> not every IT guy has the wherewithal to be a trashmen.

Sure, you can go work in a warehouse, coffee shop, bakery, etc.

I know a dude who's part time picking veggies in a bio farm part time surgeon. Another who's part time baker part time financial advisor. If you have four limbs and half a brain you certainly can find a job outside of tech. It might not pay as well or be as convenient but let's not pretend we're in a "$500k at FAANG or homelessness" situation.

They had better develop that wherewithal because trash collecting can't be automated due to the way trash cans are haphazardly placed, making it too deeply intellectual for current AI.

I’ve heard that a problem with getting a low-skill job as someone with higher education is that employers think you’re gonna quit in N months after you find a better gig / get bored, leaving them to recruit again.