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"other actual technical jobs, like electrician," have barriers to entry. Ms Wait would have to break her back schlepping spools around a jobsite for a few year
by throwaway0a5e 6y ago
"other actual technical jobs, like electrician," have barriers to entry.
Ms Wait would have to break her back schlepping spools around a jobsite for a few years before she could get onto the actual electrician career track.
Before they took away the light at the end of the tunnel schlepping batteries around for Google was just as good.
- pessimizer 6y ago> Ms Wait would have to break her back schlepping spools around a jobsite for a few years before she could get onto the actual electrician career track. Ms Wait would be paid >=$15 to do this.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoMaybe she'd get $16, but anywhere where data-center techs are making 15 general construction laborers aren't gonna be making much more and they don't get to work indoors.
- simfree 6y agoIn Seattle today, union electrical apprentices often earn under $18hr, while Safeway is paying new hires $20hr in Seattle and Bellevue. General construction does not pay that much unless your licensed, bonded and running your own business or have a decade or more in with the union.