injuries - Work never stops, no mater what weather - People in their 30s getting college degrees because that's the only way to get promoted in a company, unless your manager just happens to kneel over in the near future. - Constant stress of getting contracts. Blue-collar work can be extremely seasonal. - Did I say injuries? Yeah. Stress injuries will start popping up sooner or later. I don't know a single electrician or plumber that hasn't had some type of injury related to their working positions (shoulders, neck, arms,etc.)