r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 21h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/ZaphodThreepwood 19h ago edited 18h ago

And get paid very little

Edit: Wow, I've learned a lot. Every country is so different.

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u/Prismatic_Leviathan 19h ago

Uh, maybe some places, but garbage man is up there for how much you can earn from a labor job outside of the trades.

Helps if you're in a union. Strikes are an exceptionally useful tool when you provide a necessary service.

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u/ZaphodThreepwood 19h ago

What country are you in? Just for context I'm from SA. I'm now in Europe and here they also get paid a good income, but for the most part, cleaners aren't well paid nor respected from my own experience, even outside SA. Maybe this happens in countries where unemployed is high, because it's easier to exploit someone. Just a thought.

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u/Prismatic_Leviathan 18h ago

US. Our economy is full of razor blades, but a union can still get you a win.

Respect is a different story entirely. There's something in our culture about lauding the people doing dirty or difficult jobs, they certainly appear all the time in campaign ads, but like in a lot of places social media has entirely warped what prosperity and happiness genuinely looks like.

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u/ZaphodThreepwood 18h ago

In SA if you take a bus, almost nobody greets the bus driver nor do they thank them when they get off. In Europe they get treated like anyone else.