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    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 hours ago

      Yeah, let’s parse that out in real terms:

      Need to have completed trade school or 2 years of apprenticeship, neither of which they are willing to pay for.

      12 hour days, including many weekends.

      SAP experience for an electrician?

      Extreme physical danger from being an electrician, especially in a commercial environment that is more likely to have high voltage work.

      Pay tops out at $67k…

      Let’s repeat: pay tops out at $67k for an experienced person working a dangerous job with long hours and weekends. I’m shocked they are having trouble finding people!!

    • GooberEar@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      15·
      2 days ago

      I live in a rural area outside of a small town in the southern USA. The local electrician, basically the guy almost everybody calls if they need basic residential electrical work, earns almost twice the high end of what that job listing is paying. Granted, he’s basically on call 7 days a week and I’m sure his job isn’t always unicorn farts and leprechaun rainbows, but he’s his own boss and works his own hours.

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Just having a job where you can say No to unreasonable demands makes life a lot easier. That’s probably the best benefit of being self-employed - nobody forcing you to do stuff you hate.