Allah@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoDo you think that blue collar work should come under the category of skilled work?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down15
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareDo you think that blue collar work should come under the category of skilled work?Allah@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·3 hours agoPeople who work with their hands are almost always considered ‘lower class.’ A paralegal who earns $50,000 a year is considered to be most prestigious than a plumber who earns three times as much. It doesn’t matter that the plumber has a greater range of knowledge than the paralegal, only that they come home with dirty hands.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·2 hours agoWhat paralegal shit in your cheerios?
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 hour agoDude, come on, don’t be disingenuous, this is well established. The trades have been denigrated for decades, despite many of them being well-paying, secure jobs that require significant re-training and re-certification on a regular basis.
People who work with their hands are almost always considered ‘lower class.’
A paralegal who earns $50,000 a year is considered to be most prestigious than a plumber who earns three times as much.
It doesn’t matter that the plumber has a greater range of knowledge than the paralegal, only that they come home with dirty hands.
What paralegal shit in your cheerios?
Dude, come on, don’t be disingenuous, this is well established.
The trades have been denigrated for decades, despite many of them being well-paying, secure jobs that require significant re-training and re-certification on a regular basis.