Quote: (03-06-2016 03:11 PM)Peregrine Wrote:
You're right.
That said, whenever I see an "all office jobs suck, go trades" thread, I feel compelled to point out that there are merits to office jobs. I want the younger guys to have as many diverse perspectives as possible before making a decision.
I wouldn't trust anybody who says that trades are better than office work but haven't tried doing both. There are different kinds of office work and manual labor, so it all depends. I did unskilled manual work as a teenager and would never ever quit my office job to do that type of work again. However, skilled trades may be better than low and medium level office jobs for many guys. There are too many nuances to come up with a simple answer to this question.