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So you would graciously quit your own job to drive an HGV for queen and country? You're on HN so I imagine you're earning as much as, if not more than, this in

• bellyfullofbac 5y ago
  Even if the pay is better, it's brutally reckless to give people 7.5 ton machinery to control without prior training. But hey I guess Brexit means "Who cares about needing several months of truck driving lessons?". When they mow down a pedestrian crossing full of school children, the government can just say "Those dastardly Germans of the past!" except this time it'll be continued with "Why did they give unqualified people truck driving licenses?".
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  • ljm 5y ago
    In the UK, which is where this is happening, this is just about class. An investment banker who won't quit their job and become an HGV driver is construed as a statement on class. Middle/upper class turning their nose on working class.