Reply #52: Absolutely! Jobs American will do!

[philly_bob]

Everybody (except the super-wealthy who have now seized the reins of government) has worked an ordinary, manual, 'menial', 'shit' job at one time or another.

I remember when I wished dishes and delivered pizzas at a downtown Detroit pizzeria forty years ago. Now, technically I'm white-collar. But I've never noticed a dramatic 'happiness' differential from job to job. You may get more respect from one job than another. You may get more money. But those are socially defined measures of worth.

My washing dishes job had a calming, routine effect. (And I completely forgot the job the minute I walked out the door, unlike today; I was able to do plenty of creative stuff away from the worksite.) And there was joking with fellow-workers. There was interacting with customers.

Pay enough money and I'd do it again. Sounds like a nice part-time retirement job. How much is enough? Oh, say $15/hour, with raises for experience.

Offer me $4.50/hour, and I'll just laugh.