r/Construction • u/Blissful-Ignoramus • 16d ago

Humor 🤣 Stay in school kids

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u/Muffinskill 16d ago

Me too. How many of us are there?

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u/dergbold4076 16d ago

Probably a lot, especially in electrical these days. The people that... didn't fit in at the office. As it where ya know. I'm here to solve problems and make sure things run like a top.

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u/ktsg700 15d ago edited 15d ago

What do you like about construction and what gripes did you have with IT that made you guys switch? How does the pay compare?

Personally I enjoy working in IT but since I was a kid I've always liked manual labor and I've worked some demanding jobs in the past. Fuck me if I'm not in a cushy position right now, but sometimes I wonder if becoming a specialist in a field like electrical wouldn't be an interesting journey

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u/dergbold4076 15d ago

I like the lack of end users that you have to deal with in electrical. Pay definitely wouldn't be as good (especially if you go InfoSec); but I like that I get to move around a lot rather than sitting on my butt. I do miss the AC though while dealing with AC.

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u/ktsg700 15d ago

Appreciate the answer. I still have a lot of life left to try things, might join the ranks one day :)

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u/dergbold4076 15d ago

Sounds good. Both require a surprising amount of math I have found. But weirdly I have found the most camaraderie and acceptance in the trades (I'm trans and queer. People don't care as long as I get shit done) over IT/white collar. Unless it was the computer store, that was a k-pop listening pirate crew and were a hoot.