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Comment by adamanonymous

3 months ago

> You're not getting instant respect from mother in laws and pastors as an ATC

You would if it was known to pay $500k/yr+

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nicoburns  3 months ago

Earning highly does not universally command respect the way being a doctor does. Some would even see earning that much as being immoral (i.e. actually negative)

  • portaouflop  3 months ago

    Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society? I can’t think of any (Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc)

    • nicoburns  3 months ago

      > Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?

      Banking? Sales?

      > Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc

      Well that's quite the point. Maybe those circles are small in the US, but they aren't in most of the rest of the world.

      Let me just say that if I called my parents and told them that I had gotten a well-paid job at, say, a hedge fund, they would not be impressed and would likely think less of me for it.

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    • hattmall  3 months ago

      Crane operators, any equipment operators really. Plumbers, HVAC tech, Boat Mechanics, the guy that climbed down in my septic tank to retrieve whatever he used to clear the line is making $300 an hour.

      And... uhm... software developers.

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    • rascul  2 months ago

      > Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?

      All of them. Respect is not commanded because you make lots of money or have a certain job.

    • ForHackernews  3 months ago

      Lawyers, CEOs, hedge fund managers, investment bankers, congresspeople are all widely despised. To a lesser extent dentists, influencers and advertising executives are not well-loved.