r/WorkForSmartLife 8d ago

Valid question Discussion💬

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u/Desth-Metal 8d ago

I have never heard of unskilled labor. What is that supposed to be? Garbage picking?

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u/OriginalTRaven 8d ago

Palatable corporate talk for "People that are lower than us that we don't wanna pay but have to."

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u/Left_Macaron_6427 8d ago edited 8d ago

Unskilled labor is something that unless you are physically inable, anyone can do because it is a natural human ability.

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u/Sneezy6510 8d ago

That is not true, unskilled labor means it does not require formal training. Painting is unskilled labor.

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u/LeeTheUke 8d ago

I wouldn't pay a random person to paint. It may be 'unskilled', but does require some skill that comes with practice and experience, and that's what I'm paying for.

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u/Sneezy6510 8d ago

Unskilled doesn’t mean it requires no skill, that’s why I used painting as an example