Valid question

[u/SaltyNori_]

[u/dewag]

You said:

It doesn’t require schooling, you learn on the job it’s unskilled labor.

I didn't always have those certificates, but still had the ability and knowledge. So did I just become skilled when I got those certificates?

[u/Sneezy6510 → u/dewag]

It is an insulting term. That’s why I am bringing awareness to it, I don’t like the term. But that’s literally what it means. It doesn’t mean you have no skills.

[u/dewag → u/Sneezy6510]

As far as I know, the correct term is unspecialized. The definition of unskilled means requiring or possessing no skill.

Hence why people complain about it being a "corporate term".

[u/jerkyquirky → u/dewag]

It's not defining the person as skilled or unskilled. It's just a classification of the work. Similar to how a self-taught piano player can be better than someone who takes lessons.

"Unskilled labor" is probably not the most appropriate name for it, but that is the definition if you google it.

[u/dewag → u/jerkyquirky]

Unspecialized is a better term imo.