A menial job is a job that requires low skills, is low paid, involves repeating the same tasks, and is perceived in society as being of low value.
[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-february-11-2018-1.4528197/michael-s-essay-we-don-t-value-menial-work-and-we-should-1.4528219] It can be used as a means of discrimination.
Menial jobs are essential for many economic sectors (hospitality industry, retail, agriculture, manufacturing sector). One of the advantages is that it can be found relatively easily and that it offers a secure
income
Income is the consumption and saving opportunity gained by an entity within a specified timeframe, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. Income is difficult to define conceptually and the definition may be different across fields. F ...
in periods of economic crisis and high
unemployment
Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is the proportion of people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work du ...
.
Examples of menial jobs:
cashiers, employees in fast food restaurants,
janitors
A cleaner, cleanser or cleaning operative is a type of Industry (economics), industrial or domestic worker who is tasked with cleaning a space. A janitor (Scotland, United States and Canada), also known as a custodian, Facility Operator, porter ...
, construction workers.
See also
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Dead-end job
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Unskilled labor
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Bullshit job
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Indentured servitude
Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract called an " indenture", may be entered voluntarily for a prepaid lump sum, as payment for some good or s ...
References
Employment classifications
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