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I personally have not, but I've seen many posts on here over the years of people leaving for woodworking specifically. In general, I find being able to make som

I personally have not, but I've seen many posts on here over the years of people leaving for woodworking specifically. In general, I find being able to make something physical that you can touch is very satisfying. I imagine that's part of it.

theshrike79 4y ago
Most of these people seem to be the ones who have done their FAANG stint and vested mid-6, low-7 figures so they can just hop off and start dallying in woodwork without a major loss in income.
- cholantesh 4y ago
  I'm probably off-base here because I'm told i conflate woodworking and carpentry a lot, but isn't it a fairly well-paying profession?
  - the_only_law 4y ago
    I mean “fairly” well paid is still a far cry for most people from FAANG salaries. For example, I have a number of educated friends who have said things like “I’d kill for $70k”.
  - giaour 4y ago
    It pays better than retail, but nowhere near as well as tech.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    Pay to quality of life at work ratio is more informative than nominal pay. Tough to beat income earned by doing something with near zero chance of morbidity/mortality and bodily harm, the option to work from home, much higher demand in a much bigger market reducing volatility of at least a certain level of income, low personal liabilities, and vast opportunities for upward movement.
  - theshrike79 4y ago
    In my head "Woodworking" is what you do at your basement/garage shop, building small furniture and fancy end-grain cutting boards. "Carpentry" is "I built a garage/house/cabin". The first one is where people gravitate, because there are no regulations on cabinet making or woodturning. If you move to carpentry, you need to know what you're doing and build to code.
  - FredPret 4y ago
    I know of a guy who makes kitchens. Works three or four days a week, clears 300-500k a year. But he’s a business - decades of experience and contacts and happy referring customers, a lot of money invested in equipment, and big upfront investment in materials for each job.
    - theshrike79 4y ago
      Looking at the current trend of completely unacceptably shitty work in new construction, if you do quality work on time and on budget you'll have infinite amounts of work just by word of mouth advertising. The old adage over here goes "If you find a reliable electrician/plumber/handyman, hold on to them and take care of them. You can always find a new partner, but a reliable construction person is a rare find."
      - FredPret 4y ago
        That’s probably not a new trend. All shoddy old builds will be gone by definition
spelunker 4y ago
This is why I picked up gardening as a hobby!

theshrike79 4y ago

Most of these people seem to be the ones who have done their FAANG stint and vested mid-6, low-7 figures so they can just hop off and start dallying in woodwork without a major loss in income.

cholantesh 4y ago
I'm probably off-base here because I'm told i conflate woodworking and carpentry a lot, but isn't it a fairly well-paying profession?
- the_only_law 4y ago
  I mean “fairly” well paid is still a far cry for most people from FAANG salaries. For example, I have a number of educated friends who have said things like “I’d kill for $70k”.
- giaour 4y ago
  It pays better than retail, but nowhere near as well as tech.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Pay to quality of life at work ratio is more informative than nominal pay. Tough to beat income earned by doing something with near zero chance of morbidity/mortality and bodily harm, the option to work from home, much higher demand in a much bigger market reducing volatility of at least a certain level of income, low personal liabilities, and vast opportunities for upward movement.
- theshrike79 4y ago
  In my head "Woodworking" is what you do at your basement/garage shop, building small furniture and fancy end-grain cutting boards. "Carpentry" is "I built a garage/house/cabin". The first one is where people gravitate, because there are no regulations on cabinet making or woodturning. If you move to carpentry, you need to know what you're doing and build to code.
- FredPret 4y ago
  I know of a guy who makes kitchens. Works three or four days a week, clears 300-500k a year. But he’s a business - decades of experience and contacts and happy referring customers, a lot of money invested in equipment, and big upfront investment in materials for each job.
  - theshrike79 4y ago
    Looking at the current trend of completely unacceptably shitty work in new construction, if you do quality work on time and on budget you'll have infinite amounts of work just by word of mouth advertising. The old adage over here goes "If you find a reliable electrician/plumber/handyman, hold on to them and take care of them. You can always find a new partner, but a reliable construction person is a rare find."
    - FredPret 4y ago
      That’s probably not a new trend. All shoddy old builds will be gone by definition

spelunker 4y ago

This is why I picked up gardening as a hobby!