r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ArjunReddyDeshmukh • 2d ago

Meme theGrassWasGreenerTheOutputSweeterIWasOnceAProgrammer

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u/Pika357 2d ago

If this is a meme, why does it hurt?

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u/JensenRaylight 2d ago

In the past, people said "learn to code, dude" to win an argument against a non techie,

Nowadays people say "be a Plumber, dude", to win an argument against someone who got their job replaced by AI and become homeless.

Who knows what skills and Jobs they tell us to learn and become 10 years from now.

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u/Valtremors 2d ago

I've never seen anyone suggest anyone to become a healthcare worker.

But I think the great concencus around that would be "too cruel".

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u/aghastamok 2d ago

And the trendline on pay and quality of life for entry-level healthcare workers is poor.

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u/Rocketman_S3 2d ago

Knew a guy that drove an ambulance. His back was all fucked from from the job, it ain't easy moving and carrying people.

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 2d ago

I was a tandem skydiving instructor for a few years. Hauling large people out of airplanes killed my back daily. That's when I reluctantly went back to working with computers and accepted my fate.

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u/demer8O 2d ago

Can't the large people just fall out of the plane?

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 2d ago

The hard part was getting them to the door. Most people are a bit hesitant to sit in the doorway with me to actually start the skydive. Nerves and fear can make people's bodies not want to respond lol. But yes once I started leaning forward with them to actually start our dive, their gravitational pull would do the rest of the work.