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[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Construction workers and fork lift ops make waaaaay more than baristas and mixologists.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And yet are still less respected by the owner class, because they get dirty.

[–] MrBusiness@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

For me it's because they block three lanes of traffic on a four lane, and when I drive by at 10mph on a 65mph watching 3 workers watching 1 doing work I die a little inside. And it goes on for weeks or months. And I'm both annoyed and jealous.