re: Overheard on a large state university campus

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I want a job where there is little work and the pay is good.

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That's called winning.

When my family made it to America part of them were coal miners in WV. My paternal grandfather and his brothers became a lawyer, baker and firefighter. I have to guess that seeing their dad and uncles coming back from the mines as black as night and exhausted played a part in their decisions. There is virtue in hard work but I'm sure if they had a choice between that or coding and coding would've won almost every single time. Black lung, long hours and getting your butt kicked daily aren't exactly great draws. The "Dirty Jobs" types should be commended, paid well and celebrated because without them society collapses but it takes a toll. This is one small reason why automation is becoming more of a thing in various fields.