Good Point Scott, IMO you get what you give in this world.
I seem to be much different then the rest of the posters here.
I did not finish High School (kicked out for good reasons) I have no GED, no degrees, son of a farmer turned plumber, I guess I am the lowest of the blue collar workers.
Does this bother me, not in the least, I am proud of doing an honest days work, and taking responsibility for my own actions.
Part of being white collar seems to be knowing how to pass the buck.
I do not care what the white collar workers think of me, what I do care about is how my coworkers and guys like your selfs think of me.
I have always gotten respect from other blue collar workers and my family, what more do I need?
I was recently working at an office building and while I sat in my truck having my 30 minutes or less lunch I watched the office workers come out and jog, ride bikes (dressed like they are in the Tour de France) and I thought what a strange thing to do, work hard at lunch time.
At Dot.Com's we worked at, the employees where always very busy playing with beach balls and riding razor scooters, now they are on the street trying to find a job that pays more than minimum.
I will stick with what I do, even in the biggest slowdowns I have always found work.
Bob
