All the handymen I know are extremely intelligent.
That is not true for me. But I am curious—if you think that this type of service/blue-collar jobs are occupied by highly intelligent people, where are the stupids? Half of the population is below the median intelligence, where are they? Where do they work? What kind of jobs do they take?
Nannies tend to be of about average intelligence
Again, not according to my observations (though I admit we may have different baselines). I agree that immigrant nannies—like other immigrants—have to demonstrate a certain level of capability and independence to get to where they are. But I don’t think this level is very high.
On the other hand, for some intelligent people becoming a nanny in the US is the easiest way to improve their condition. So there is a lot of variance—some nannies are very bright and some are not. Just like most people, really :-)
But low-IQ people won’t do well in a large corporation. They are not that good at covering their asses and are not very valuable as minions. A large corp will probably have difficulties getting rid of them (for a variety of reasons), but it’s not their natural habitat.
Good point. I imagine many are in prison, homeless, or perpetually unemployed on welfare or supported by family, but no way that accounts for half of the working-age population at present. The rest must be working, and not as rocket surgeons.
That is not true for me. But I am curious—if you think that this type of service/blue-collar jobs are occupied by highly intelligent people, where are the stupids? Half of the population is below the median intelligence, where are they? Where do they work? What kind of jobs do they take?
Again, not according to my observations (though I admit we may have different baselines). I agree that immigrant nannies—like other immigrants—have to demonstrate a certain level of capability and independence to get to where they are. But I don’t think this level is very high.
On the other hand, for some intelligent people becoming a nanny in the US is the easiest way to improve their condition. So there is a lot of variance—some nannies are very bright and some are not. Just like most people, really :-)
Clearly you’ve never worked at a big corporation.
Your username is delicious :-)
But low-IQ people won’t do well in a large corporation. They are not that good at covering their asses and are not very valuable as minions. A large corp will probably have difficulties getting rid of them (for a variety of reasons), but it’s not their natural habitat.
Good point. I imagine many are in prison, homeless, or perpetually unemployed on welfare or supported by family, but no way that accounts for half of the working-age population at present. The rest must be working, and not as rocket surgeons.