Automotive and Farming
I got a laugh reading this article! I was a mechanic and can tell you that if you think its better than IT, you're dreaming. You'll trade long hours behind a computer or in a server room with long hours bent over a hood or under a car. Your hands will not come clean no matter how you scrub them. When its cold outside, you're cold. When its hot you're hot. When its wet, you're wet. You have to beat the flat rate time for each job by 50% or you're losing money. There's no time to research new technology because the customer needs their car tonight. If you think this is a great change, read the posts on websites professional mechanics frequent. They're looking to get into IT.
I have family who farm and this is for h2owe2 who says: "many of these tasks are not particularly time critical." Feeding animals, planting and harvesting are pretty much time critical. "Doing a different task according to your mood" isn't realistic. You are often at the mercy of the weather and other factors. If the cows break the fence at 10 PM, you'll be out all night fixing it, then up early to feed animals. When the livestock were being born, they worked shifts around the clock. I recommend you speak with a professional farmer to get an accurate picture of farm life. I never worked harder than when I vacationed at the farm.
