Nowadays, people often believe that a good income can only be achieved through a higher degree, an office job or a corporate job. But the story that surfaced on social media changed that thinking greatly. In fact, someone made such a claim online, and thousands of people were surprised to read about it. A plumber working in Mumbai earns around Rs 18 lakh annually, he said.
Upon hearing this, at first he did not believe it, but when he talked to the plumber in detail about his earnings and work, the whole story turned out to be different. That is why this post instantly went viral on the Internet and a huge debate broke out among people about earning blue collar jobs, i.e. skilled work.
The discussion started from a Reddit post
In fact, this whole thing was revealed through a post shared on the social media platform Reddit. The user who posted said he was talking to a plumber in his housing community. At that time, the plumber was working on repairing the pipeline and during this time the discussion started between the two regarding work and earning. The user told that the plumber works in many areas of Mumbai and handles plumbing work in different towns. During the conversation, when the user asked him about his annual earnings, the answer he received completely surprised him.
I was shocked after hearing the annual earnings
According to the user, the plumber told that he works in several housing societies in Mira Road, Borivali and Kandivali areas in Mumbai. Including income from all these places, his annual income comes to around Rs 18 lakh. Upon hearing this, the person who initially posted it couldn’t believe it. But the plumber explained in detail that he does regular maintenance work in different communities and earns a good income from small and large plumbing works.
Luxury car and land in the village as well
In the post, the user also told that the lifestyle of that plumber is also very good. He has purchased a 2023 Hyundai Creta. Apart from this, he has also built a house in his village and also bought land for farming. The user wrote in a humorous way that after hearing all this, he started thinking about his life decisions. He felt that he may have made some wrong decisions while choosing his career.
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Tell people the true power of skilled work
As soon as this post went viral, thousands of people started giving their opinion about it. Many users said that there is a shortage of skilled blue collar workers in India. One user wrote that most people in India only want white collar jobs, i.e. office jobs. Therefore, there is a shortage of people trained in jobs such as plumbing, electricity, construction and demolition. In such a situation, people who are experts in this business get good income.
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