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Post by Samb1011 on Sept 26, 2013 15:59:50 GMT
I really do enjoy doing trades. But doing them as hobbies takes too much time. Even as a side job can be time consuming
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Post by peterwiggin on Sept 26, 2013 17:56:19 GMT
It's fun to do them sure. But not when you have been doing them for 10, 20, 30 years. Haha I'll go build a pool house for fun, but I'd never do it as a career. exactly my point. when i was a 1st yr apprentice sheetmetal worker, i was strong and healthy. i could, and did, do whatever was asked of me. now almost 30 yrs later i have been exposed to toxic substances, and there are parts of my body which no longer function properly due to the abuses heaped upon them by the trades. and i'm not alone. i meet guys every day who's biggest wish is that they can hang in there until retirement. you might think "doesn't that describe everybody?" well, not the way i mean it. i'm talking about guys who's bodies are giving out on them, and they are trying their best to remain viable until they reach retirement age. so these guys look forward to surviving their careers. they won't enjoy retirement, because they are too broken. these guys, if they make retirement, won't last long. their bodies will give out and the unused portion of their retirement will split - about 40% going to their wives, if they are still alive, and the rest going back into the pension fund. doubt what i say? look it up for yourself how many people's pensions go back into the fund, of those who select the annuity option. on the other hand, the accountant/draftsman/project manager will retire and his body wont be so beat up by his job. as long as he didn't cholesterol up, he can prolly avoid the fatboy heart attack, and (assuming he also avoids the big C) live to spend his money, and also enjoy some of it |
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Post by SirTrashBeard on Sept 26, 2013 19:33:49 GMT
Indeed. My friend's dad worked at the shipyards and was plagued with mesothelioma from all the asbestos exposure for years til the day he died. It's a bad conundrum because the workforce needs people to do the dirty work, but we aren't trying hard enough to make the safety and health of those workers sustainable.
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