Comment by portaouflop
3 months ago
Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society? I can’t think of any (Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc)
3 months ago
Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society? I can’t think of any (Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc)
Many people have a low view of lawyers and investment bankers.
Those "low view" is out of jealousy and the idea that they're "doing evil" to get that money. It's a personal bias, which i personally also would ignore.
I have respect for lawyers, and i have respect for investment bankers (who make huge merger/acquisition deals work).
It’s not out of jealousy.
Many people believe investment bankers are a net negative for society.
In the case of lawyers, a necessary evil. I have respect for people, not a profession.
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Regardless of how that bias is formed it's a relevant opinion. A not insignificant amount of the population holds a negative opinion of lawyers and views them as trashy or shady. So much so that in many neighborhoods real estate brokers will off a casual caveat if one of the neighbors is a lawyer.
You miss the point. why the low view exists is irrelevant.
Frankly, while I acknowledge their necessity, I have a poor (default) view of both bankers and lawyers. I don't see them as bad people, but people in their professions do many bad things.
If my son brings a banker home as a prospective mate, well, let's say they're not earning status points from their profession.
You (may have) and I (do) have respect for people in tough jobs like see workers. Doesn't mean my mom wouldn't prefer I date a nice doctor. My point being that social respect does not come with your personal respect.
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> Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?
Banking? Sales?
> Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc
Well that's quite the point. Maybe those circles are small in the US, but they aren't in most of the rest of the world.
Let me just say that if I called my parents and told them that I had gotten a well-paid job at, say, a hedge fund, they would not be impressed and would likely think less of me for it.
One doesn't need to be anti-capitalist to dislike bankers, salespeople, or many other similar careers. They, in many cases at least, rely on information inequalities to deceive and rip off people. I love capitalism, but I loathe sketchy behavior done in the pursuit of money. They are two very different things.
Also, a nonzero amount of people remember events like the Great Recession that were caused by the hubris of bankers.
Underwater welders
Crane operators, any equipment operators really. Plumbers, HVAC tech, Boat Mechanics, the guy that climbed down in my septic tank to retrieve whatever he used to clear the line is making $300 an hour.
And... uhm... software developers.
I respect the shit out of the first category tbh, those people keep society going
> Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society?
All of them. Respect is not commanded because you make lots of money or have a certain job.
Lawyers, CEOs, hedge fund managers, investment bankers, congresspeople are all widely despised. To a lesser extent dentists, influencers and advertising executives are not well-loved.
Politician?