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I firmly believe that there was a concerted effort by the wealthy and corporate military-industrial complexes to inject disrespect of blue collar workers into society.
This helps flood the market with white collar jobs which keeps the cost of labor down. Demeaning blue collar workers helps justify taking away their benefits and keeping wages down for them as well. Also it makes it easier to rationale the whole "immigrants are just doing jobs Americans don't want" meme.
I think most reasonable people still respect people that work their hands. It may be a little different for people that think you're entitled to the job of VP as an entry level job.
Another skilled trade worker here. I've been a painting contractor for most of the last 35 years and have provided jobs for many others. I'm good at what I do, and enjoy it.
I really don't get the feeling my clients "look down on me." I've become friends with some. Mostly it's a mutually beneficial arrangement. They are happy that I do a good job for them, I am happy that they pay me for it.
I don't think people look down on them. Skilled labor is a great thing, especially in this market. Companies don't need another middle manger with a business degree these days, but I need someone to fix my chimney.
programming. last 50 years boomers programmed their kids to believe that their grandfathers did dirty work and that post boomer kids were destined to be managers every one. of course boomes did not mention that america does not need 20 million more managers.
I agree especially before the the housing bubble crash kids had been conditioned to believe if they didn't get a college degree then they were a loser according to society. Blue collar jobs are looked upon as dirty and un glamorous. Blue collar jobs were looked at as a last resort job very easy to obtain in case all other opportunities failed. Now since globalization and de-industrialization has eroded the job market and wages in the USA i don't see blue collar jobs that earns a decent living being looked down upon in general by society.
I think people look down at the unskilled workers like Walmart clerks or burger flippers. Not so much the skilled workers who do physical work.
Of course not everyone is capable of getting a STEM degree or working a skilled trade. We need people to flip burgers and stock the shelves at Wal Mart.
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You can not move up simply by being good at your job.
You couldn't be more wrong. For 35 years my husband (who only has a high school degree) has worked in the oil and gas industry. He's worked his way from the very bottom up to the upper levels, has worked in 49 states and six different countries. And every step of the way he has promoted and helped those who were good at their job. Degree or no degree. Many of the superintendents who work in our industry have no degrees but instead know more about the industry than those that have degree's. There's a lot to be said for experience and hard work....
This country is becoming like Saudi Arabia in regards to lower-level/ucky work. The perfumed elite love to talk-up college, especially worthless college........and the sheeple eat it up like a fly on ****. And the Welfaroes, many of the blue collar jobs are WAY beneath them........so bring in the hoards of meee-grahn-tays, they will do it!!!!!!!!!
I don't know anyone who looks down on this. The movie description in the OP was referring to a specific character and how he viewed his job. It was a dead end to him since he was obviously unhappy doing it. Right?
My HVAC guy is my hero btw. And throughout my long marriage I always said that in my next life I was marrying a tradesman. My H is an amazingly well paid businessman who couldn't plug in a toaster so the bulk of home maintenance fell upon me. And my secret dream was to be a smithy of some sort, I just never devoted the time to it.
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