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Blue Collar vs White Collar work
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:30 am
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:30 am
I have been glad to see that more kids are taking up the trades. It is solid work and currently seems to pay pretty well. That isn't my question though. I have a nephew who is bright enough that he could choose whatever profession he wanted. He is a straight A student with a high SAT score.
His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
Im strictly white collar. Is that a common belief out there? Should I say anything to my nephew? Give him a different perspective?
His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
Im strictly white collar. Is that a common belief out there? Should I say anything to my nephew? Give him a different perspective?
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Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:32 am to BrodyDad
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His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
sounds like white collar envy
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:32 am to BrodyDad
The problem is, how the hell are you supposed to know what you want to do for the rest of your life when you’re 18?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:33 am to BrodyDad
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His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
Nothing wrong with trade work, but his stepfather is very insecure.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:33 am to BrodyDad
AI is taking all of the white collar jobs so he needs to get a business degree and go into blue collar and start his own HVAC or Plumbing business and roll in the money
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:33 am to BrodyDad
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His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
How would he know this?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:34 am to BrodyDad
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His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
The step father is insecure.
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Is that a common belief out there? Should I say anything to my nephew? Give him a different perspective?
Yes.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:38 am to OysterPoBoy
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The problem is, how the hell are you supposed to know what you want to do for the rest of your life when you’re 18?
I’m 38 and I don’t know what I want to do for the rest of my life
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:42 am to BrodyDad
If he is as smart as you say he is, going into the trades is still a good option. Learn the trade, then own the business in that trade or move into a management position. He can make more money than most white collar folks do. Having a detailed understanding of the work he manages puts him in a class that most cannot compete with.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:43 am to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:46 am to BrodyDad
quote:stepdad may whoop the shite out of you and embarrass you in front of Brody
Should I say anything to my nephew? Give him a different perspective?
Sorry to hear your nephew is having to be raised in a trashy broken home. It’s a win if he doesn’t end up in prison or a tranny or both
This post was edited on 3/16/26 at 8:48 am
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:48 am to Epic Cajun
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I’m 38 and I don’t know what I want to do for the rest of my life
I'm staring down 50 and have no idea what I want to do when I grow up.
I think I'm going to try and retire within the next 5 years. It'll feel weird to retire and never have found "my thing" professionally. I've made good money, but what I picked when I was 18 is something that I certainly didn't enjoy for long.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:50 am to Elusiveporpi
Kid in town apprenticed under a really good plumbing company until 22-23. He started with one truck and now is running ten, mother and aunt run the office. Doubt he is much over 30 now and has the world by the arse.
Not a typical scenario but it can happen if you have a solid support system, limit bad habits (alcohol/partying/baby mommas) & save more than you spend.
Not a typical scenario but it can happen if you have a solid support system, limit bad habits (alcohol/partying/baby mommas) & save more than you spend.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:53 am to KemoSabe65
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Kid in town apprenticed under a really good plumbing company until 22-23. He started with one truck and now is running ten, mother and aunt run the office. Doubt he is much over 30 now and has the world by the arse.
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Not a typical scenario
I think you're underselling just how rare this type of scenario is. There's a reason college grads on average earn more than non-grads. For every one of that kid, there's thousands that never make it past the low level.
These threads always end up talking about that kid's experience and comparing it the baristas college grads, but those are both statistical outliers.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 8:55 am to LNCHBOX
The people who push that stuff are actually disrespecting blue-collar work because they think it’s a lot easier than it is
Posted on 3/16/26 at 9:03 am to BrodyDad
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His stepfather is blue collar and very influential in his life and has been pushing him to go into the trades saying that blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
One of my close friends has a plant baw dad who was like this. My buddy is a mechanical engineer working direct for a plant and his dad still tells him that he should have gone to Sowela to be an operator.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 9:08 am to Elusiveporpi
quote:This. But more importantly, the kid needs to do what he WANTS to do. If he’s smart and hard working, he’ll be successful either way unless he hates what he does.
Having a detailed understanding of the work he manages puts him in a class that most cannot compete with.
Not saying blue collar workers aren’t smart. Most are more “street smart” than “book smart”, but if he’s as brilliant as you make it out to be, he’ll find a way to beat his blue collar competition. The problem with white collar work is you have to be good at the work politics too to advance high. Or job hop every few years, which creates instability.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 9:11 am to BrodyDad
White collar work is a way to tell everyone you're a sissy with soft hands. Everyone ain't cut out to work 60 hours a week and have gas station honey buns and a white Monster for breakfast
Posted on 3/16/26 at 9:13 am to BrodyDad
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blue Collar work is more noble and implying he would be less of a man if he went to college or worked in a white Collar job.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 9:14 am to BrodyDad
So many push blue collar but not every kid is cut out for the more physical labor and often extreme work condition temperatures.
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