Talk:Gold-collar worker
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Totally agree that globalisation/globalization needs to be brought up in the context of GWCs. I think the term is gaining currency as a way of referring to the globally-mobile workforce of professionals and specialists, and does deserve an entry.
Hmm. This article does definitely not represent a world-wide view. It is obviously "americanocentric": in example, all GWCs listed are american. Also, is this really worth an article? I have not ever heard anyone use the term. Granted, I do not live in an anglophone country - but still. I'm just a flippin fjord lovin fool from Scandamornonia, you know a friggin swede... Jobjörn 02:16, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
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The second source provided talks about yuong working class people who do not have a college degree. In the article provided, USA Today states that many working class young poeple may have disposable income now but will later end up poor as their earning potential is low. This article contradicts the article on this page. It identifies gold collar worker as poor persons who temporarily have gained some disposable income but will later be poor. This source, by stating that gold collar workers are realtively poor, contradicts the entire article. Please provide some authoritive sources for this article as its exsistance seems highly arbatrary and I am considering to list this article as a deletion canidate. Thank you for contributing however. Regards, Signaturebrendel 19:03, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
- So you're saying that it's someone else's fault that you can't understand the article. 65.10.56.223 19:52, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
There seems to be a huge varience in how this label is being used. Two of the main uses being in Marketing (somewhat derogatory in my opinion, and in the Workforce. My opinion is that this article should also include these other distictions or be removed. See: [1]or [2] turner.greg@mchsi.com16:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- You're right this term can mean totally different things. The two main definitions, for that matter, seem to contradict each other. Thanks for the source. I don't really have the time re-write the article right now, but may do so in the future, unless of course somebody beets me to it ;-). Anyways, thanks and happy editing, Signaturebrendel 06:16, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
-I'm Pretty sure this article has no concrete references or citations. to expedite the cleansing, this article is BULLSHIT What military personal earn "35-50k per year" or, whos potential is 150k whilst their peers are in school? how about a gold standard of facts, instead of gold plated bullshit —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.174.67.110 (talk) 19:30, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology
I am curious as to the origins of the term "gold-collar", obviously adaptation of the old blue- and white-collar dichotomy. "Gold", perhaps a reference to conspicuousness of that sub-class' spending? Melizabethfleming 02:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History
The history of this article should be blanked now that the copyvio has been dealt with.—Cronholm144 21:32, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Article is gibberish
One part says "They are lawyers and computer programmers, stock analysts and community planners, editors and engineers" and another part says the term "describes a person who has attended vocational school, community college or other post-high school education, but didn't graduate or has a high school diploma or less, 18 to 25 years old and is employed either full time or part time." The article is complete gibberish and contradicts itself. Brilliant Pebble (talk) 20:17, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
--Agreed. It contradicts itself to the point that it's completely useless.
--It's not gibberish, it's a brilliant, well executed flame. Hurrah! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.213.224 (talk) 05:25, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] origins of the gold collar standard.
actually, i was of the understanding there are two gold collar standards.
One, being in reference to McDonalds. Where highly skilled labor would in a derogatory term refer to younger semi-skilled semi-intelligent workers calling them gold collar. They are typically young 20 somethings who have enough cash to have fun and not enough common sense to invest in themselves and their educations yet.
Two, being highly skilled and highly educated labor. Gold collar, white collar, blue collar, and no collar.... ^ ^
Just my two cents. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.162.200.137 (talk) 03:50, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
