I reckon both these jobs plus general building work, are much better than working on computers. We have bodies and _need_ physicality in our work, not just theory.
Those sort of trades do present problems like coding does - your brain is still engaged (a bit). However, I think you are also adding/improving people's lives.
Fix someone's dirty toilet? That is clearly a good thing. I can't think of one thing in my computing career that has been as positive..
Those sort of trades do present problems like coding does - your brain is still engaged (a bit). However, I think you are also adding/improving people's lives.
Fix someone's dirty toilet? That is clearly a good thing. I can't think of one thing in my computing career that has been as positive..