Thankless Jobs

Listening to the radio this morning and heard a man be down right nasty to someone that he thought was a telemarketer...he was very rude and told her she should get REAL job.   How condescending he sounded...turned out this woman was actually a radio DJ and his tuned changed.   But it made me think...this is REALLY how we view people who do those less than what we think are desirable jobs.

Now I am not a fan of telemarketers...they can be annoying for sure, but really it IS what they do.  And for whatever reason they choose to do it, that is up to them. Who are we to judge what kind of person they are, doesn't mean they are unintelligent or undeserving of the same respect as some CEO of a corporation.   They are a living breathing person providing for themselves and most of the time a family.   What are some other thankless jobs that we view as not a "real" job?   Society seems to treat those that have less than what we think are desirable jobs as if they don't work a real job.  Where would we be without those UN real jobs?   We would have garbage laying all over the place and piling up around us if it weren't for waste management positions. Those that work in the service industry also tend to be looked upon as somewhat less than.  If we didn't have service workers, there would be no dinner out, no clean hotel rooms, no clean hospital rooms, stores, etc.  What if there were no pizza delivery person?  They are providing us a great luxury of not having to cook and go pick up our own food.  Tell me  how would the grocery stores be stocked?   Someone has to plant the produce, harvest the produce and prepare it and then ship and deliver it to the grocery stores. THOSE and many more ARE REAL jobs!    

How dare anyone be so condescending and judgmental to those who are working and doing what they can to live, clothe, feed, provide a home for themselves and their families!?!?   They all could be just living off of the system...but they choose to do what they can and work a REAL job!  OR how about maybe, just MAYBE they are doing what they want to do...maybe they enjoy what they are doing.

And that folks is my rant for the day!  Say thank you to that hard working person handing you that soft drink and fries out the window today!