[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

Skilled: Nurse, mechanic, chef, teacher.

Unskilled: labourer, checkout operative, security guard, production line worker.

Forget all the "every job is skilled..." rubbish. If I'm having a heart attack I don't want a hospital cleaner working on me. Of course that's not to say a hospital cleaner isn't skilled to some respect, but you don't have to study to clean, right?

Had to get the guards being unskilled in didn't you lol. To a certain extent you do have to study to clean as you have to follow COSHH guidelines on hygiene products and their uses in specific environments, use colour coded equipment to prevent cross contamination, be aware of signage to comply with health and safety regulations. So while there is no degree in cleaning there us a lot of training and responsibilities to consider expecially at the moment.

The reason most balk at the idea their job is unskilled is it leads some to think anyone can wander in off the street and do it, of course it doesn't take 3yrs to train but the term 'unskilled' is outmoded.