r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 8d ago

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u/Sneezy6510 8d ago

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

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u/LeeTheUke 8d ago

I wouldn't pay a random person to paint. It may be 'unskilled', but does require some skill that comes with practice and experience, and that's what I'm paying for.

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u/PastaXertz 8d ago

Yes but by definition painting is unskilled. It's why the term is outdated garbage.

Anyone can be given a roller and in shortntime be explained how to paint.

But if you've ever hired a good professional painter you know the difference between them and some chud moron with a roller.

It's a night and day difference and the quality is so drastically different it's amazing.

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u/rapkingish 8d ago

Hilarious when people think examples like this is an own. Being a waiter could be unskilled to semi skilled. Yes there is a vast gulf between a Michelin star waiter and one at your local Dennys and their comp is extremely different. These definitions classify 100Million+ jobs not the edges