Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:24     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Blue collar, just like doctors. Very respected, though.


In what world are doctors blue collar workers? Are you nuts?


DP. If doctors are white collar, then so are nurses.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:22     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of nurses are married to cops, another white collar/blue collar hybrid.


Really? Among all my close co-workers (about 40) only 1 is married to a cop.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:21     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Blue collar, just like doctors. Very respected, though.


In what world are doctors blue collar workers? Are you nuts?


In a world where Donald Trump can say he considers himself kind of a blue collar worker.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:20     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

RN here. It's really neither. Not that I am offended if someone calls me blue collar, I just don't think it fits into either category
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:18     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:
Blue collar, just like doctors. Very respected, though.


In what world are doctors blue collar workers? Are you nuts?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:16     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of nurses are married to cops, another white collar/blue collar hybrid.


I def consider cops blue collar.

+1
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:15     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

I think it depends on where you end up. I know two professional nurses - one with a bachelor's and one with a master's in nursing - and both ended up in managerial positions. I consider them white collar. The people who are staff nurses I suppose I would consider blue collar (though typically well paid!).
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:12     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Overall, they're white collar middle class with borderline prole status.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:12     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:It seems like a lot of nurses are married to cops, another white collar/blue collar hybrid.


I def consider cops blue collar.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:11     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

It seems like a lot of nurses are married to cops, another white collar/blue collar hybrid.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:10     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Anonymous wrote:Pink collar.


+1. It's neither manual labor (though it does involve physical work) nor a desk job (though it does involve paperwork).
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:01     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Pink collar.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:01     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?


Blue collar, just like doctors. Very respected, though.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 13:00     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

Because of the schooling required, I consider it white collar even though it does contain a lot of manual work.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 12:57     Subject: Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

On the one hand, nurses are professional and many have 4 year college degrees now. On the other hand, they get paid by the hour and have to do a lot of physical tasks.