As a programmer myself for 2 years, I did blue collar work for 5 years. I hate the corporate world. It's sucking the soul out of me. The money pays well but holy cow, my soul is fading away.
Asian culture is heavily skewed towards academic credentialism & white collar jobs leading to over-supply of college graduates & wage stagnation. These young men deserves a round of applaud for their hard work in whatever they do. Money is money as long as it’s not stealing! Asian employment practices will change with the attitude shift towards blue collar job. Well done!
In the Philippines farmers are look down by people. I was 27 when I quit my job in the city and came back to my hometown and I was shock I was told by my relatives and friends that I wasted my degree and work experience if I'm gonna end up farming. 😂
Blue collar work can sometimes even make you physically stronger and your body more able because it keeps you active. White collar makes you have sedentary lifestyle, weakening your body. White collar work can also impact you psychologically because it can be quite dull and boring. Blue collar work can also sometimes keep your personality more grounded and down to earth. You are not eaten up by greed or work politics.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Cleaners can get paid a lot especially if the customers are rich. This also applies to house cleaners in the US. It gives more profit if you own the business. Also college campus cleaners get benefits as well; some universities offer free tuition to their children if they pass the entrance exam. Hence why you sometimes see old janitors still working, they get retirement benefits as well. Cleaners are one of those jobs that is surprisingly not too bad to work in. it’s physically demanding but not as much as construction or warehouse jobs.
9 9 6 is just over blown by western media reporting, most jobs are regular 8 - 5 or 9 - 6. it is not widely practiced. Just the tech companies like alibaba, tencent etc, even tho those jobs are very demanding yet the most very brilliant graduates fight for those jobs. Why? because of very high pay, so a lot of people line up, getting into tech companies is also very good for your resume in the future, it's like working for apple or google in US.
A healthy society should treat both blue and white collar well, and reduce classism. this is good for china. These cleaners are setting very professional standard and approach the task with innovation science and strategy mindset, that's very respectable.
This has nothing to do with blue collar or white collar jobs. Put a manager on him, demanding X windows per hour and you will see him hating his job and be miserable. Simply white collar jobs are easier to set targets and put more and more pressure. It's harder to differentiate quality when you do only small part of a huge task. But in blue collar jobs, your quality is much easier to see. You are a good gardener, a great painter, nobody can easily replace you. Plus he said the formula: we work together, we have fun, we have sense of accomplishment. In office the only together time are annoying meetings, you have zero fun and zero sense of accomplishment. Plus a lot of meaningless tasks to please management, instead of doing something that will directly please the customer. You work for corporations not for clients. You make them rich instead of making the world better. Of course your soul will die.
^ THIS ^ it's all about your management and work environment. Looks like the guys that started this cleaning company put themselves on the same level as the other employees, they're all on the job cleaning, there isn't a boss that sits in an office all day whilst they're out breaking their backs earning money for him. The work environment is also good, they have varied task and they're not trapped in the same office building all day. I technically have a 'blue collar' job, but it sucks balls because I work in food production and I'm basically treated as a machine on the assembly line and I'm just a disposable cog that can be replaced when my body gets fucked from working too hard. So yeah it's not really about blue collar and white collar at all.
As a former Sr. Software Engr. and Game Developer, I can totally relate to this. I'm now a farmer and garden supplies contractor after 15+ years in I.T. Also, I transitioned from a sickly dude to a muscular old man. Totally worth it 💪😎
The thing is, you probably survived for many years with the savings you got from working as Senior SE. Starting and staying in a blue collar job only is entirely different
@@johnmaco I actually started WITHOUT any savings. I started the whole thing from scratch. Frankly, I only make 20% of what I used to earn as a Sr. SE now. It was my near death experience with covid that made me realize how stupid it was to chase after a career in exchange for health. If you think about it, most people climb the corporate ladder not because they need it, but because of the social "status" they're chasing. A lot of my colleagues have now died from either diabetes complications or cancer. So, there it is.
@Stella-c8j yes, I heard that but it is not the case everywhere. I am talking in general. In most cases, you earn more doing white collar job. I am an immigrant somewhere. For many years I did cleaning jobs and factory jobs but I left to further my education. I am about to finnish my PhD in two weeks. When I was doing factory jobs, my salary was 12 euros or slightly less. I left that job 5 years ago, my friends there still earn less than 13 euros but I make over 20 euros now as an advanced PhD student working on a research project at a university. If I get an assistant professor job, I will make more than that and if I get job in industry, I will make more than 20 euros per hour.
@@mylifeisinhishandsamen4167Nope, in civilized countries, people could survive on a minimum wage job. Plus basic necessities are quite affordable in China.
Ngl, many white collar jobs are "bullshit jobs". It pays well but oftentimes people take things into another level where they put pressure over unnecessary things. People tends to overcomplicate things, making it more stressful than they should be. For instance, adding more administrative requirements to report your progress. Like detailed time tracking and repetitive compliance checkings.
Exactly. I had an office job where they put so much importance on the appearance of the worksheet that was insane. Every single line must be perfect. I rather care about the data. Unnecessary stress and focusing so much on small, meaningless things just sucks the soul out of you.
That's true. I'm quitting a corporate job that pays better and will return to my previous job which mostly on the field. My current job is so complicated with presentation deck, multiple excel sheets, etc. Which not always insightful and can be share over a discussion rather than presentation.
@@a.l8061 I feel you!! I refused my current corporate offer to raise my salary when I know the exhausting piling jobs (I have to handle more than 10+ clients per week) are waiting for me& toxic work culture that degraded me and made me feel like I've no skill to do my job perfectly when they are the one who refused to other possibilities & ways to solve problems. Tomorrow I'm turning my 2 weeks notice. Wish me luck & I wish that all of us will get jobs that we all want not ones that make us sick in the far future..😭😭
the best thing about this is how happy he looks when he talks about the job. In Asia we all live within a race of getting higher education and a more privileged job than other people, people often judge each other based on what they do for a living, so it must take a lot of courage for people with university degree to take up a blue-collar job, not because they are forced to do it but because they want to do it. This mindset should become more popular in the new era, everyone should feel happy with what they do, as long as it is not an illegal path.
Not as much pressure, but the basic mindset is the same in Germany‘s upper middle class. Doing non-academic work is „a disgrace“ „you are debasing yourself „, „you are wasting your life“ even when the job pays better, makes you happier, and is actually more useful for society. Because cleanliness, or good roads, or food, are necessary in a way that yet another IT gimmick or a new theory about the influence of Schiller on Goethe simply isn’t.
Added note, I live in the southwest US and even the rich take pride in working with their hands. I saw a guy mowing is lawn outside his mansion with the landscapers simply because he liked doing it. And with a mansion comes a huge lawn, so, why not?
@@codeman7348 In Germany, working with your hands is only comme il faut if you are cutting trees in your own forest or making hay on your own land for your own horses or working on your own vintage luxury car.
I think these young men have made the right choice. I am a uni graduate with a degree in language teaching and over 8 years of experience working as a content specialist. The nature of corporate work almost sucked the soul out of me. I'll soon start training to become a plumber - it's gonna take me 3 years until I can take the exams and become a certified plumber. I'm switching to blue collar work because the money is at least 4 times more than what a white collar job would afford me. I also plan to use my plumbing knowledge to renovate my own properties' plumbing. The future of work and making good money are in hard, honest jobs. Office jobs are dead - automation and AI will leave most laptop workers unemployed in the next decade, perhaps sooner.
I agree, they are making a good choice. There's an over supply of highly technical labor in China, but because of that, it become a lowered supply of blue collar jobs. This means, based on economics, blue collar jobs become worth more. Its the same thing that happened in the US. Office workers get paid less than high skilled blue collar jobs. Some times, they even make less than low skilled blue collar jobs.
Thats a good sign when people swiching to blue collars jobs, trades jobs should be respected and professionalized with competitable income to encourage youngster to join. It takes time to change people's perceptions on these jobs, or else the job market structure is unsustainable
Feeling useless is genuinely a huge factor in making a job miserable. This guy is doing something that genuinely gives him a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. I'd do the same
Honestly, with the AI advancing and replacing a lot of white collar jobs, blue collar jobs is the future. Instead of going to a university to learn concept and waste money, I always tell people to go to trade school instead and get actual hands on experience that prepares you for the work after you graduate. We need more people such as carpenters, plumbers, construction worker, electrician, aircraft mechanic, etc., as those jobs are hard to be replaced by AI. Do you know why high quality sushi knifes are very expensive? Because they're hand crafted from start to finish by a person. You can't replace that kind of skills with AI because the skills are passed down from generations to generations, and it's through years of practice and sweat standing next to a forge with a hammer.
@@JayeshPolkar As of right now, AI doesn't have the hands-on skills with adaptability to replace blue collar jobs. They might reduce some of the tedious work such as wrapping 1000 boxes the same way via repetition, but I'm talking about blue collar jobs such as carpenters, aviation mechanic, etc., because those require hands-on skills with adaptability. For example, there's a famous dish called Peking Ducks from Beijing that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The process of raising the ducks in specific way, feeding them, checking on their health, to the process of butchering them, cleaning them, roasting them, seasoning them, etc. all varies depending on the size of the duck, how long it's been alive and so on. AI is not going to be able to replicate that kind of task. Then let's say you have a customer that's having a bad mood that day. AI is not going to be able to read the room atmosphere of that person and change their routine to adjust to that one customer. After working in a restaurant before, you're always going to run into people with a temper. How you handle that situation require adaptability, because humans have emotions and it changes on a daily basis and it's unpredictable.
eeh, wrong. If humans are capable of creating "actual" AI (which we don't have right now) that replace every single white-collar job, we'll also have robots that can replace blue-collar jobs. Trust me on that. XD We had pretty good robots before ChatGPT was even born.
I've worked on a white collar job for 5 years then became a cleaner too. The first time I clocked out as a cleaner actually made me realize I no longer have to think about work, no more pending, no more interstellar expectations, no more chasing bosses once you are done you are free, which means you can be who you want to be, do the things that you like and spend more time with family. I also realized that I became less anxious and had a much stable mood. The only downside about being a cleaner is that people tend to avoid you or think of you as a lesser person, it is real and I would be hypocrite to say otherwise, my colleagues and I, and those high level people when I was on a corporate world speaks to me with dignity and just a normal regular person, but I do understand there are hierarchy or boundaries or whatever that is, that separates our worlds. So long as I am done with work no more minding business. I excelled on both fields and they pay almost the same.
I feel I'm about to die soon, very unhealthy and overworked in my white collar job... I don't have any energy after the day is over to on my personal projects that actually bring me joy.... just stressed and only takeaway can calm me down.
To start your own business is not easy as well. Rather than working 9-9-6 with uni degree in china I would team up and switch to blue collar as well. The truth is that we overproduce university graduated. Good for them that they've found their path, and do not lie flat :)
Being your own boss is much better than 9-9-6. In China's work environment, I think the stress with BYOB is probably less than working a full time job in a black company. And you probably will make the same amount of money as the 996 job. 996 is at least 72 hours a week. But maybe when you are BYOB, it would be around the 60 average, decreasing as the business gets better. Mean while, if the company you are in gets better, instead of getting less work, you work even more.
Why?? Do you see what companies are paying these days for white collar jobs? They are essentially saying here's not even enough money to stay off the streets so figure it out. You need a $220k income in Toronto to buy a home... most companies pay like $50-60k if you have a degree... the economics just don't make sense anymore and University is becoming a waste of money
This is very true. Salaries have not caught up with inflation. Universities churn out thousands of engineering grads per school per year. To find a job as a fresh grad in engineering is really hard and the pay sucks and the debt is massive.
This exact path is what is happening to my life right now. Left a finance job 2 years ago and started doing construction and carpentry work with a guy at his business. Now Im starting my own business in landscaping, working outside with my hands breathing fresh air getting paid in my own terms.
Start a blue collar business- cleaning, plumbing, repairing, stone masonry, etc. Being a tradesman is something to be proud of! And I love how happy Zhang’s face is! 😊
I can relate this with my career. I used to work in high paid banking industry. There was so much stress and pressures. Then I moved to school jobs with less pay and less stress.
@@SunWarrior155 As someone chronically on Chinese media, his face isn’t the issue. Most of the male actors look like him without all the makeup and plastic surgery. He is handsome enough. What he doesn’t have is the fancy connections from Beijing art school. Then again, a lot of big names currently in the industry also didn’t have the connections, but they were really lucky or sold their soul to Produce 101.
I'm French and after 15years as engineer in high tech industry consider moving to a blue collar job, I dont support anymore the stress, having to work during week end nights and vacation and doing something without passion
@@jahanb2002 les ingénieurs de manière générale travaillent sans horaires précis, le projet doit être fini à telle date donc il faut souvent travailler le soir ou les jours fériés
@@AliceArnaud-zs8sq Teaching sucks. I've been doing teaching at a University level since 8 years. It's a quit soul sucking job. Can't wait to get out there. Teaching maybe yes but if you are self employed and outside of an institution. Also where you can chose your students. The once who truly want to be there and learn.
I got degree in Global Public Health from a red brick university in the UK. I now work as a builder who can paint, plaster and fit kitchens. I don’t have to worry about AI taking my job
4l57 "I want to change the traditional concept of cleaning" 4:59 "and we, as new housekeepers, are changing the housekeeping industry" I LOVE this👏🏻👏🏻 I seriously support any peaceful group of people who want to innovate and change traditions for the better and this is what they've done and that is awesome, that's how improvement gets done.👍🏻
i have a special skill of organizing stuff that i learned from my mother. i capitalize this skill by advertising around people with messy houses (i clean and organize their stuff) and i also provide add-on services like marie kondo does. it does not necessarily require higher order form of thinking, but it pays good money on top of being a professor at a local college.
I wish i had the smarts for a white collar job. Trust me, give or take 10 years and you would be complaining how your blue collar job is killing your back or making you ill. I operate boilers. Worked in refineries/chemical/power plants for over 20 years. Knee joint pains, a bad back, several injuries (burns, fractures), close calls with death. Beside my health, my finance takes a hit too. I'm consistently earning lower than graduates from the university. Yeah...I would definitely pick a white collar job. Unfortunately, I'm not academically inclined. Society now is aggressively promoting the trades and just throwing large numbers of unfilled positions in the trades out of thin air. When you eventually get a large influx of trade workers, wages will get depressed (which is the whole point). Latecomers will be equipped with a niche skillset that pays peanuts. From a blue collar worker like myself, I would still suggest that people still focus on getting a viable degree, perhaps multi disciplined ones.
I am in my early 20s, didn't work a blue-collar job, and my back hurts anyway. There is no good option. White collar jobs suck mentally; blue collar jobs suck physically. Choose your poison. or if you're lucky, you can balance these two, but I think there are not many jobs like this.
I work in healthcare. 10 years later, my back hurts for being on my feet all day long. My old manager had back surgery in his 50s another has knee problems. Go figure.
@@EthicaAnatis I operate boilers. Worked in refineries/chemical/power plants for over 20 years. Knee joint pains, a bad back, several injuries (burns, fractures), close calls with death. Beside my health, my finance takes a hit too. I'm consistently earning lower than a fresh graduates from the university. Yeah...I would definitely pick a white collar job. Unfortunately, I'm not academically inclined.
There is an oversupply of engineers but the economy can't absorb so many highly skilled workers because economic growth is a gradual process. Combined with a shortage in blue collar workers, it is a good path.
I think the overall perception of blue collar job is changing to be better. More and more people feeling the unreasonable pressure from white collar job and the competition are just tiring.
As a former lawyer in Brazil I can say that any millenial or gen-z choosing to change career or stop working in the profession they've graduated is totally acceptable nowdays. I saw how the coorporate model of work treats people and how soul draining and tiresome can be to drive and waste at least 2 hours of every day just to work in a job that can only pay your bills and house expenses (that only gets more expensive by each year btw). As a former lawyer I saw true people's colors and how many people don't have any empathy and most of the time they are selfish, and this started to steal the colors of my day by day. Then, one day I said enough and thought "if I gonna work with colors, then it will be in my own way", then I went back to studying and practice illustration three years ago and never looked back and never regreted it, I'm working as freelance with different studios outside my country and this month I also started my "solo career" in parallel. It took time to make a living out of it and it has it's own challenges, but at least now I'm felling that I am being myself in this world and not just another cog to make a coorporate machine work.
Congratulations! I hope it all goes well :) I think we need to start normalising having different careers throughout your life. Gone are the days of our parents and grandparents where they could get a good job and stay there for the rest of their lives comfortably and have enough for a good retirement
i'm a law freshgrad, i just graduated 2 months ago. now my family keep pushing me to find a job soon, i know it's either be a corp lawyer or work in a lawfirm but none of those options fits me. i chose law as my major because of my sole purpose to help people, but after learning how bullshit & corrupt the justice system is (especially in my country indonesia. if you know what's happening here) i felt betrayed... somehow? i blamed myself for being 'too' idealistic for my own good. i've always been into art ever since i was a kid and now i'm a crocheter, i've earned money from it even though not that much but what i value the most is how enjoyable and how happy i was doing it. it's stressful too but i knew i'm doing what i want and this is something i genuinely care about so i wanna keep pushing. thinking about getting into white collar jobs really break my spirit bc i know there will be no time for this anymore. i used to intern in a corporate and i've gotten a taste of how soul-sucking it was. i'd want to tell them that working in law field would just make me even more depressed about life and the world (i'm already not in a good mental state because the stress i went through since highschool).
It is nothing wrong for graduates to take on blue-collar jobs. I think they can be as successful as the white collar workers if they thrive and persevere! 👍
I'm an engineer(civil) from the corporate world. I, too, don't feel like being there my whole life. I'm looking for ways to switch. I feel better as I watched this. Thank you & Good luck. ♡
I work as a cook …my job is stable , the money is good enough for me to live comfortably ( no stupid corporate meetings, no stupid pr, no unpaid salary overtime) I just do my shift and go home simple
in my early twenties I was studying to be an accountant, but the job market was tight and the office environment didn't work out for me, life was very grey for me back then. by luck I got into the trade and found that I like it, now I have a license as appliance repair technician and enjoying my work much more than I expected, the pay is very well and I actually make a lot more than I did when I was white collar. I am Chinese Canadian so I understand the pressure of having that expectation of parents wanting their children to be white collar and earning big. So I was very lucky that my parents understood and are proud of me. don't let the society expectation keep you away from choosing a career you love.
I worked on Wall St. for years with an amazing income. 9/11 happened and 6 months later I was let go. At first, i was devastated. I worked full time at different places till the kids were old enough go to college. I saw a RUclips video several years ago about a guy who works part time in grocery store after leaving his career. Which got me thinking about the movie bed of Rose's (1996). I downsized and now work part for Amazon. I can work as much or as little as I want. Less is more!!!!! I own a tiny cottage, a steady income and my adopted pitbull. Life is perfection.
I can relate to his story. I'm a white collar job employee back in the Philippines (Mechanical Engineer) but chose to work as blue collar worker here in Taiwan. I earned more now compared to my previous job in my country.
Your situation is still different as many white collar Filipinos are forced to move abroad for blue collar work due to lack of upward mobility and government corruption. This story is about choosing freely blue collar jobs for mental happiness not survival.
Cleaning is highly therapeutic. Leaving a space much cleaner than before is proven to be good for your well-being. That explains why these boys seem to be very positive & happy. Good for them!
The smiles on their faces are not a facade or for show. They truly love what they do. And thats the most important thing i think. I clean my house often as well. If you know what you are doing its not that hard or draining at all. But when u are in a corporate environment it really is suffocating. So i can relate to their choise of work honestly. I am happy for them.
I wanted a blue collar type job but my parents didn’t want me to because "I’d be wasting my smarts" Ok and by working white collar I’d be wasting my mental health 🙃
Not everybody suitable for routine type of work, some prefer more of project type, thats why many choose to go for startups. At the end of the day, inner peace is more important in the long run especially if the pay is the same.
I'm not a GenZ myself, but I totally get this guy. I worked with the computers, but recently changed my job for cleaning job. Like he says, it feels good when you see effects of your work. Plus, staring at the computer screen for eight hours a day is terrible. At least I actually MOVE in my new work. 😂
I think private contractor is what everyone is actually striving for. My dad is one of- he does HVAC, plumbing, and electricity. All of these help when he’s a landlord owning 3 different houses and can do his own repairs. The money in the U.S. for blue collar work is a lot more if you’re doing independently. You don’t have to deal with the public very much. Lawyers and Doctors are envious.
Whatever makes you happy.. I tried a blue collar job it just isnt for me I had all kinds of accidents in 2 yrs working for a medical manufacturing job from soft assembly to running and maintaining machines.. I literally almost got trapped in an oven..I am just too clumsy so for people around me and myself to be safe from me I will stick to an office job
I worked at a warehouse and met some people, some of which are still good friends. The job was heavy lifting of boxes, wrapping of product on pallets for loading in a container and other duties, and just being around people you can talk with comfortably and laugh makes it so much better than a corporate job. Sometimes we forget to just be happy while chasing another lifestyle and our jobs drain our life little by little leading to health problems and early deaths.
Una maravilla, si viviera en China, de seguro los contrataría. Tienen una vibra positiva y hacen muy bien su trabajo, genial. Saludos y felicitaciones desde el Perú 🇵🇪
My story is slightly different, because I definitely do not make more money now, but I left my high-stress job where I would be answering emails at night and be worrying about the job constantly and started working at a grocery store. Less pay, but way less stress. The fact that I can leave the job and not have to think about it until the next time I step in the store is amazing. There is enough stimulation that every day feels different, and there is possibility for upwards mobility. I now have the title of supervisor and still do not have to think about the job outside of working hours. It's freeing.
Same with me In INDIA I joined (Hongs Kitchen) a brand owned by Subsidiary of Domino's in India. I left the workplace in just one Week because, man the DM is just so depressing person I ever encountered in my life. I've been cooking Since I was 13 years old I am now 24 years old I loved to Cook.❤
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i'm speechless rn but not shocked either. i'm a law freshgrad and i always found people that validate what i've been thinking about all this time. what's frustrating is because it went against what everyone was thinking.
Propanganda to get young people to stop vying comfy high-paying jobs from those in their 40s - 50s because they know there is not enough and those in their 40-50s want their happy ending to last forever. Propaganda for Singaporeans to see that there is not enough white collar jobs to go around. CNA has been publishing these kinds for videos in recent years. They are saying to young people "be grateful of what little we give you./ allow you to have", look at what people in China are experiencing.
because some people are not competent enough even after graduation and still want to get comfy high paying job may be its not wrong to teach them some modesty and gratefullness after all we can't be all gifted geniuses but think otherwise
Important note is how the pay gap between blue collared and white collared jobs has narrowed. People can do necessary work while enjoying the same dignity they would have if they were at a corporate job. As for the cultural aspect, that will change with the passing of generations. Time will take care of that one
The human race had evolved in half a million years around mostly physical activities. If pay doesnt count, any jobs involving physical actitities and hand eyes coordination tend to bring more enjoyment and satisfaction than sitting idly all day at one spot.
in my final college year now, im imagining life after i graduate and was thinking the same but who knows. I don't particularly enjoy office jobs where you spend most of your time sitting in front of a screen, doing paperwork and all... i would love a job that pays enough and would excite me to go to work rather than a high-paying job that makes me feel like a prisoner.
@@gavinlew8273 i believe the excitement would also come from the sense of accomplishment in completing a task, the relationship they've built with their colleagues, and the satisfaction of contributing to society through their work.
Im an economist and doing all the interviews and coding tests live which have to be perfect and even if I am certified in official tools that does not count if I forget a simple thing they ask me about the tool at the spot, I am so done with work that I am switching to other simple careers I hope to live from the land as a farmer and forget all this... is exhausting
This happens now market is crazy many people for entry level 3-4 year you send many cv and reject for this reason many people start small business to sell food or product.
they could seriously take this to the next level - do social media posts about the places they got to see along their cleaning routes, the fun jokes they exchanged, the memorable things they saw while on their job.
I started a cleaning company while I was studying mechanical engineering, I decided to continue with the business even though I finished with a masters in engineering design. I learnt so much about business and my analytical skills with problem solving is of much benefit.
Blue collar work is okay as long as it's indoors...try being in the hot sun everyday for 4 to 5 hours..your skin will hate you...which is why Asians often avoid blue collar work in farming and construction.
Has been working in an office for years I hate making decisions sometimes. I hate solving thing just to make my boss happy. Everyday I wake up all I could think about is work and I started thinking about being a barista or a waitress and smell coffee every morning and chit chat with other worker.
Lmao u are so real for this. As smn who almost got into medical college i fr wonder how doctors do it. It feels like exploitation, working longer shifts day and night. I wish they fixed this. Hired more doctors so that a single person dsnt have to overwork. It is ridiculous how unemployment is so high but a single person overworks to death. This is pure exploitation
As an Iraqi i envy you for having suck a modren and clean environment to expirment like this , i am a 23 yrs medical lab graduate with (very good results in college) but I chose to work in a different field that is not medical and isn't complex but the environment is not welcoming and it's not safe and hot and there are sand storms i really wanna die
👏 well done young men. The stigma attached to “blue collar” jobs versus “white collar” is so elitist. I bet 3/4 of his former colleagues couldn’t do the physical labor he is doing as a cleaner, and do it well. Also, Taking pride in what you do and doing your best at something that brings personal fulfillment is something to be admired. Well done, sending love from USA
Job is job. Every job is valuable and respectable. However us asians have a very low mentality. Some think being unemployed is better than doing job lower than their level. I hope our this generation will be able to change this mentality of asia
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As a programmer myself for 2 years, I did blue collar work for 5 years. I hate the corporate world. It's sucking the soul out of me. The money pays well but holy cow, my soul is fading away.
im in my 2nd year of residency as a doctor and I already feel drained out
We are like a robot in corporate world 😢 everything looks fake
agree
blue or white, it is still a collar, and we know who wear collar, LOL.
Haha yes, I been working IT for 7 years, one more year and im done forever, at some point i started getting jealous of cashiers and cleaners
Asian culture is heavily skewed towards academic credentialism & white collar jobs leading to over-supply of college graduates & wage stagnation. These young men deserves a round of applaud for their hard work in whatever they do. Money is money as long as it’s not stealing! Asian employment practices will change with the attitude shift towards blue collar job. Well done!
I live in UK and believe me, it is better to push them down that line see your kids OnlyFans content on the Internet.
In the Philippines farmers are look down by people. I was 27 when I quit my job in the city and came back to my hometown and I was shock I was told by my relatives and friends that I wasted my degree and work experience if I'm gonna end up farming. 😂
Agree
wrong
@@valarmorghulis8139 no future for farmers, many governments around the world, don't care about it
Blue collar work can sometimes even make you physically stronger and your body more able because it keeps you active. White collar makes you have sedentary lifestyle, weakening your body. White collar work can also impact you psychologically because it can be quite dull and boring. Blue collar work can also sometimes keep your personality more grounded and down to earth. You are not eaten up by greed or work politics.
i agree, and it also pays bettet than many low-end office job.
I agree regarding politics, well said.
depends, blue collar can also give you joint injury if it's too hard
I have eczema because of blue collar jobs 😢
@@luxraider5384 some can expose you to harmful chemicals too. There are hazardous blue collar jobs as well.
No work is ever too small...
White or blue collar job, what matters the most is it brings them joy
there aint no joy working like a dog
yes, as long as it covers living cost
no work gives you joy but money. for actors maybe
@@tednguyen7258if the money is good and there are plenty room for self development, it’s all worth it
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
"We get along each other at work. " That's important
Im still 20 and I hope i get a job like that.
Also 9-9-6 is insane. Once the house is clean he can go home and be free
you get what you sowed
Cleaners can get paid a lot especially if the customers are rich. This also applies to house cleaners in the US. It gives more profit if you own the business. Also college campus cleaners get benefits as well; some universities offer free tuition to their children if they pass the entrance exam. Hence why you sometimes see old janitors still working, they get retirement benefits as well. Cleaners are one of those jobs that is surprisingly not too bad to work in. it’s physically demanding but not as much as construction or warehouse jobs.
Don’t be silly. Once the house is clean, he has to go to the next one.
9 9 6 is just over blown by western media reporting, most jobs are regular 8 - 5 or 9 - 6. it is not widely practiced. Just the tech companies like alibaba, tencent etc, even tho those jobs are very demanding yet the most very brilliant graduates fight for those jobs. Why? because of very high pay, so a lot of people line up, getting into tech companies is also very good for your resume in the future, it's like working for apple or google in US.
No when you're done with working you can clean your own house I've been there done that..
A healthy society should treat both blue and white collar well, and reduce classism. this is good for china. These cleaners are setting very professional standard and approach the task with innovation science and strategy mindset, that's very respectable.
Yes, These professional cleaner are actually earning quite a lot and is highly in demand.
This has nothing to do with blue collar or white collar jobs. Put a manager on him, demanding X windows per hour and you will see him hating his job and be miserable. Simply white collar jobs are easier to set targets and put more and more pressure. It's harder to differentiate quality when you do only small part of a huge task. But in blue collar jobs, your quality is much easier to see. You are a good gardener, a great painter, nobody can easily replace you.
Plus he said the formula: we work together, we have fun, we have sense of accomplishment. In office the only together time are annoying meetings, you have zero fun and zero sense of accomplishment. Plus a lot of meaningless tasks to please management, instead of doing something that will directly please the customer. You work for corporations not for clients. You make them rich instead of making the world better. Of course your soul will die.
Agreed. White collar have too many non-work related bs. Straight forward job are hard to find
^ THIS ^ it's all about your management and work environment.
Looks like the guys that started this cleaning company put themselves on the same level as the other employees, they're all on the job cleaning, there isn't a boss that sits in an office all day whilst they're out breaking their backs earning money for him.
The work environment is also good, they have varied task and they're not trapped in the same office building all day.
I technically have a 'blue collar' job, but it sucks balls because I work in food production and I'm basically treated as a machine on the assembly line and I'm just a disposable cog that can be replaced when my body gets fucked from working too hard. So yeah it's not really about blue collar and white collar at all.
White collars folks complain when companies demand return to office work 😂
This
the guy is lucky to get into a good working environment.
555 😂
As a former Sr. Software Engr. and Game Developer, I can totally relate to this.
I'm now a farmer and garden supplies contractor after 15+ years in I.T. Also, I transitioned from a sickly dude to a muscular old man. Totally worth it 💪😎
I hope that you can teach a lot of people with that experience..
The thing is, you probably survived for many years with the savings you got from working as Senior SE.
Starting and staying in a blue collar job only is entirely different
@@johnmaco I actually started WITHOUT any savings. I started the whole thing from scratch.
Frankly, I only make 20% of what I used to earn as a Sr. SE now. It was my near death experience with covid that made me realize how stupid it was to chase after a career in exchange for health.
If you think about it, most people climb the corporate ladder not because they need it, but because of the social "status" they're chasing.
A lot of my colleagues have now died from either diabetes complications or cancer. So, there it is.
@@CasimiroBukayo Good to know you are putting health as a priority.
Yeah bruh. You deserve happiness!
These jobs have less mental stress
But more financial stress...
@Stella-c8j No one wants to do these jobs nowadays so the demand is high like US and Europe. There should be more than decent pay.
@Stella-c8j yes, I heard that but it is not the case everywhere. I am talking in general. In most cases, you earn more doing white collar job. I am an immigrant somewhere. For many years I did cleaning jobs and factory jobs but I left to further my education. I am about to finnish my PhD in two weeks. When I was doing factory jobs, my salary was 12 euros or slightly less. I left that job 5 years ago, my friends there still earn less than 13 euros but I make over 20 euros now as an advanced PhD student working on a research project at a university. If I get an assistant professor job, I will make more than that and if I get job in industry, I will make more than 20 euros per hour.
@@mylifeisinhishandsamen4167Nope, in civilized countries, people could survive on a minimum wage job. Plus basic necessities are quite affordable in China.
@@mylifeisinhishandsamen4167this isn’t about you were watching a story about them 🙄
Ngl, many white collar jobs are "bullshit jobs". It pays well but oftentimes people take things into another level where they put pressure over unnecessary things. People tends to overcomplicate things, making it more stressful than they should be. For instance, adding more administrative requirements to report your progress. Like detailed time tracking and repetitive compliance checkings.
Exactly. I had an office job where they put so much importance on the appearance of the worksheet that was insane. Every single line must be perfect. I rather care about the data. Unnecessary stress and focusing so much on small, meaningless things just sucks the soul out of you.
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Waaaa, that's what happened to me as a a performance marketer😭😭
That's true. I'm quitting a corporate job that pays better and will return to my previous job which mostly on the field. My current job is so complicated with presentation deck, multiple excel sheets, etc. Which not always insightful and can be share over a discussion rather than presentation.
@@a.l8061 I feel you!! I refused my current corporate offer to raise my salary when I know the exhausting piling jobs (I have to handle more than 10+ clients per week) are waiting for me& toxic work culture that degraded me and made me feel like I've no skill to do my job perfectly when they are the one who refused to other possibilities & ways to solve problems. Tomorrow I'm turning my 2 weeks notice. Wish me luck & I wish that all of us will get jobs that we all want not ones that make us sick in the far future..😭😭
the best thing about this is how happy he looks when he talks about the job. In Asia we all live within a race of getting higher education and a more privileged job than other people, people often judge each other based on what they do for a living, so it must take a lot of courage for people with university degree to take up a blue-collar job, not because they are forced to do it but because they want to do it. This mindset should become more popular in the new era, everyone should feel happy with what they do, as long as it is not an illegal path.
Not as much pressure, but the basic mindset is the same in Germany‘s upper middle class. Doing non-academic work is „a disgrace“ „you are debasing yourself „, „you are wasting your life“ even when the job pays better, makes you happier, and is actually more useful for society. Because cleanliness, or good roads, or food, are necessary in a way that yet another IT gimmick or a new theory about the influence of Schiller on Goethe simply isn’t.
Added note, I live in the southwest US and even the rich take pride in working with their hands. I saw a guy mowing is lawn outside his mansion with the landscapers simply because he liked doing it. And with a mansion comes a huge lawn, so, why not?
@@codeman7348 In Germany, working with your hands is only comme il faut if you are cutting trees in your own forest or making hay on your own land for your own horses or working on your own vintage luxury car.
I think these young men have made the right choice.
I am a uni graduate with a degree in language teaching and over 8 years of experience working as a content specialist. The nature of corporate work almost sucked the soul out of me.
I'll soon start training to become a plumber - it's gonna take me 3 years until I can take the exams and become a certified plumber.
I'm switching to blue collar work because the money is at least 4 times more than what a white collar job would afford me. I also plan to use my plumbing knowledge to renovate my own properties' plumbing.
The future of work and making good money are in hard, honest jobs. Office jobs are dead - automation and AI will leave most laptop workers unemployed in the next decade, perhaps sooner.
For your 3 years of training to become a plumber, what are you going to survive on?
Plumbers get on the job training.
@@jet-xr2zjTraining is paid
I agree, they are making a good choice. There's an over supply of highly technical labor in China, but because of that, it become a lowered supply of blue collar jobs. This means, based on economics, blue collar jobs become worth more.
Its the same thing that happened in the US. Office workers get paid less than high skilled blue collar jobs. Some times, they even make less than low skilled blue collar jobs.
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He can be a model.
You thirsty charbor. Modelling pays so little.
He'd be competing against millions
If he did white collar desk jobs he would probably loose his model look and physique within a year or two. 😊
He is too handsome, just look at his smile😉😁
His looks will fade as a blue collar worker. White collar workers tend to age better.
Thats a good sign when people swiching to blue collars jobs, trades jobs should be respected and professionalized with competitable income to encourage youngster to join. It takes time to change people's perceptions on these jobs, or else the job market structure is unsustainable
Exactly. A country can't survive without people doing these jobs, and it's a job where people earn honest money to put on the table.
They're so necessary tho
Feeling useless is genuinely a huge factor in making a job miserable. This guy is doing something that genuinely gives him a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. I'd do the same
Honestly, with the AI advancing and replacing a lot of white collar jobs, blue collar jobs is the future. Instead of going to a university to learn concept and waste money, I always tell people to go to trade school instead and get actual hands on experience that prepares you for the work after you graduate. We need more people such as carpenters, plumbers, construction worker, electrician, aircraft mechanic, etc., as those jobs are hard to be replaced by AI.
Do you know why high quality sushi knifes are very expensive? Because they're hand crafted from start to finish by a person. You can't replace that kind of skills with AI because the skills are passed down from generations to generations, and it's through years of practice and sweat standing next to a forge with a hammer.
Really? I am curious, but what about those humanoid robots?
@@JayeshPolkar As of right now, AI doesn't have the hands-on skills with adaptability to replace blue collar jobs. They might reduce some of the tedious work such as wrapping 1000 boxes the same way via repetition, but I'm talking about blue collar jobs such as carpenters, aviation mechanic, etc., because those require hands-on skills with adaptability.
For example, there's a famous dish called Peking Ducks from Beijing that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The process of raising the ducks in specific way, feeding them, checking on their health, to the process of butchering them, cleaning them, roasting them, seasoning them, etc. all varies depending on the size of the duck, how long it's been alive and so on. AI is not going to be able to replicate that kind of task.
Then let's say you have a customer that's having a bad mood that day. AI is not going to be able to read the room atmosphere of that person and change their routine to adjust to that one customer. After working in a restaurant before, you're always going to run into people with a temper. How you handle that situation require adaptability, because humans have emotions and it changes on a daily basis and it's unpredictable.
This is an interesting take. I’d love to learn more as someone in their early 20s
I kept saying this!!!
eeh, wrong. If humans are capable of creating "actual" AI (which we don't have right now) that replace every single white-collar job, we'll also have robots that can replace blue-collar jobs. Trust me on that. XD We had pretty good robots before ChatGPT was even born.
I like how positively he doing his job with smile he is smart guy and also successful 100%
I've worked on a white collar job for 5 years then became a cleaner too. The first time I clocked out as a cleaner actually made me realize I no longer have to think about work, no more pending, no more interstellar expectations, no more chasing bosses once you are done you are free, which means you can be who you want to be, do the things that you like and spend more time with family. I also realized that I became less anxious and had a much stable mood. The only downside about being a cleaner is that people tend to avoid you or think of you as a lesser person, it is real and I would be hypocrite to say otherwise, my colleagues and I, and those high level people when I was on a corporate world speaks to me with dignity and just a normal regular person, but I do understand there are hierarchy or boundaries or whatever that is, that separates our worlds. So long as I am done with work no more minding business. I excelled on both fields and they pay almost the same.
Nobody should be discriminated by their jobs.
Discrimination happens, some people really do look down on other jobs unfortunately, that's the reality
@@erenliebert4576
Wrong mindset.
@@erenliebert4576unless if you are beautiful
I feel I'm about to die soon, very unhealthy and overworked in my white collar job...
I don't have any energy after the day is over to on my personal projects that actually bring me joy.... just stressed and only takeaway can calm me down.
To start your own business is not easy as well. Rather than working 9-9-6 with uni degree in china I would team up and switch to blue collar as well. The truth is that we overproduce university graduated. Good for them that they've found their path, and do not lie flat :)
Being your own boss is much better than 9-9-6. In China's work environment, I think the stress with BYOB is probably less than working a full time job in a black company. And you probably will make the same amount of money as the 996 job.
996 is at least 72 hours a week. But maybe when you are BYOB, it would be around the 60 average, decreasing as the business gets better.
Mean while, if the company you are in gets better, instead of getting less work, you work even more.
@@rebeltheharem7028true + some people have low salary no only in China others country too
@@rebeltheharem7028what's byob
Why?? Do you see what companies are paying these days for white collar jobs? They are essentially saying here's not even enough money to stay off the streets so figure it out. You need a $220k income in Toronto to buy a home... most companies pay like $50-60k if you have a degree... the economics just don't make sense anymore and University is becoming a waste of money
This is very true. Salaries have not caught up with inflation. Universities churn out thousands of engineering grads per school per year. To find a job as a fresh grad in engineering is really hard and the pay sucks and the debt is massive.
This exact path is what is happening to my life right now. Left a finance job 2 years ago and started doing construction and carpentry work with a guy at his business. Now Im starting my own business in landscaping, working outside with my hands breathing fresh air getting paid in my own terms.
Start a blue collar business- cleaning, plumbing, repairing, stone masonry, etc. Being a tradesman is something to be proud of! And I love how happy Zhang’s face is! 😊
My heart goes out to these young men and women. Sending love from the US! Best of luck to all of you!
I can relate this with my career. I used to work in high paid banking industry. There was so much stress and pressures. Then I moved to school jobs with less pay and less stress.
Are you a teacher?
@@ゼイナット yes I am
Blue collar should not be shamed at all. Not everyone should be doing the same jobs.
Honestly, I wasn't focusing on the video or what he was saying. I was focusing on a beautiful person.
Same
same
Everyone does😂😂
@@nitinnegi4986 😂😂😂
I'm with you.
Weibo can be an actor, he is so handsome.
By China's crazy beauty standards, he's a 7 - maybe an 8 on a good day
So he has no chances of getting date on apps?
@@kamartaj3010 Nah, he has a shot. He's not undesirable, just not supermodel material.
@@SunWarrior155 As someone chronically on Chinese media, his face isn’t the issue. Most of the male actors look like him without all the makeup and plastic surgery. He is handsome enough. What he doesn’t have is the fancy connections from Beijing art school. Then again, a lot of big names currently in the industry also didn’t have the connections, but they were really lucky or sold their soul to Produce 101.
@@SunWarrior155 "has a shot"? he's cute he's definitely has more than a few shots
More power to them. Let people do whatever they want as long as it's honest work, blue or white collar.
Good for them. The corporate world is so exhausting!
Rephrase. The world is so exhausting!
I'm French and after 15years as engineer in high tech industry consider moving to a blue collar job, I dont support anymore the stress, having to work during week end nights and vacation and doing something without passion
You have to work during vacation? But what about les jours fériés?
@@jahanb2002 les ingénieurs de manière générale travaillent sans horaires précis, le projet doit être fini à telle date donc il faut souvent travailler le soir ou les jours fériés
@@HighTechFan_Geek Courage. Peut-etre tu faire de l'enseignement ?
@@AliceArnaud-zs8sq Teaching sucks. I've been doing teaching at a University level since 8 years. It's a quit soul sucking job. Can't wait to get out there. Teaching maybe yes but if you are self employed and outside of an institution. Also where you can chose your students. The once who truly want to be there and learn.
That guy is so handsome and emotionally mature 😍😍
I got degree in Global Public Health from a red brick university in the UK. I now work as a builder who can paint, plaster and fit kitchens. I don’t have to worry about AI taking my job
I thought this going to be like a hit piece on china, this turned out to be the most inspirational video I've watched in long time
4l57 "I want to change the traditional concept of cleaning"
4:59 "and we, as new housekeepers, are changing the housekeeping industry"
I LOVE this👏🏻👏🏻 I seriously support any peaceful group of people who want to innovate and change traditions for the better and this is what they've done and that is awesome, that's how improvement gets done.👍🏻
i have a special skill of organizing stuff that i learned from my mother. i capitalize this skill by advertising around people with messy houses (i clean and organize their stuff) and i also provide add-on services like marie kondo does. it does not necessarily require higher order form of thinking, but it pays good money on top of being a professor at a local college.
ooo i was just about to say like marie kondo!! very cool 😄
bro kinda handsome he can do modeling too if he would like to try, but overall I’m glad these guys are happy and feel fulfilled from this work 🔥
People who clean houses/ offices get paid really well here in Cali. And you can choose your own schedule. That’s a dream.
Zhang Weibo looks an idol 😍
I wish i had the smarts for a white collar job. Trust me, give or take 10 years and you would be complaining how your blue collar job is killing your back or making you ill.
I operate boilers. Worked in refineries/chemical/power plants for over 20 years.
Knee joint pains, a bad back, several injuries (burns, fractures), close calls with death. Beside my health, my finance takes a hit too. I'm consistently earning lower than graduates from the university.
Yeah...I would definitely pick a white collar job. Unfortunately, I'm not academically inclined.
Society now is aggressively promoting the trades and just throwing large numbers of unfilled positions in the trades out of thin air. When you eventually get a large influx of trade workers, wages will get depressed (which is the whole point). Latecomers will be equipped with a niche skillset that pays peanuts.
From a blue collar worker like myself, I would still suggest that people still focus on getting a viable degree, perhaps multi disciplined ones.
I am in my early 20s, didn't work a blue-collar job, and my back hurts anyway.
There is no good option. White collar jobs suck mentally; blue collar jobs suck physically. Choose your poison.
or if you're lucky, you can balance these two, but I think there are not many jobs like this.
@@EthicaAnatis well said, brother.
I work in healthcare. 10 years later, my back hurts for being on my feet all day long. My old manager had back surgery in his 50s another has knee problems. Go figure.
@@EthicaAnatis I operate boilers. Worked in refineries/chemical/power plants for over 20 years.
Knee joint pains, a bad back, several injuries (burns, fractures), close calls with death. Beside my health, my finance takes a hit too. I'm consistently earning lower than a fresh graduates from the university.
Yeah...I would definitely pick a white collar job. Unfortunately, I'm not academically inclined.
Well said
He will start his own cleaning business eventually
80% of his colleague thought the same
No I think his boss might ask him to co-manage his company, he’s too valuable!
it's honest work and essential
There is an oversupply of engineers but the economy can't absorb so many highly skilled workers because economic growth is a gradual process. Combined with a shortage in blue collar workers, it is a good path.
True. What a waste of graduates
@@rutherford5247 its simple offer and demand, nothing personal about that
wow such selective knowledge of economy with bias
yes their economy isn't going to grow, especially in scene of latest events /s
Oversupply of engineers?? Where?
@@whatrtheodds In developing countries.
I think the overall perception of blue collar job is changing to be better. More and more people feeling the unreasonable pressure from white collar job and the competition are just tiring.
I clicked because of the thumbnail
You thirsty.
I'm just a girl ~
@@stellanguyen259beauty
Same 😂
@@hacgiaythiengia7516 you Vietnamese
You can make big money as an electrician or plumber and it’s pretty satisfying.
That's also the case here in Australia. Is this a global trend now?
That's cos the plumber and electrician are unscrupulous in the UK. They overcharge and con people.
@@s._3560 well yes, you don’t have much choice when you don’t have water or electricity
@@carlramirez6339 It is in much of Europe. Supply and demand, you know. Too many degree holders, too few wrench holders.
As a former lawyer in Brazil I can say that any millenial or gen-z choosing to change career or stop working in the profession they've graduated is totally acceptable nowdays. I saw how the coorporate model of work treats people and how soul draining and tiresome can be to drive and waste at least 2 hours of every day just to work in a job that can only pay your bills and house expenses (that only gets more expensive by each year btw). As a former lawyer I saw true people's colors and how many people don't have any empathy and most of the time they are selfish, and this started to steal the colors of my day by day. Then, one day I said enough and thought "if I gonna work with colors, then it will be in my own way", then I went back to studying and practice illustration three years ago and never looked back and never regreted it, I'm working as freelance with different studios outside my country and this month I also started my "solo career" in parallel. It took time to make a living out of it and it has it's own challenges, but at least now I'm felling that I am being myself in this world and not just another cog to make a coorporate machine work.
Congratulations! I hope it all goes well :) I think we need to start normalising having different careers throughout your life. Gone are the days of our parents and grandparents where they could get a good job and stay there for the rest of their lives comfortably and have enough for a good retirement
i'm a law freshgrad, i just graduated 2 months ago. now my family keep pushing me to find a job soon, i know it's either be a corp lawyer or work in a lawfirm but none of those options fits me. i chose law as my major because of my sole purpose to help people, but after learning how bullshit & corrupt the justice system is (especially in my country indonesia. if you know what's happening here) i felt betrayed... somehow? i blamed myself for being 'too' idealistic for my own good. i've always been into art ever since i was a kid and now i'm a crocheter, i've earned money from it even though not that much but what i value the most is how enjoyable and how happy i was doing it. it's stressful too but i knew i'm doing what i want and this is something i genuinely care about so i wanna keep pushing. thinking about getting into white collar jobs really break my spirit bc i know there will be no time for this anymore. i used to intern in a corporate and i've gotten a taste of how soul-sucking it was. i'd want to tell them that working in law field would just make me even more depressed about life and the world (i'm already not in a good mental state because the stress i went through since highschool).
At least they got jobs. Some of us don't 😢
It is nothing wrong for graduates to take on blue-collar jobs. I think they can be as successful as the white collar workers if they thrive and persevere! 👍
I'm an engineer(civil) from the corporate world.
I, too, don't feel like being there my whole life.
I'm looking for ways to switch.
I feel better as I watched this.
Thank you & Good luck.
♡
He is handsome !!!
Yes very
He looks so happy and proud talking about his job. That alone is a blessing. Good for you bro, hope more people can experience that 🎉
I work as a cook …my job is stable , the money is good enough for me to live comfortably ( no stupid corporate meetings, no stupid pr, no unpaid salary overtime) I just do my shift and go home simple
unpaid overtime is killing me, help
Gen Z understands that quality of life is more important than accolades. It's so encouraging to see through world change. Good For them.
in my early twenties I was studying to be an accountant, but the job market was tight and the office environment didn't work out for me, life was very grey for me back then.
by luck I got into the trade and found that I like it, now I have a license as appliance repair technician and enjoying my work much more than I expected, the pay is very well and I actually make a lot more than I did when I was white collar.
I am Chinese Canadian so I understand the pressure of having that expectation of parents wanting their children to be white collar and earning big. So I was very lucky that my parents understood and are proud of me.
don't let the society expectation keep you away from choosing a career you love.
I worked on Wall St. for years with an amazing income. 9/11 happened and 6 months later I was let go. At first, i was devastated. I worked full time at different places till the kids were old enough go to college. I saw a RUclips video several years ago about a guy who works part time in grocery store after leaving his career. Which got me thinking about the movie bed of Rose's (1996). I downsized and now work part for Amazon. I can work as much or as little as I want. Less is more!!!!! I own a tiny cottage, a steady income and my adopted pitbull. Life is perfection.
I can relate to his story. I'm a white collar job employee back in the Philippines (Mechanical Engineer) but chose to work as blue collar worker here in Taiwan. I earned more now compared to my previous job in my country.
What is ur work in taiwan?
Your situation is still different as many white collar Filipinos are forced to move abroad for blue collar work due to lack of upward mobility and government corruption. This story is about choosing freely blue collar jobs for mental happiness not survival.
What does a mechanical engineer earn per year in the Philippines?
Cleaning is highly therapeutic. Leaving a space much cleaner than before is proven to be good for your well-being. That explains why these boys seem to be very positive & happy. Good for them!
Working behind the computer all day is like slowly dying.
The smiles on their faces are not a facade or for show. They truly love what they do. And thats the most important thing i think. I clean my house often as well. If you know what you are doing its not that hard or draining at all. But when u are in a corporate environment it really is suffocating. So i can relate to their choise of work honestly. I am happy for them.
I wanted a blue collar type job but my parents didn’t want me to because "I’d be wasting my smarts"
Ok and by working white collar I’d be wasting my mental health 🙃
You can try blue collar, it's hard work though 💪
Not everybody suitable for routine type of work, some prefer more of project type, thats why many choose to go for startups. At the end of the day, inner peace is more important in the long run especially if the pay is the same.
Most corporate companies now are very toxic. And human want to live as real human, not robots.
Wish more young men challenged norms instead of lashing out or giving up. Kudos to them
I'm not a GenZ myself, but I totally get this guy. I worked with the computers, but recently changed my job for cleaning job. Like he says, it feels good when you see effects of your work. Plus, staring at the computer screen for eight hours a day is terrible. At least I actually MOVE in my new work. 😂
He really does look happy
I think private contractor is what everyone is actually striving for. My dad is one of- he does HVAC, plumbing, and electricity. All of these help when he’s a landlord owning 3 different houses and can do his own repairs.
The money in the U.S. for blue collar work is a lot more if you’re doing independently. You don’t have to deal with the public very much.
Lawyers and Doctors are envious.
Whatever makes you happy.. I tried a blue collar job it just isnt for me
I had all kinds of accidents in 2 yrs working for a medical manufacturing job
from soft assembly to running and maintaining machines..
I literally almost got trapped in an oven..I am just too clumsy so for people around me and myself to be safe from me I will stick to an office job
Clumsy is always part of first time work, one day, you will be experience job, just don't give up
I worked at a warehouse and met some people, some of which are still good friends. The job was heavy lifting of boxes, wrapping of product on pallets for loading in a container and other duties, and just being around people you can talk with comfortably and laugh makes it so much better than a corporate job. Sometimes we forget to just be happy while chasing another lifestyle and our jobs drain our life little by little leading to health problems and early deaths.
Una maravilla, si viviera en China, de seguro los contrataría. Tienen una vibra positiva y hacen muy bien su trabajo, genial. Saludos y felicitaciones desde el Perú 🇵🇪
My story is slightly different, because I definitely do not make more money now, but I left my high-stress job where I would be answering emails at night and be worrying about the job constantly and started working at a grocery store. Less pay, but way less stress. The fact that I can leave the job and not have to think about it until the next time I step in the store is amazing. There is enough stimulation that every day feels different, and there is possibility for upwards mobility. I now have the title of supervisor and still do not have to think about the job outside of working hours. It's freeing.
Same with me In INDIA I joined (Hongs Kitchen) a brand owned by Subsidiary of Domino's in India. I left the workplace in just one Week because, man the DM is just so depressing person I ever encountered in my life.
I've been cooking Since I was 13 years old I am now 24 years old I loved to Cook.❤
Ha bhai me bhi india se 5 yers
Heavy metal industries
Automobile
Moulding
Hamare uper wala hamko deta he strees load
1 Taki uska uper wala uski na mare
2 inferno monarch hierarchy ya kaho ki authority dekhte he
3 person ne apni G mara li pure apni jindagi aur ab jaha he waha usko vo feel nahi aa raha to vo
Ye kam karta he
5 yers Me
TATA
FORCE
BHARAT FORCE
MILK DIRY
OR BHI THODE HE
ye mat kehna itne kyu permanent nahi he kuch 6 ya 2 yers ka max contract hota he
Jaha bhi dekha mene har jaga ek MC ja bacha mila
Kai jaga thida uski bat suno khush karo matlab chato thoda 😅 to dikkat nahi deta vo
Kahi jaga Banda narcistic hora he pura tumare oain me uski khushi he
Tume late bhejega kabhi jada rulayega lunch time
To kabhi leave nahi dega li to pata hi kya hoga next day vo injoy karte he bs*k
Aur bhaiye mera 5 yers ka experience bol raha
Me 10 pehle se work kar rah hu
Sabse acha self employed ho jayo service fo
Bike repaire ya kuch aur
Moter windig
Electrician work me soch raha yahi karu
Job bahot toxic ho rahi ajj kamm
Even tho
Cummins india bhi
Bahot bate karti he
Lekin bahot toxicity he work bahot hard he 20kg ke part uthane padte kyu ki vo jaga bahot side hoti he
Uspe bhi kar sakte he hydraulic table motter Jack nahi ji
Vo jo work kar raha uski lete he kuch dino pehle me hi tha animes ek
Uper se shouts alag
5:30 ko bhi bol raha kyu nahi lagaya tumne kya bolu abb
De duya resing
1 mint me 3 bar bumar hua bass hevy liad aur work se
Limit me hota he na sab theek he yarr
Lekin pura ye chus kete he
14k se 22k ka work nikalna he
I am a graduate of law and had worked for a corporation for 10 years... I can totally understand where he is coming from.
i'm speechless rn but not shocked either. i'm a law freshgrad and i always found people that validate what i've been thinking about all this time. what's frustrating is because it went against what everyone was thinking.
Propanganda to get young people to stop vying comfy high-paying jobs from those in their 40s - 50s because they know there is not enough and those in their 40-50s want their happy ending to last forever. Propaganda for Singaporeans to see that there is not enough white collar jobs to go around. CNA has been publishing these kinds for videos in recent years. They are saying to young people "be grateful of what little we give you./ allow you to have", look at what people in China are experiencing.
Interesting
because some people are not competent enough even after graduation and still want to get comfy high paying job
may be its not wrong to teach them some modesty and gratefullness
after all we can't be all gifted geniuses but think otherwise
Important note is how the pay gap between blue collared and white collared jobs has narrowed. People can do necessary work while enjoying the same dignity they would have if they were at a corporate job. As for the cultural aspect, that will change with the passing of generations. Time will take care of that one
0:43 they're like the Chinese Ghostbusters 😄
If all jobs paid fair, many people would choose blue collar jobs.
The human race had evolved in half a million years around mostly physical activities. If pay doesnt count, any jobs involving physical actitities and hand eyes coordination tend to bring more enjoyment and satisfaction than sitting idly all day at one spot.
As long as the physical jobs aren't over-exhausting on the body!
He smiling and looks happy that’s all that matters
The part where the 5 boys were walking in a line, they look like in a band or ghostbusters 😂
in my final college year now, im imagining life after i graduate and was thinking the same but who knows. I don't particularly enjoy office jobs where you spend most of your time sitting in front of a screen, doing paperwork and all... i would love a job that pays enough and would excite me to go to work rather than a high-paying job that makes me feel like a prisoner.
Bcos the barrier of entry is much lower for blue collar jobs, these jobs don't pay enough to make you excited to go to work.
@@gavinlew8273 i believe the excitement would also come from the sense of accomplishment in completing a task, the relationship they've built with their colleagues, and the satisfaction of contributing to society through their work.
Zhang is cute 🥰
You gay.
He's handsome n seems cool
I need his insta 😅
HAHA same eyes!
@@Khikhii999 tell me when someone gives It to you pleaseee
Best decision you ever did brother. Corporate life is sucking the soul out of everybody except the bosses. Keep up the good work!
Im an economist and doing all the interviews and coding tests live which have to be perfect and even if I am certified in official tools that does not count if I forget a simple thing they ask me about the tool at the spot, I am so done with work that I am switching to other simple careers I hope to live from the land as a farmer and forget all this... is exhausting
This happens now market is crazy many people for entry level 3-4 year you send many cv and reject for this reason many people start small business to sell food or product.
I agree. If it's stressful then why do it?
they could seriously take this to the next level - do social media posts about the places they got to see along their cleaning routes, the fun jokes they exchanged, the memorable things they saw while on their job.
I started a cleaning company while I was studying mechanical engineering, I decided to continue with the business even though I finished with a masters in engineering design. I learnt so much about business and my analytical skills with problem solving is of much benefit.
He's so cute and he seems to feel complete and happy with what he's doing
Blue collar work is okay as long as it's indoors...try being in the hot sun everyday for 4 to 5 hours..your skin will hate you...which is why Asians often avoid blue collar work in farming and construction.
Im happy for him! I also feel unhappy in my corporate job. its great he could find something else that he actually enjoys
I think accomplishment isnt getting the most well paying job, its being able to like what you do without feeling as stressed.
Has been working in an office for years I hate making decisions sometimes. I hate solving thing just to make my boss happy. Everyday I wake up all I could think about is work and I started thinking about being a barista or a waitress and smell coffee every morning and chit chat with other worker.
I’m a doctor and I asked my parents if I could just be their pet. I’d rather bark than deal with all of the mental, physical, and emotional stress.
Then why you became a doctor if you don't like stress?
@@mausi28 He got forced
Lmao u are so real for this. As smn who almost got into medical college i fr wonder how doctors do it. It feels like exploitation, working longer shifts day and night. I wish they fixed this. Hired more doctors so that a single person dsnt have to overwork. It is ridiculous how unemployment is so high but a single person overworks to death. This is pure exploitation
😂😂😂😂
As an Iraqi i envy you for having suck a modren and clean environment to expirment like this , i am a 23 yrs medical lab graduate with (very good results in college) but I chose to work in a different field that is not medical and isn't complex but the environment is not welcoming and it's not safe and hot and there are sand storms i really wanna die
we don't need u sorry we are full
maybe ask from West
This is me right now in trades school as I work my corporate job. Can't wait to be done
This kinds of mature and wisdom thinking process would never exist in Singapore. A nation with people avoid "losing face" in public.
👏 well done young men. The stigma attached to “blue collar” jobs versus “white collar” is so elitist. I bet 3/4 of his former colleagues couldn’t do the physical labor he is doing as a cleaner, and do it well.
Also, Taking pride in what you do and doing your best at something that brings personal fulfillment is something to be admired.
Well done, sending love from USA
No one is talking about how good looking this guy is
Every job has its own significance, challenges, and responsibilities. Instead of criticizing or comparing, let's respect and acknowledge them.
Job is job.
Every job is valuable and respectable.
However us asians have a very low mentality. Some think being unemployed is better than doing job lower than their level.
I hope our this generation will be able to change this mentality of asia
the world needs more people like them, respect from India.