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What's the difference then, between a software developer, a mechanic, and a doctor? Only one of them has a white collar job.

• weinzierl 11y ago
  Serious question: Is a doctor really considered a blue collar worker?
  • tracker1 11y ago
    I think gp was refering to doctors being the white-collar of the three... and even with engineers they are not blue collar, mot legally at least... Exempt from overtime pay (salaried), no time and a half for OT hourly, etc. IT work is definitely white collar legally speaking.. even if considered at blue-collar by management types.
    • WildUtah 11y ago
      The responsibilities of a white collar job, the wages and respect of a blue collar job, and the number one target of mass skilled immigration to drive down wages. That's what you get when our profession is distinctive for the lack of social skills and interest in organizing to protect our own interests. The country is not getting more friendly to people who know how to do things but don't know how to win favor with the government.
      • meric 11y ago
        You can work for $100 an hour from Cairo or Sichuan as a software engineer on upwork.com if you know what you're doing. I don't really think we have any need to defend anything.
  • racl101 11y ago
    A glorified blue collar worker no doubt.