Monday

Human being with white-collar job: “Let’s start the day with 4 hours of cognitively stressful work, followed by some issues of responsibility, and then go share some personal stories in all tranquillity over there by the coffee machine.”

Society: “Skill should be rewarded. Let’s pay them a lot.”

vs.

Human being with blue-collar job: “Let’s start the day by physically exhausting ourselves for at least 8 hours in a row, all the while receiving humiliating treatment from people with a white-collar job, and then go share some personal stories in our free time.”

Society: “Anyone can lift stuff and be nice. Let’s pay them barely.”