Bloomberg To HS Grads: Be a Plumber

An anonymous reader writes "This being college graduation season, the insights provided by commencement speakers should be familiar by now: find work in a field you're passionate about, don't underestimate your own abilities, aim high, learn to communicate and collaborate with others, give something back to your community. Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, whose current job is Mayor of New York City, evidently decided to break the mold by advising less academically adept youngsters to consider a career in plumbing. High wages, constant demand, no offshore competition. 'Compare a plumber to going to Harvard College — being a plumber, actually for the average person, probably would be a better deal'. Ouch! And hey, like a lawyer, a plumber can always dabble in politics."

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[JustOK]

Plumbers don't have to put up with as much shit as most IT workers

Reminds me of an old joke

[MLBs]

A plumber goes to a doctor's house to fix a leak.
He works for 15 minutes and then asks the doctor for $200
The doctor says "I don't even make close to that!!"
The plumber replies: "When I was a doctor, I didn't either"

What has become of /...

[Opportunist]

Over 100 posts and not a single Super Mario reference...

Re:Really?

[K. S. Kyosuke]

So, what you're basically saying is that a code plumber is the sweet spot of employment in the current job market?

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[Rod Beauvex]

He should offer a big time reward. $2000 in gold coins, if he's got a serious plumbing problem.