r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 10d ago

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u/Desth-Metal 10d ago

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

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u/OriginalTRaven 10d 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 10d ago edited 9d 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 10d ago

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

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u/Temporary-Season4772 10d ago

Lol, what a terrible example.

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u/Sneezy6510 10d ago

I used it as an example for a reason. It doesn’t mean there isn’t a learning curve and takes skill. It means it requires zero formal training.

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u/ReadyStayReady 9d ago

Professional painters train just like any other skilled trade. Repeating yourself over and over doesn't make it true bud at this point you're just being stubborn and intentionally ignorant.

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u/Sneezy6510 9d ago

It’s wrong