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It really sickens me, tho. Like, why do people look at them as if their inferior? Some of these "Blue collar" jobs make $25-$100 an hour..
Why do people look down on people who do "blue collar" jobs?
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At 24yo, my parents made 4x what I currently make.
They were blue collar. I wear a suit to work.
They were blue collar. I wear a suit to work.
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Everybody who i know who is an electrician, or in construction, or does CDL truck driving makes way more than all da office dwellers i know...only 1 person i know who makes more than that is in finance & he's a 200k a year.
Your really use anecdotal evidence for everything
Even if you take out medical professionals, white collar jobs still dominate
----------But yes, it is stupid to look down on blue collar work
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Arrogance and insecurity. The system has taught us to look down on blue collar jobs because they aren't "pretty". People don't want to be seen as someone who is uneducated or poor. In reality, a lot of blue collar jobs offer good wages, benefits, inflation adjustments, and security. I know a few people who think they are doing it just because they work for some random sales/marketing company in some random building in downtown Chicago. The system has fooled people into thinking that is the way to success and that any office job is "successful" to them. I'll respect anyone who is earning a wage because someone has to do it, and that person doesn't care what the job is because they need cash to provide.
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male comradery is the best part of blue color jobs ..
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Because people are brainwashed to go to college, get a degree, and get a "career."
I'm a union Inside Wireman Apprentice (electrician) at 60% of Journeyman wage and make more than my cousin and my sister who both have their masters. Granted, my sister is a teacher.
I love my job, I get to light America, brotherhood across the country. Electricians are always in demand and posses a skill set that not everybody has. Some people might paint their house themselves, they're not gonna mess with electrical. Not everybody can become an electrician, it takes years and a lot of practice to truly be a craftsman.
Me personally, I was brought up in a blue collar family. My old man is a 30 year union painter and my uncles work in the utilities. I grew up looking up to blue collar guys.
Nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer.
I'm a union Inside Wireman Apprentice (electrician) at 60% of Journeyman wage and make more than my cousin and my sister who both have their masters. Granted, my sister is a teacher.
I love my job, I get to light America, brotherhood across the country. Electricians are always in demand and posses a skill set that not everybody has. Some people might paint their house themselves, they're not gonna mess with electrical. Not everybody can become an electrician, it takes years and a lot of practice to truly be a craftsman.
Me personally, I was brought up in a blue collar family. My old man is a 30 year union painter and my uncles work in the utilities. I grew up looking up to blue collar guys.
Nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer.
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calm down Holmes. I said there's more in blue colored jobs. why? Because their are less females on the worksite.
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Lionblood, it's not that difficult.
Blue collar means labor, white collar means office or non manual work.
I don't know any electrical engineers that work with tools, don't think any engineers work with tools such as hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, etc.
Can't speak on the rest.
Blue collar means labor, white collar means office or non manual work.
I don't know any electrical engineers that work with tools, don't think any engineers work with tools such as hammers, pliers, screwdrivers, etc.
Can't speak on the rest.
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Although there's more women slowly joining the trades, this is true. At least 90% of jobsites that I can speak on are males.
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this
my close from NT (won't name drop) is blue collar and prob does better than most on here with a college degree...........under 30 also.
def falls under upper class category, i myself have much blue collar under my belt.............i find it funny how stuck up some ppl are.
s/o to the NTrs in the Medical Field, ton of respect or you guys.
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Blue collar is manual labor.
idk how else to put it. It's not what you consider manual labor, it's what is manual labor.
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Many people with college degrees have blue collar jobs, I don't know why you guys are associating that with being white collar? Ninjahood done brainwashed a lot of you.
My local is seeing a lot more college graduates attempting to join the trade. A lot more money to be made out here.
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people are stupid af bro, another example i have
my boy Nick is a Plumber in NY...............he legit owns a show car and has ATVs...............2 boys also
again, people are ******* stupid
something I've learned just recently.........is to not care about people opinions anymore
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Yall love to have the same stupid arguments over and over again.
Crazy how much golf really means out here. On my team theres 8 guys, and I'm the only one who doesnt know how to golf. Sometimes they'll all sit around and talk about golf for 30 minute stretches and I'm just there lost. Its like this across the entire floor, everyone and their mom golfs.
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with that said
i don't plan to be blue collar anymore......those days are over......**** that ****
i don't plan to be blue collar anymore......those days are over......**** that ****
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Why is jadakiss as hard as it gets?
Use to be Union concrete finishing via SD county in SoCal in my early twenties. the women that worked with us were tough as nails and got respect if they took no **** from anybody. But......,,.,,,,,,,
got more respect if they completed their jobs on time.
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Not sure if lionblood or nomad the way you in here spazzing out over nothing
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We keep harping on college graduates, it seems like you're trying to make an excuse for not going to college. There are a ton of college grads in trade and manual labor jobs.
You don't need an excuse to not go to college.
it's your personal choice.For me going to college would have been a dumb move. I would have been graduating no earlier than 22 and starting my career as an electrician 3 years later than I did.
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I work in a "white collar" field and all of my closest friends do as well. None of us look down on "blue collar" careers and some of us worked those jobs before
I respect anyone who works hard
I respect anyone who works hard
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Because people are brainwashed to go to college, get a degree, and get a "career."
I'm a union Inside Wireman Apprentice (electrician) at 60% of Journeyman wage and make more than my cousin and my sister who both have their masters. Granted, my sister is a teacher.
I love my job, I get to light America, brotherhood across the country. Electricians are always in demand and posses a skill set that not everybody has. Some people might paint their house themselves, they're not gonna mess with electrical. Not everybody can become an electrician, it takes years and a lot of practice to truly be a craftsman.
Me personally, I was brought up in a blue collar family. My old man is a 30 year union painter and my uncles work in the utilities. I grew up looking up to blue collar guys.
Nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer.
Mechanical, civil, and electrical engineers work with tools, hard hats, etc. Engineers literally BUILD things, you don't think they use tools?
Orthopaedic surgeons work with power tools and hammers and wear a space suit for arthroplasties
Microbiologists work with dangerous microbes on a daily basis
Astronauts risk their lives to go to space, and have to be very technically sound with tools
They all have advanced degrees, if blue collar means a macho job then education has nothing to do with it.
Stop perpetuating the dumbing down of our society by assuming being educated means you sit in a room reading Carl Sagan.
And ortho is one of the most competitive subspecialties to match into
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You don't need an excuse to not go to college.
For me going to college would have been a dumb move. I would have been graduating no earlier than 22 and starting my career as an electrician 3 years later than I did.
I agree, but don't feed me that college=white collar nonsense. You wanted to be an electrician, you didn't need a college education, absolutely nothing wrong with that. I had some electrical work done on my house, neither of them spoke English.
Some people go to college to keep their options open, and some end up becoming electricians and floor buffers, I won't fault them for it. This is why a basic college education needs to be more affordable.
I'm not feeding you that college=white collar non sense.
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Um maybe the part about male camradery?
Although there's more women slowly joining the trades, this is true. At least 90% of jobsites that I can speak on are males.
You basically said most women are in "white collar jobs" which is BEYOND STUPID.
no, I said mmost jobsites I can speak on are 90% male. To my experience this is true. Idk what women are doing, but most aren't in construction is all I can say.
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Funny engineering came up, always considered Civils blue collar 
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Um maybe the part about male camradery?
Although there's more women slowly joining the trades, this is true. At least 90% of jobsites that I can speak on are males.
You basically said most women are in "white collar jobs" which is BEYOND STUPID.
no, I said mmost jobsites I can speak on are 90% male. To my experience this is true. Idk what women are doing, but most aren't in construction is all I can say.
True.
But things like housekeeping and janitorial work is blue collar as well.
Things like nail salons and waitressing too
