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I think I'm seeing some confusion on this thread about the term "specialist". Basically, if you're anything other than a subsistence farmer, aren't you some kin
by DubiousPusher 9y ago
I think I'm seeing some confusion on this thread about the term "specialist". Basically, if you're anything other than a subsistence farmer, aren't you some kind of specialist? Teachers, doctors, grocers, car salesman, lawyers, bankers, mechanics, all these professions are limited in scope not just to one economic area but to a small portion of that economic area. It's not college that makes you a specialist. It's modern economies that demand you specialize. Even if that specialty isn't considered "professional".
- closeparen 9y agoYou just listed a bunch of upper middle class occupations. Try food service, retail, general construction, factory, or warehouse labor, driving, etc. These are positions that, when they’re hiring at all, will hire any able-bodied person known to be reliable and follow directions. In your city there is probably somewhere day laborers hang out and contractors come by in their pickups to hire anonymous strangers for a day’s work in cash under the table with no collecting or reviewing of resumes. That’s what we mean by not specialized. The trades (electrical, plumbing, automotive, etc) are good examples of specialized but not college-educated positions.
- cortesoft 9y agoI feel like people are meaning, 'Does the job require special training that you need to get prior to starting your career in the field' Some jobs do (Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, etc), while other specialized careers you get all the training once you join the career (car salesman, grocers, etc). Yes they are both specialized, but they are different.