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In reply to the discussion: This comment just rubbed me the wrong way... [View all]TexasTowelie
(112,070 posts)I've always consider that I was part of the "working class" whether I was sweating in the sun outside a restaurant, delivering pizzas, operating a printing press, getting burned in the chemistry lab, or being tethered to a cubicle. It didn't matter if I was wearing a T-shirt or a suit & necktie, I always had to work since I was from a lower middle income family.
I consider myself as "fortunate" since I was able to do the work that I enjoyed and trained for after getting a college degree. However, as much as I liked certain aspects of my work, there were many other disappointing aspects ranging from difficult supervisors to incompetent colleagues that turned the job into a hellhole.
I can reassure you that my attitude towards other workers (and other people) was guided by some great advice that I received in my first interview after I received a college degree. The interviewer said that all workers from the top of the chain of command to the part-time help that emptied the trash can are real workers who take pride in their work and worthy of respect. I've tried to keep that in mind and respect that advice, even though some of the RWNJs called me a socialist or worse.
While we may disagree over the term "working class" at least we do agree on the sentiment you expressed in your final paragraph about the woman being an ignorant fool and that wouldn't change regardless of her choice of vocation.