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tekla on March 3, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?

I'm going to guess you have never worked a service job.

It sucks. People suck, you get yelled at, insulted, demeaned, shit pay, long hours.

Tech work is the cushiest job ever. It takes almost no effort to get into, you get paid insanely well, and skills are always in demand.

What is there to complain about?

michaelt on March 3, 2023 | [–]

You did notice the first line of my post, right? Where I said by most measures tech work is a better job? :)

seanw444 on March 3, 2023 | [–]

It's a nice field in comparison for sure. But some people really do have bad experiences in tech.

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