Most “unskilled labor” is heavily skill dependant. You wouldn’t want a chef, builder or painter who didn’t know what they were doing. And for production: machinists, mechanics and foremen make or break profit with their skills.

So what’s a better name for these jobs?

Edit: I have been told that plumbers don’t qualify as unskilled, and as such they have been exchanged for painter.

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          I agree. Having people’s compensation rely on tips is a very problematic mindet. Glad we don’t have that here.

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            I agree but if I went to a country that expected it I wouldn’t suddenly choose not to participate in some arrogant, self serving display despite knowing that all I’m doing is ruining someone’s day/hurting them financially to fuel my own sense of moral superiority without changing a goddamn thing.

            And I certainly don’t feel the need to shit on someone’s job.