Working in the trades for a short 6 years has fucked my hand grip strength. In the past couple years since leaving the trades, I've noticed how painful it is to work with tools for a long period of time.
I wanted to take up widdling as a creative hobby but after 30 minutes, my hands are aching and stiff for a couple days afterwards.
A lot of the stuff I worked on was metal related and that's not kind to anyones body. I knew a sheet metal worker who would have retired with really bad carpal tunnel and that should have been a huge red flag early on in my working life. I'm glad I got out before any major long lasting pain set in.