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		hackermailman on April 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Men Without Work Vast majority of these apprenticeship programs first require that you have a 2 yr degree from some technical institute though, and there's very few that will hire you based on high school grades and agree to pay for your education with the exception of some power companies. Seems if you're crazy enough to be a powerline tech they will pay to train you.

Caveman_Coder on April 3, 2017 | [–]

"Seems if you're crazy enough..."

Why is this crazy? It's a very important job that actually contributes to society. I have much respect for T-men, Linemen, and Sub Techs.

hackermailman on April 3, 2017 | | [–]

Crazy as in dangerous, many deaths and injuries here over the years of powerline techs.

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