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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree it’s illogical.  Objectively many technical blue collar jobs would earn more than many ba college grads with free or much cheaper training. Year they are shunned by the striver class. It is a perception only. [/quote]

Can you name any blue collar job that makes more than an engineer and 1) doesn't destroy your body and 2) has any upward mobility? The great thing about blue collar jobs is that the trade offs between health and salary are very clear. You can earn 200k as an underwater welder, but you will be lucky to do it for a decade let alone a career. A long haul trucker makes great money, but they are away from home most of their lives. [/quote]

I'm curious as to how you think working 80-hour weeks in biglaw is healthy. All the sitting? [/quote]
That’s why they’ve added standing desks. [/quote]

Oh, phew. That's okay then. [/quote]

Do you want to compare OSHA stats or workers comp rates for law firms to blue collar professions?[/quote]

No, because I thought we were all in on the funny joke, delivered dryly, that lawyers have the standing desks and that makes all the difference.

In reality I support worker protections for everyone, just pointing out the irony of steering a student away from jobs that involve manual labor "for their health." [/quote]

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