I suppose it depends on what you drive, who you work for, where you work etc etc.
Also market forces dictate to a degree how much someone gets paid. What employer really wants to pay their staff as much as they can? It’s more
like how much they can get away with whilst running a business.
I agree that most people could probably pass a
Hgv test, if they can afford to stump up a few grand. Within 2 weeks they can gain a license.
Someone mentioned the Police- again anti social hours, stress, and average earnings of about 28k.Although they do get a decent pension, they have to be in the job a long time before earning decent money.
It does seem that most jobs have steadily got worse over the last 15 years or so, irrespective of what industry they work in.
Also bear in mind that house prices have trebled in the last two decades, followed by the raise in the state pension meaning that everyone has bigger mortgages and works longer.
I just try and take each day as it comes and make the best of it.