alt Hacker NewsThis is basically office space but for the modern era. Peter found happiness in construction work, but when something physical like that is your job… I don’t know. A lot of those guys have back pain, inflexible schedules, working in extreme weather, and the pay isn’t even that good. Is tech so bad? Or is the world of work broken?
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nancyminusone • today at 3:12 PM
Office workers get chronic conditions from sitting around all day too. Yet vary few jobs provide any such balance.
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dec0dedab0de • today at 4:42 PM
Physical labor is bad for the knees, but good for the soul.
> A lot of those guys have back pain, inflexible schedules, working in extreme weather,
And a lot of them don't?
A lot of people who work on a computer all day also have back pain and inflexible schedules. Hell, I'm sure a lot of knowledge workers in other countries work in places with no air conditioning, for example - not exactly "extreme" but not climate-controlled, either.