[leros]

I got a summer job in a factory after my freshman year of college. I realized I'd probably never have the opportunity to have a blue collar job again once I started technical internships so I wanted the experience.

It was definitely interesting seeing how hard everyone in the factory worked. They worked hard, long hours, for relatively low pay. I'd leave work physically tired but my brain was rested which was pretty nice because I still had energy to do mentally taxing things after work. Contrast that to working in tech where your job is not physically tiring but you leave with your brain fried. If they paid the same, I'd prefer the blue collar job to be honest.