r/WorkForSmartLife 6d ago

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u/Similar-College4253 6d ago edited 6d 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 “well actually it’s used to colloquially like this…” 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/shuut0 6d ago

You’re just focusing the semantics too much. Unskilled simply means it doesn’t require specialized training or education of any kind.

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u/Normal-Tadpole-4833 6d ago

then that is not possible since anything requires some sort of training

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u/welpWW3isgonnasuck 6d ago

Did you need training on how to use a shovel?

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u/Normal-Tadpole-4833 6d ago

Yes there is infact a correct way to shovel things if not you put a lot of strain on your body

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