Defining The Blue-Collar Blindspot (cont.) The Cultural Divide
From what I’ve seen in my life, the three main features of blue-collar culture are to wake up early, work hard, and build things. Any one of these may also apply to many white-collar workers, but these are foundational pillars of blue-collar culture. As far as white-collar culture goes, I don’t have much direct experience. I do know that the exact definition of what is early, what is hard, and what is building are different for an accountant than for a plumber. The primary values are not the same, and therein lies the difficulty in communication. Each group has different values, and those differences affect the way each group sees the world.
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