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My answer to the general question is yes. Go into a trade. But I have a son-in-law who recently quit an apprenticeship because they were inflexible.

They wouldn't give him time off for any matters dealing with his first child. He had to attend classes or be penalized.

He is now making more, has better benefits and more schedule flexibility. Unions/guilds are choking themselves out of anything other than big crime style construction jobs.

My answer to the general question is yes. Go into a trade. But I have a son-in-law who recently quit an apprenticeship because they were inflexible. They wouldn't give him time off for any matters dealing with his first child. He had to attend classes or be penalized. He is now making more, has better benefits and more schedule flexibility. Unions/guilds are choking themselves out of anything other than big crime style construction jobs.

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I don't disagree with the basic point. Indeed, my own career bears witness to sacrificing family for work.

But their requirements were exceptionally rigid and unforgiving. Honestly, they were asking their apprentices to do more for far less than law firms or accounting firms do. We could maybe split hairs comparing to investment bank entry level associates since the rewards grow exponentially.

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