I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren't in trade jobs envy me.

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I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren't in trade jobs envy me.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Clémentine Mollier, a 32-year-old shipwright living in Portsmouth, England. Business Insider verified her employment with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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