> doing physical labor can be hard on the body. otoh sedentary labor can be hard on the body > One of the benefits of office jobs is that you get high pay, y

> doing physical labor can be hard on the body. otoh sedentary labor can be hard on the body > One of the benefits of office jobs is that you get high pay, you get high pay for a high paying job, and low pay for a low paying job. office or not is independent. > stable hours, maybe, but it again is down to the job itself, not just where you do it. the most stable hours i've ever gotten was working in a fab shop. > relatively low stress well, depending on the job. also, tge sedentary nature of the work in an office can be, besides hard on the body, a huge source of stress, and one that might be hard to identify until you've separated yourself from it. > and get to work in an air-conditioned room. thinking back to shitting in a portapotty at a quarter to six in the morning in winter-- i can't argue with this point!