Blue Collar Brilliance By Mike Rose Analysis

The author Mike Rose argues that most people seem to belief that work requiring less schooling requires less intelligence. I concur with the author and belief that this notion is wrong and that work requiring less schooling doesn 't necessarily means that requires less intelligence. There are plenty of jobs, the blue-collar type, that required a level of memorization, reasoning, and intelligence like any other job that may seem of higher standard. Like Mike Rose did in his article “ Blue collar brilliance’ I can show from my own experience what workers are capable of doing. I watched my father work harder than anyone and trying to be the best just cleaning in the kitchen and waiting tables. I experienced the hard work and level of intelligence …show more content…
In this job he needed a quick mind. There were a lot of orders from people and the quicker the better. So, his great memorization skills were are used here. He also had to be able to communicate with people and be at his best and earn a good tip. In his last job he had to talk to people all the time and even businessman from other countries. Now, he had to learn a new language fast and put those skills at work. The better he talked and the more fluent he seemed the better the paid. This was a physical job, but the key wasn 't to have good strength, that was part of it. He learned to work quick and smart. He learned to ‘save time’ as he put it and make the best with the time given to him. My father used all his knowledge and skills at full in this job and he made the best out of …show more content…
She learned to combine certain chemicals that smelled better when used in the rooms. Thismade the room smell nicer and that way the managers when they entered the room it had a good first impression. If the plates were not well clean by the maid and she had to do it she learned to combine detergents and this way it was better to clean those tough marks in the glasses and plates. When the managers looked at how good her rooms were they quickly send people to her for training. Now, the etching skills didn 't seemed useless after all. She trained people good and now when anyone new comes the send it to her. What looked like a simple job, waste simple after all. She had to use a lot of skills and intelligence to do her job better and be the best at it.
The use of our intelligence is required in any job, from the director of a company to a kitchen worker, from a teacher to a supervisor. Every job no matter how small it seemed requires intelligence and thoughtfulness from our part. I experienced this in life. I watched as my brother used his intelligence and quick mind to do, what it looked like a simple job. His job at the office of a hotel was to check that the supervisors had finished their rooms put it in a computer and also give them any room that was ready to be cleaned or