real skills
PhD holders
Medical Doctors sure, but c’mon. Education level is not indicative of any real life skill
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Bluewing@lemmy.world 3 days agoYeah, most of the EU prefers their immigrants to have real skills they want, like Medical Doctors, PhD holders, and be on the younger side to provide all the tax revenue they can get.
But they aren’t really in need of low skill workers. And it doesn’t matter where you come from. They got all the neurotic home-grown waiters they need.
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Perhaps not. But a PhD is indicative of highly specialized knowledge, like mathematics, engineering, or physics. All knowledge sets that are highly prized by nations around the world.
Waiters need not apply…
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
What is your thing against waiters? Do you believe that they contribute less to society than someone who has a PhD in sociology or some bs?
Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have nothing against waiters. The world needs some waiters. I used them as an example. But yeah, a doctorate in sociology will probably improve humanity to a greater extent than being a waiter. And to be honest, even a doctorate in sociology isn’t at the top of the list like a medical doctor would be.
And when it comes to emigration, countries want the best educated people they can get so they can improve their nation and the people’s lives that live there. Like it or not, waiters, taxi drivers, and cashiers, by and large, are not on the desirable list of professions for Western nations looking for immigrants.
kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
so which special skills do you have?
MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I can play 25 different instruments, record and produce music at a professional level, I can direct photography for a motion pictures, write television news copy, code in 5(ish) different languages, mill lumber from raw timber, gut and fillet SO MANY different types of fish, build structure out of earthen building material, I can wire photovoltaic panels in series or parallel and am familiar with both 13v and 24v system, and I can do pretty much anything to a car that doesn’t require a lift or a hoist.
But are any of those special without the little paper that says you can do them?
kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
so why dont you get a trade school diploma for one of those?
should be simple enough if you already have experience
the reason they ask for diplomas is because it’s difficult to prove someones competence if they dont have that piece of paper, unfortunately
architect@thelemmy.club 2 days ago
I own a small manufacturing company but god damn the eu acts like they only want major corpos with awful labor practices or poor people that don’t even speak their language to immigrate.
You’re smug now but those corpos will eat your next 💗
architect@thelemmy.club 2 days ago
Don’t you take plenty of low skill workers from other regions?
Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not if Trump has his way.
But migrant workers have always been a thing. Doing the lowest paying jobs with no security or care. Things like hoeing fields or handpicking tomatoes. Are you willing to travel from one job to another doing backbreaking work for little pay?