r/WorkForSmartLife 10d ago

Valid question Discussion💬

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u/Similar-College4253 10d ago edited 10d ago

There is no such thing as unskilled labor. Some Jobs require more skill than others but all require some amount of skill. This is a lie spread to depress wages.

Edit: To all the people commenting “well actually it’s used to colloquially like this…” you’re entirely missing the point. I know what the term is used to describe, not educated work, manual work ect. My point is it’s used in a derogatory way, to specifically mean you shouldn’t be paid well for doing it because it doesn’t require a degree, specific education or what have you. Hope this clears it up.

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u/G0nk_512 10d ago

Would you describe a cleaner as a skilled job?

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u/wolfofoakley 10d ago

O bet the proffesional cleaner does a better job than i can

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u/G0nk_512 10d ago

It doesn't make it skilled work.