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It bothers me when that term is used for mechanics, electricians, plumbers, construction workers. Those jobs require skill and hard work. I do agree that one needs to work hard to move upwards, but I never would put anyone down for working any job.
I never liked it in sports where everyone got a trophy in sports, the little ones fine, but after a certain point no. My son played only one year in a sport and quit, his senior year the high school awarded him with a plaque, he threw it away, he thought of it as a joke and threw it away
Those were always called "the skilled trades". The only low-skill work in them was always done by apprentices, back when unions made a person actually have to learn and perform a job well to be considered a skilled worker.
Back then, the skilled workers were called Journeymen. We don't hear that word used as much anymore, so folks don't know the distinction between skilled and non-skilled like they once did.
Go pick strawberries for weeks in a row and tell me a child could do that.
I did that as a child which is why I mentioned it. We went as a family everyday to a local farm during strawberry season. My mother would spend the evening cleaning and freezing the strawberries so we'd have them when strawberry season ended.
I also picked blueberries, which I hated because it took forever to fill up a bucket with those tiny berries. At least strawberries were big so the basket filled up faster. Of course, it didn't help that I ate half of everything I picked.
Those were always called "the skilled trades". The only low-skill work in them was always done by apprentices, back when unions made a person actually have to learn and perform a job well to be considered a skilled worker.
Back then, the skilled workers were called Journeymen. We don't hear that word used as much anymore, so folks don't know the distinction between skilled and non-skilled like they once did.
Illegal Immigration killed any of these union jobs on the lower end.
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