tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7687807663615002554..comments2024-03-28T19:45:08.560-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): When you see a manual laborer...Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14909549596230644812019-05-03T18:37:51.276-05:002019-05-03T18:37:51.276-05:00And for those who don't have time to listen to...And for those who don't have time to listen to a half-hour YouTube video, the transcript for that video is posted here for speed-reading:<br /><br />https://medium.com/@CitationsPodcst/episode-64-mike-rowes-koch-backed-working-man-affectation-fa52e0e8d2e3Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-7511300683076493922019-05-03T18:35:20.419-05:002019-05-03T18:35:20.419-05:00That was interesting. And unexpected. So I did s...That was interesting. And unexpected. So I did some searching and found this -<br /><br />http://mikerowe.com/2016/09/otw-kochindustries/<br />Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49633565033018546842019-05-03T17:07:15.565-05:002019-05-03T17:07:15.565-05:00I' ll just leave this here: https://youtu.be/v...I' ll just leave this here: https://youtu.be/vXbbBQ0560wescapefromwisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369565788469048090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4118419035335266512014-03-20T10:57:54.696-05:002014-03-20T10:57:54.696-05:00my friends and i all have BS degrees and have work...my friends and i all have BS degrees and have worked manual labor. it's sometimes hard to get a job if you're white because people know you won't work as hard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60593210910067728212014-03-19T16:02:14.041-05:002014-03-19T16:02:14.041-05:00And it's not always hard work that is the prob...And it's not always hard work that is the problem, many many many people do not want to learn a SKILL. If you can't do it somewhat mindlessly then there is no interest.<br /><br />I pay more than twice minimum wage and it's a struggle to find a competent worker. The work is not that complicated, you just have to be driven and have some self-respect for the work you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71848901412382639242014-03-19T11:13:33.542-05:002014-03-19T11:13:33.542-05:00I actually know a lot of laborers-- and fast food ...I actually know a lot of laborers-- and fast food workers-- who have college degrees and all the debt associated with that.Brigid Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558327183683074633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-89303124018554057232014-03-19T05:34:20.321-05:002014-03-19T05:34:20.321-05:00Mike Rowe - did you see this? #MikeRoweWorks. Th...Mike Rowe - did you see this? #MikeRoweWorks. This is a message that he teaches.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302370892784411084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-36319839073917311182014-03-18T18:44:19.533-05:002014-03-18T18:44:19.533-05:00Oh, and Mike Rowe's site.
http://profoundlyd...Oh, and Mike Rowe's site. <br /><br />http://profoundlydisconnected.com<br /><br />Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-942205349899190172014-03-18T18:38:19.874-05:002014-03-18T18:38:19.874-05:00That is one of the most profound things I've e...That is one of the most profound things I've ever read. Thank you for sharing that. Seriously. That moved me--and I will seek to share it with my students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28234782418826656572014-03-18T18:36:14.694-05:002014-03-18T18:36:14.694-05:00My mother would not let me wear jeans, because &qu...My mother would not let me wear jeans, because "that's what workingmen wore!" But my father worked in a factory, wore ironed, white, shirts and pants to work, changed into overalls, changed back. Such a strange mixed message. I was ten in 1972 for reference. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35162381349198192842014-03-18T13:07:53.846-05:002014-03-18T13:07:53.846-05:00When you see a manual laborer tell your kids no on...When you see a manual laborer tell your kids no one can outsource that guys job .<br />JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.com