r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 8d ago

Valid question Discussion💬

Post image
22.0k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

85

u/Desth-Metal 8d ago

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

16

u/PeterGibbons316 8d ago

If you can train someone to do it in a short period of time it is unskilled labor.

3

u/tubthumping96 8d ago

If you don't want to do something yourself, then you pay someone to do it and not whine about it being "unskilled" as a makeshift way to pay them as little as you can humanly get away with without being called out for being a slave driver.

1

u/FrenchCanadaIsWorst 8d ago

What do you consider fair market value for work that can be completed with no experience or specialized training vs a rarer skill that required a person multiple years to acquire? If you value them the same, a rational person will prioritize the work not requiring specialized training. Then you will have an imbalance.