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Not Germany, but similar situation in Belgium:

Skilled crafts here can generate a more money in the first 10-20 years of a career than what you make with a university degree desk job. One factor is that you can get into the labor force much earlier, don't neglect that 3-5 years head start when saving for your first house loan. After that, it depends if you're doing the extra hours, weekend and night shifts.

After that the masters degree jobs get the advantage. The craftsmen either they worked their way into a more supervising role or are not able or willing to do the lucrative labor hours.

The decline in crafts like baker or butcher is attributed to the long and weird hours, more than the pay. There are simply not enough to replace the



Your comment was cut off at the end, mate.


Right you are!

+ the aging work force.




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