Im of the same mindset to be honest steve, i'm bloody sick of it and the only reason i still do it is cos it earns me money and contradictory to what most people think, theres still work out there...
might not be what it was 2 years ago or 10 years ago but theres more work for plasterers than chippies i reckon...
but then, i often get some chippie work off the back of the plastering cos after the sparks 1st fix Im next in...