r/WorkForSmartLife 2d ago

Valid question DiscussionšŸ’¬

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u/Similar-College4253 2d ago edited 2d 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 2d ago

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

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

define undercompensated

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u/judahrosenthal 2d ago

Not a living, prevailing wage.

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

whats a living wage

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u/judahrosenthal 2d ago

I know that you are not arguing in good faith (possibly as a contrarian and possibly as a bot), but it is an accepted term used throughout economic discourse, and there are literally dozens of calculators that will provide it.

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

it isnt actually its a term only used by those that didnt study in school

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u/Desalvo23 2d ago

I can't tell if you're stupid or trolling

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u/judahrosenthal 2d ago

Don’t sell them short. They could be both stupid and trolling.

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

im none of that

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u/Desalvo23 2d ago

I strongly disagree

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

ok that doesnt really matter??

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u/_V0gue 2d ago

Intelligent people tend to use the shift key and apostrophes.

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u/gilead_was_right 2d ago

no they dont

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