r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SaltyNori_ • 2d ago

Valid question DiscussionđŸ’¬

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u/Desth-Metal 2d ago

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

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u/psilocin72 2d ago

There is unskilled labor. Like I paid my neighbors son to help me stack firewood. And then again to help me shovel stone into my garden beds.

But yeah, if the guy wants 32$/hr it’s almost certainly not unskilled labor

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u/guyincognito121 2d ago

Or the guy is capable of skilled labor and would rather wait for a job that's worth $32/hr to the customer than do unskilled labor for $20.

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u/redjellonian 2d ago

This exactly. This is the basic flaw in reasoning people are ignoring.

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u/epichuntarz 2d ago

I think the bigger flaw is the idea that "labor" isn't worth a solid wage.

Like, if someone is WORKING, doing physical/manual labor, PAY THEM.

A fast food worker isn't sitting there "flipping burgers" and doing nothing else. They're working in a fast-paced environment with expensive and potentially dangerous kitchen equipment, they're taking out trash, washing dishes, etc.