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My answer is--I would NEVER take a white collar job in the first place, for any amount of money. It isn't "work".
But...isn't sitting behind a desk doing taxes a "white collar job" - something you stated that you do (or have done) here:
"When I've done taxes, especially if it's slow, I can leave a sign saying I'll be back in 15 minutes. Get something to eat, come back and eat it at the desk."
First you'd have to hire one. None of our supervisors are female. Females can be cashiers, and that's about it.
I have proudly reported to females who come with Ivy League degrees and who are sharp as a whip - I'll wager that they are a standard deviation above you in terms of IQ. They also had a proven track record of stellar achievement in a variety of settongs among very selective peer groups composed of the best of the best, and they rose faster in their careers than a lot of males did - so I'll also wager that they could buy and sell your entire family and then some. I learned a lot from them - chiefly that you don't let ignorant external boundaries define who you are and what you can do.
So let's summarize: these were women who it is safe to say were smarter than you, more caable than you, and more successful than you. So your opinion means...what again?
How is white collar jobs not "work"? There's a lot more "work" in terms of quantity going on at white collar jobs than there are at blue collar jobs. Sure, at blue collar jobs, there's work on a larger scale (movements of massive objects over a distances vs movement of electrons through synapse junctions from cell to cell), but they are both "work".
But...isn't sitting behind a desk doing taxes a "white collar job" - something you stated that you do (or have done) here:
"When I've done taxes, especially if it's slow, I can leave a sign saying I'll be back in 15 minutes. Get something to eat, come back and eat it at the desk."
I never claimed that it was a job. It's a volunteer gig. And I definitely would not characterize it as "work", it's far too simple to be work.
Would love to know what jobs are work and which ones are not work?
Is an engineer someone who works?
What about a police officer?
Does your boss work? If your boss sits at a desk have you ever told them that they don't work? If not could you please and make sure that someone is videotaping so we can see it on the web.
How about managers or directors? Do they work or not?
Also I would like further information on your idea that women don't work. My sisters all have jobs and as far as I know they work. My wife works in Nursing and I can tell you she works her but off, but maybe that isn't work either. Her cousin is an Engineer and makes $200,000 a year in her mind "working" but maybe she really isn't working. Could you let me know if she is working or not? What about all the housekeeping staff at the hospital. Many of them are women. Are they working or not? I noticed that our landscaping company has a woman working for them, although I am using the term "working" as I know it and not as you know it. Maybe you can let me know if she is working as well.
Doing taxes is more complicated than than the majority of physical labor.
Not if you have more than half a brain.
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