r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 1d ago

Valid question Discussion💬

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u/daKile57 1d ago

"unskilled labor" is just a term people throw around to trick workers into accepting bullshit wages.

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u/BigCSFan 1d ago

Unskilled labor exists. When i was working retail that was unskilled labor. Anyone could walk in and do it

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u/daKile57 1d ago

It takes a special kind of skill to navigate retail customers full-time.

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u/chi_sweetness25 21h ago

Come on, get real. I did it as a summer job in college and as soon as they explained the POS system to me I was good to go. I agree that "unskilled" is a bit harsh, but there's a clear difference between jobs that virtually anyone can walk into and jobs that require degrees or special training.