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by rib3ye 461 days ago
Maybe just switch out of tech and join a union with a paid apprenticeship or training program. Do you like to build/fix stuff with your hands?
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Easier said than done. My wife tried to find a union job for a year and it was incredibly difficult, and dominated by nepotism. Local unions only offered a handful of apprentice positions per year and there were hundreds of applicants for each. There were standardized exams for entry, but the final test was always a personality interview.

Unions greedily guard membership because scarcity is what drives their salary up, at lest in my area.