Are there any "undesirable" professions in Canada?

— (Valentina) Good afternoon, everyone! Today we are going to talk about so-called "non-prestigious" jobs.

— (Inna) I've been wondering about "prestigious" and "non-prestigious" jobs for a long time. Do you know what I encountered when I first came to Canada? The fact that newly arrived immigrants have a kind of slight arrogance about work in general. "It's not a prestigious job: I can't sit in an office. It's not a prestigious job: I can't take care of an old person. It's a non-prestigious job: I can't be a waiter, I can't be a construction worker because I'm an engineer".

I do not understand where this arrogance comes from. The fact is that you came to a new country, you do not know the rules of this country, and for you these "non-prestigious" jobs are a way to get to know the country, the people.

You can meet anyone in these jobs because Canada is a country of immigrants, and I have a lot of respect for people who do these "non-prestigious" jobs at first. Do you know why? These people work, they're not a burden on society, they don't get on the welfare, they actually help their family, they take care of their family. I think they're great guys! They're great people. They go out and work, no matter what.

And there is a certain category of people who say, "We will never work in this job. And they get on the welfarist. These are the kind of people who are moaners, who despise people in "non-prestigious" jobs.

Look at what Canadians get: Here it is customary for a child to start earning his or her own pocket money after the age of 12-14. No matter how well or poorly the family is provided for. I can tell you that we know one person who started working from the age of 16 in "non-prestigious" jobs.

— (Valentina) So-called non-prestigious jobs.

— (Inna) Yes, "non-prestigious" — I keep saying in quotes. The man finished his life with a huge factory. And he started with these very jobs. The matter is that those people who worked in that country, who achieved something in that country, who were not afraid to study, and people who learn absolutely everything, even in "non-prestigious" jobs, reach really big heights in the further life.

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— (Valentina) I wanted to add that, first of all, I don't understand where the words "prestigious" and "non-prestigious" came from. I still can't understand how a job can fit into that category. Secondly, here with Canadians, it doesn't matter who you work. It matters if you don't work, it causes...

— (Inna) ...a sense of rejection.

— (Valentina) Yes, because then you are sitting — as you say, welfarist — on welfare from the state. What is an allowance?

— (Inna) You're handicapped.

— (Valentina) Not disabled. It means you have arms, legs, and head, but you are on welfare. What is welfare? It means I work, pay taxes, and you, a healthy aunt/uncle, are sitting on that benefit. That's not dignified.

— (Inna) Because of my pride. This is the very same deadly sin called hubris. Guys, avoid it, it does not lead to anything good.

— (Valentina) Next point. If you are even a trashman, no matter who, do you think if you want to be a member of a golf club, a yacht club, there, if they look at your profession, they won't let you be one? Ridiculous. Will someone stop communicating with you? Yes, here, even when you are in any society and say what you do, no one will move an eyebrow, whether you are building rockets or cleaning garbage. It doesn't matter here.

— (Inna) The only thing that matters here is how much money you get per hour. Excuse me, the same garbage man who drives down the street and cleans gets up to $35 an hour.

— (Valentina) Now, do you think it's prestigious or not? And sitting in an office somewhere, getting $15 an hour...

— (Inna) If only 15!

— (Valentina) Absolutely, yes, it is absolutely everyone's choice. And also, here in Canada, you don't see people with signs saying "Help, no money", "Give me something to eat". That's just nonsense. And when you use public transport (I mean train or metro). I was in one of our countries, excuse me, and after riding in the subway for just half an hour, I saw, almost at every station in the car people came in with a long such howling: "Help me, people!" Something had burned down and something had been stolen from them; they had nothing to eat or drink and all they could say was "help". A young woman was saying these words in a dreary voice. But it is clear that this is a person's profession, I do not know how "prestigious" or "non-prestigious" it is.

You won't see that here. Yes, we have shown you the so-called homeless a couple of times, but, unfortunately, these are sick people. These are sick people who have housing, who will be caught, washed, provided with housing, but they will still go out on the street. There are only a few of them, it's not mass. And about "(un)prestigious", maybe someday someone will give me an explanation of what is "prestigious" and what is not. For me, prestigious is not asking.

— (Inna) And in general, I think it is prestigious when your family does not need anything. I have already told you about a musician who plays in the evening, that is his profession, but because his family needed money, he would go to the night shift and pound boxes because his family needed that money. It was necessary to keep his family alive. It was a temporary job and he did it.

I am proud to say, "Yes, I know such a person!" Because his family will support him at any time, in any of his life situations, in any of his health conditions. Because he does everything for her. He brought his family here, to a safe country. Honestly, I take my hat off to this man.

And it's a temp job. What's my point? That's what Valentina is saying. Because in a very short period of time, the situation will change. The person will either go to study, or will confirm their diplomas and will work in the profession in which they used to work in their country. Or he will change his profession cardinally.

— (Valentina) I want to say that some people stay in so-called "non-prestigious" jobs because they are satisfied with everything. They enjoy the job and the income they wanted to have. And they do not even want to change their profession.

— (Inna) Yes, that's their bar.

— (Valentina) Absolutely. They stay. I used to ask the dentist, "Why haven't you had your diploma confirmed?" She keeps seeing grandmothers, taking care of the elderly. She says, "Yeah I counted that to me, I only work 5 hours, there's not as much responsibility, I get more enjoyment out of it. In terms of salary it may be less, yes, it is less, but I am satisfied with this amount, I am satisfied with everything". There are a lot of such people too. Everyone has his own choice and lives the way he thinks is right. But the main thing is not to ask and not to whine. This is the main thing. Good day to all! And a good mood!

— (Inna) Bye-bye! And have faith that things will change. And these here "non-prestigious" jobs are only in your head, it's no one else's. Any job is a job. A job for which you get paid. And that's the most important thing. And you live on this money and do not ask anybody for anything. All the best and good luck! Bye! Bye!