Maria wrote:
> Adrian wrote:
>> Maria gurgled happily, sounding much like
>> they were saying:
>>
>>>>> So when did this snobbery come about? Myself and my family have
>>>>> always been unskilled, and have done unskilled work
>>
>>>>
>>>> You're _proud_ of having no skills. Why?
>>
>>> What makes you think I'm proud of it?
>>
>> Because you seem to think it's a good thing
>
> What makes you think that I think that?
>
>
>> . It isn't. If you get through
>> an entire career and remain unskilled it can ONLY be because of two
>> possible causes - irretrievable stupidity, or absolute indolence.
>
> And not just because some people are not driven by money or career
> progression?
Me neither but that hasn't stopped me getting some skills, for my
satisfaction not to please eventual employers.
>> Which of the two is endemic within your family?
>
> Self-employment is 'endemic' in my family. My grandfather and father
> had their own businesses and I now have my own business. My husband
> was a shoe worker. Still there are many people in this country to whom
> entrepreneurialism is a dirty word, an antonym for 'lazy git'.
Well he isn't an entrepreneur but why not? Is there no small business
that he could create, perhaps improve yours either by increasing
production or by increasing sales?
>>> It's a statement of fact, that's all. Would you prefer me to lie?
>>
>> No, I'd prefer you to be ashamed and do something about it, instead
>> of whinging about it as an inevitable, unchangable fact.
>
> Lol...I'd like you to mind your own damn business.
You wrote about it here Maria, I don't think you have the 'right' to now
close the door just because it is bothering you.
> I have argued to defend those who undertake unskilled work for
> whatever reason, and for a few people it seems to have become an
> excuse to make a personal attack.
Nobody has attacked unskilled work as far as i've seen however they have
attacked your complaints that there isn't any and your (or rather) their
lack of desire to improve their worth on the job market.
> Please justify why you think it is wrong for anyone to be unskilled,
> and what employers would do if there was nobody who was unskilled?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with it but as I said, it is cheaper
in China. In the West it is best to get as many skills as possible.
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