Tailschwing:
I left an office job 3.5 years ago and wouldn’t go back. Commercial recycling round where I now know my route inside out and have very little stress - don’t rely on sat nav at all and don’t get grief if I bring back a few jobs.I’m getting about £35k for 9.5hr days with the odd hour’s overtime here and there. But dustcarts aren’t for everyone. I like getting out for a minute or two every 5-10 mins. Makes the day go fast and keeps me limber without being physically gruelling in any way. Spend a good couple hours chatting with my fellow drivers on my earpiece each day which keeps my from feeling isolated. As I’m usually just pottering around industrial estates etc I can chat without feeling that it effects my driving/causes distraction.
This is what its all about, find a niche that suits yourself. I have done some dirty jobs waste, coal and sewage tanker. There were showers so could go home as fresh as a daisy.