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		version_five on Oct 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What would you tell someone joining the wo... People have been saying this for some time but we refuse to pay good money for trades. You can make way more as a software engineer than an electrician, whether or not that makes sense, and I don't see that changing.

yuppie_scum on Oct 16, 2021 [–]

Tell me you’re not a homeowner without telling me you’re not a homeowner.

Tradespeople are pulling in SWE money in any high COL/low housing market.

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