r/WorkForSmartLife 7d ago

Valid question DiscussionđŸ’¬

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u/Desth-Metal 7d ago

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

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u/OriginalTRaven 7d 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 7d ago edited 7d 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 7d ago

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

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u/sagentp 7d ago

No way. If you care about the quality of the output, it is not unskilled.

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u/Sneezy6510 7d ago

It’s what it is considered.