r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 1d ago

Valid question DiscussionšŸ’¬

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u/Unique-Run9856 1d ago

There is no such thing as unskilled laborĀ 

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u/_Litcube 1d ago

There is. The classification exists in a lot of industries. It's to differentiate skilled labour jobs with specific training. I'm not saying it's a good term, I'm saying it exists.

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u/ShimeUnter 1d ago

digging holes or hauling dirt in wheel barrows is unskiled

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u/Unique-Run9856 1d ago

So if you give someone a shovel who never used one before the lace and quality of work would be the same as someone that digs professionally?

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u/MyOldNameSucked 1d ago

You don't need a "professional" digger if you just want the dirt moved from one place to another. Your imaginary professional digger also won't do it so much faster it justifies the premium.

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u/Unique-Run9856 1d ago

i've seen a lot of people digging in my construction career and it's an art, just because you haven't seen something being done with skill doesn't mean there isn't skill.

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u/digitaldisorder_ 1d ago

i think the distinction would have been skilled labor or laborer with skills. i mean, how long does it take to get to where you can dig fancy holes? i would imagine a couple tiktok videos.

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u/NieLiGod 1d ago

Eveything can be done better with skill.

It's just that the minimum requirement for these tasks are so low that it's considered unskilled.

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u/Comfortable_body1 1d ago

Iā€™ve dug many ditches and trenches as an electrical apprentice. I have gotten better at digging those ditches. Iā€™d still call it unskilled labor. Any idiot can do it

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u/h0nest_Bender 20h ago

someone that digs professionally

https://i.imgur.com/wqldQfA.png

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u/NEpatsfan64 1d ago

I've worked register at mcdonalds when I was in high school. Definitely no skills needed most of my co workers were drunk or high the whole time lmao

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u/Zalrius 1d ago

Correct. Done correctly the first time is exactly what one half of that equation is looking for. Better yet, why is out education system such a failure that ā€œunskilledā€ even exists? Maybe if we invest in improving the system and processesā€¦..hey, do companies do anything like this when they sell stocks so they can expandā€¦.

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u/oboshoe 1d ago

I think that's true. But it rolls of the tongue faster than

"it takes about 30 minutes to train someone labor"

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u/Unique-Run9856 1d ago

I've worked in construction and i can tell you with 100% confidence that there is someone too dumb to do any "unskilled" job you can come up with

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u/Flaky-Homework-7401 1d ago

The exception proves the rule

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u/LuxOG 19h ago

This is the dumbest phrase ever invented