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[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I’m currently going down the software engineer to woodworker pipeline…

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I can count the number of people I know who have done that on two hands... Three people.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

Not me, I'd totally suck at it. I am leaning towards becoming a gardener specializing in super hot peppers.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Me too! I wonder how common it actually is?

There is just something so very satisfying about making something you can physically touch and hold after spending a lot of time ...not... doing that

[–] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

My DBA friend builds a lot of sets for school productions and community theatre. It's only a matter of time...

[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago

Same here, went into finish carpentry, and timber framing. I may return one day to code if the opportunity allows, but this isn't too bad actually.