Blue-collar workers belong to middle-income groups, mainly manual labor, and their income is lower than that of white-collar, pink collar and gold collar. White-collar workers correspond to blue-collar workers, and their general income is stable. Pink collar refers to female office workers, which is the biggest difference between pink collar and the other three collars; The "Golden Collar" is the highest stratum in the three collars, with good academic qualifications and considerable income, ranking first among the three collars.
Blue collar:
"﹙Blue-collar worker﹚" is a definition of lifestyle from the West, which was put forward in the 1950s, when the United States entered the information age. The term "blue-collar workers" appeared relatively late and only began to appear in the 1940s. Known as white-collar relatives, it refers to all working-class people who mainly do manual labor, such as ordinary industrial and mining workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, dock workers, warehouse managers and so on. Blue-collar workers belong to middle-income groups.
Many blue-collar workers are quite experienced and knowledgeable about their work. Although not all of them have formal school education, after accumulating certain experience, they are usually appointed as team leaders by superiors, such as foremen, which is an example. Other blue-collar workers also have the characteristics of wage calculation and payment, usually by the hour, which may be paid weekly instead of monthly, or by cash instead of cheque or remittance bank. Blue-collar workers who work in shifts have less rest time. The salary of blue-collar workers is lower than that of white-collar workers in most cases, but some very professional blue-collar workers may also have high salaries. Finally, compared with white-collar workers, blue-collar workers face very high occupational injuries and risks, and usually enjoy certain medical insurance benefits.
White collar:
White-collar workers are a definition of lifestyle in the west, which is usually used to represent professionals with higher incomes. This word may have been used from 1928 at the earliest. At that time, it represented non-manual workers, such as civil servants and faculty, and was a group in contrast with blue-collar workers. White-collar workers are less engaged in manual labor, and the professional class in the company is often administrative or formal staff, who have professional working ability, such as doctors or lawyers. In some sociological studies, managers are sometimes classified as one of the white-collar workers.
The term "white-collar" first appeared in the early 1920s, and its scope included all non-manual workers who were employed and paid, so it was called "white-collar". Generally, their working conditions are neat, neatly dressed and their collars are white. Including technicians, managers, clerks, salesmen, typists, stenographers, clerks, accountants, shop assistants and teachers, doctors, lawyers, ordinary staff and so on. These people have good income and working conditions. However, because they have no means of production, they are still in the position of employment. In developed capitalist countries, the total number of white-collar workers exceeds that of blue-collar workers, accounting for about 60%-70% of the total number of workers. The white-collar class is an enviable class with good welfare, high income and stable status.
Pink collar:
In the definition of sociologists, pink collar usually refers to women who are engaged in auxiliary work. For example, the most representative pink collar is a secretary, and there are also data entry workers, store salesmen, teachers or other educational jobs. Other jobs include nursing and cleaning. In western society, it is a cliche to classify women as pink collars, because this classification is too unequal, and there is a controversial view that increases the traditional division of labor and limits women's more job opportunities.
In the Asian world, the use of pink-collar family is usually not derogatory. On the contrary, it is one of the words used in popular and marketing lifestyles. Many women's magazines are targeted at the promotion of pink-collar people. In addition, the difference between pink-collar family and "﹙Office Lady﹚" is not obvious. Many times, OL and Pink Collar refer to the same person.
Pink collar does not mean that all women in this ethnic group wear pink collar clothes, but to be with the other two; There is a distinction between blue-collar workers and white-collar workers, and pink is used to represent female groups. The word "pink collar" appeared after the above two words, probably from a book of the same name written by Louise KappwHowe in 1997.
Golden collar:
Gold collar is the social recognition of these people's comprehensive qualities, such as knowledge structure, public relations ability, team coordination ability, management ability, social relations resources and so on. It is generally believed that Jinling is not only a top technical expert, but also has the right to manage the fate of white-collar workers. They are generally over 30 years old, and many of them got their degrees from abroad. With their profound professional knowledge, excellent quality and understanding of life, they won the respect and recognition of others. The "golden collar" class are generally veterans with good educational background and achievements in a certain industry, and their income is generally considerable.
Generally, the golden collar class is the senior managers of foreign-funded enterprises, the Chinese representatives of foreign-funded institutions in China, the managers of large private companies and the senior leaders of state-owned enterprises. The status of the gold collar class depends not only on solid professional knowledge, but also on rich professional experience, which is the main factor for their enviable status today. Just graduated college students, even MBA graduates, generally can only be white-collar workers, not gold collars.
In China's workplace, people have become accustomed to using the color of "collar" to divide different groups of people, from the high-ranking general manager, to the civilian staff who go in and out of luxury business centers, and then to the ordinary workers who operate machinery. The color of the collar also explains the new professional concept.
Jinling is an out-and-out urban elite with a sense of accomplishment and excellent quality of life. First-class working environment, top brands from head to toe, confident and restrained smile and step-by-step pace are their common characteristics. Frequent business trips are the norm in their lives. Of course, they are at work most of the time, and overtime is common. They pay attention to current affairs and are loyal readers of international news, finance and sports. They work hard before they consider getting married at the age of 30; They pay attention to self-feeling and self-realization. Choosing a career depends on personal preference just like making friends, and it is most important to give full play to your personality and ability. They need to be recharged at any time and often appear in various advanced training courses at night and weekends. Therefore, they are "tired and happy".