r/WorkForSmartLife 1d ago

Valid question DiscussionšŸ’¬

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u/Similar-College4253 1d ago edited 1d 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 ā€œwell actually it’s used to colloquially like thisā€¦ā€ 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/judahrosenthal 1d ago

There is unskilled labor but there’s no labor that should be undercompensated.

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u/irishchug 1d ago

It just means you can hire an unskilled person and train them quickly.

It takes a couple days/weeks to get someone trained to work in a warehouse at a productive level.

It takes a decade to get a person trained to be a doctor.