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by jasonpeacock 881 days ago
I spent a summer in college working construction as a general laborer, making $20/hr. I was rich!! ...and every person on the jobsite said "stay in school, don't do this full time".

I've never experienced that same end-of-day exhaustion before or since doing construction (and I was a fit & healthy college student).

No matter how bad my day is, sitting at my desk and typing for a LOT of money, I know it's better than many alternatives.