White collar finding out they're closer to the blue collar than large shareholders and corporate executives (who are squeezing the labor through offshoring and layoffs that dump the body of work on those who remain and can't or won't leave).
Is there some sort of evidence you have that your purported view of the white collar workforce actually believes they are somehow closer to the top than the blue collar workforce?
If anything: I’d argue white collar workers are far more realistic in their outlook on the realities of the disparity between elite executives and the rest of the working populace.
The income separation between a $55k and $300K annual salary are way closer than the difference between a $300K salary and a $1MM+ executive-level salary and I just can’t see how you’d draw any other conclusion than white collar workers are well aware.
Now; if you’re talking about the level of comfortability in living between $55K and $300K; then, sure, white collar workers aren’t going to feel the financial toll of the disparity as much, but it doesn’t at all mean they aren’t aware.
> Is there some sort of evidence you have that your purported view of the white collar workforce actually believes they are somehow closer to the top than the blue collar workforce?
They don’t unionize. It is their only lever to correct the unilateral nature of the relationship, and yet, so many excuses given why they shouldn’t or don’t. “Temporarily embarrassed wealthy person” syndrome perhaps?
(I am pro union based on first principles and systems decomposition. There is no other way for workers to have agency and improved working conditions (US centric) against counterparties who systemize extraction and disposal of them. Mental models are rigid and humans are emotion and status driven though, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The beatings will continue until organizing is effective unfortunately)
