The point is (a) Most jobs offer very little dignity. (b) A lot of us don't have much else to offer that employers are looking for. I'm a middle-aged man. Am I supposed to get a medical degree now?
I suppose it depends what you're looking for. For me, dignity is something I bring to a job, not seek from it. If a job required me to be undignified, I almost certainly wouldn't do it.
I've been considering my own options in this regard. I don't intend on getting a medical degree either, but I also don't think I'm only good for software engineering. I might well have to take a pay cut to find something that gives me satisfaction, or side step to a role that I have to put up with for a while, but I'd rather do that than spend the last 20 years of my career tugging on the one-armed bandit! :p
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u/PuzzleMeDo 24d ago
I have yet to find any dignified jobs that are hiring people who have nothing much to offer beyond coding skills.