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All labor is skilled labor. Sometimes the required skill is dealing with unpleasant members of the public who believe them to be lessers, all while keeping a sm
by sgarland 2y ago
All labor is skilled labor. Sometimes the required skill is dealing with unpleasant members of the public who believe them to be lessers, all while keeping a smile on their face.
- bluefirebrand 2y agoThis "all labor is skilled labor" mantra is a deeply unhelpful misunderstanding of the difference between skilled and unskilled labor Unskilled labor is something people can be trained to do in a very short period of time, and where it doesn't require any kind of specialized training or certification Yes, we still should respect people doing unskilled labor, but pretending that there's no such thing doesn't help anyone. All it does is generate a scoff at the idea that stocking shelves or operating a point of sale is "skilled"
- sgarland 2y agoI’m aware of and understand the difference. I’m not suggesting that the amount of training to run a cash register is equivalent to, say, wire a house, or calibrate lab equipment. I just find it distasteful when people are outright rude or dismissive to “unskilled labor.”