Has anyone else with a software or white collar background faced bias when moving into more hands-on or blue collar roles? I was hired for a service tech path with training, left my previous job, and then let go less than two weeks in for “fit” reasons tied to construction experience. It felt like my background was treated as a liability instead of an asset. Curious how others have navigated this.

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I ran into it a lot. They feel threatened by people who are educated, for various reasons. Blue collar folks also have a dif way of communication. Talking shit to you often is a test, to see if you take yourself too seriously. Also, it's a way of bonding. You'd be best off if you dont talk about your white collar past until you've made some friends 1st. Just dodge the questions.

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I'm not sure why others might feel threatened by someone with strong communication skills. It seems like so much of blue-collar work is still governed by tribal knowledge.

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It can be a hard club to break into. Not sure why your background wasn’t considered more before being offered the job. If you are willing and able to learn, I don’t see it as an issue. Curious to hear if there is some approach that could help change the assumption of your background that others have been able to use.

Yes, I have seen white collar backgrounds misread as impractical. Fit becomes shorthand for discomfort. It is unfair, but it reveals how narrow some definitions of competence still are.

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