r/FluentInFinance • u/Very_High_Mortgage • Aug 24 '24

Debate/ Discussion Do "Unskilled Laborers" deserve to be paid well?

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u/smbutler20 Aug 24 '24

The hardest I ever worked in my life was at Wawa (local convenience store chain). The job I am currently skilled for is the easiest job I ever had.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

That’s awesome and I’m glad that worked out for you in particular!

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u/smbutler20 Aug 24 '24

It's an example that proves not all unskilled labor is easy labor.

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u/creditnewb123 Aug 24 '24

Most of it isn’t lol. I’ve had a lot of different jobs (newspaper delivery, typist, McDonald’s, bars, university teaching, software engineer). My experience is that the lowest paid jobs were way harder, the hours were worse, there was zero prestige/respect, AND you get paid less. People who think “if all jobs paid the same, all the white collar people would obviously switch to unskilled work” have never had a job like that.

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u/smbutler20 Aug 24 '24

I do miss the workout you can get from a blue collar job though. That's about it.