Maybe they think it's more physically taxing than flipping burgers, but I don't think that holds either. Standing all day in a crammed hotbox doing repetitive handwork is awful.
I spent a summer working at FedEx. Super fun job. But putting boxes on trucks is not a job that requires skill. Neither is putting stuff in those boxes.
Putting boxes in trucks take a bit of skill if you don’t want it falling on top of you. You have to build with natural Ts to keep the boxes stable or else those columns you just built can easily topple. Keep in mind that those boxes come down the conveyor in all shapes and sizes and the speed they come can be unrelenting.
I always thought skilled labor was anything that took either vocational training (AC repair, mechanic), a trade that had an apprenticeship (electrician, plumbing), or a college degree (geo surveyor)
E.g. any job that required special training, proof of proficiency in a skill, and experience.
Skilled or not people need to be able to make enough money to literally live.
Either cost of living prices have to go way down or pay up. Minimum wage hasn’t kept up with inflation and that’s just an issue we need to deal with.
I love the argument that people who do some jobs are allowed to have a comfortable life while those who do other jobs don't. It highlights how wrong it all is, that work must be done but whoever does it has to be miserable.
It's easier to shit on someone and make yourself out to be better than it is to genuinely care and have to work towards the betterment of your fellow man
The people who complain that "burger flippers" shouldn't get paid a living wage are the same people who loose their minds when they have to wait more that 3 mins for thier McDonald's order
During the golden age of American economy, corporate tax rates were sometimes as high as 90%. This resulted in corporations giving back to their employees or investing in research in order to further their products. This allowed for the basic worker to pay their bills working just one "menial" job. CEOs and head of corps made a lot of money, but the gap was much smaller between exec and grunt.
Now, because corporations pay little to no tax, the profit sharing goes straight to the execs and shareholders.
The very notion that any job, be it blue collar or white collar, gets looked down upon is apart of the systemic "you're not good enough" strategy to squeeze more blood out of stone. A ditch digger vs a fast food employee? It's come to a point where you're not supposed to take pride in your work, but strive to become deeper engrained in the system, where success is assured - like a moth to a flame.
People need to get their priorities straight regarding safeguarding their best interests, and it's not about turning against your neighbour. The idea is lunacy and disempowers everybody but those who profit off it.
Shit anyone working for less than $20 packing boxes is getting scammed cause I know for a fact several places offer more than that. It just goes to show the importance of having a union to bargain for higher wages.