simonbitdiddle:

jeanjauthor:

guerrillatech:

“Unskilled Jobs” are a classist myth used to justify poverty wages.

“Unskilled jobs” is SUPPOSED to mean jobs you do not need special certification for.

It’s SUPPOSED to be any job that someone can do without specific training or with training on-the-job.

It DOESN’T mean the job is easy or simple or “worthwhile”, it just means a job ANYONE can apply for and have a good chance at being able to do and do well.

Anyone who says ‘unskilled labor’ derogatorily is coming from a place of classism and should be treated with suspicion.