Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Classist Roommate Gets Called Out After Insulting Plumber


People that assume other people aren't carrying on with meaningful and incredibly helpful professions just because they didn't go get that college education are something else, man. This particular roommate got a swift reality check after making some disrespectful remarks pointed toward the fee that the plumber charged to come through and clean up their literal sh*t. The moral judges of Reddit's AITA in this thread are in agreement that the classist roommate was the one who was out of bounds in this scenario. 

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Font - 11 O 10 3 7 8 11 AITA for snapping at my classist roommate? Not the A-hole I live in a house with 3 other people (all students). Last week one of our toilets got really clogged up, to the point that we could not fix it by ourselves and had to call a plumber. The plumber came and was working on it for an hour, for which he charged us 50€.

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Font - Since then, one of my roommates won't stop making comments about how expensive that is and that a plumber has no right to charge so much since he didn't go to college. The last comment on a long list of them was "if you can charge 50€ an hour for fixing a toilet why are we even studying?". After this I couldn't hold it in anymore and finally snapped. I told her "I think 50€ is a more than reasonable price to deal with your literal shit. You can start working as a plumber right now if you

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Font - 123Tequilla · 2d NTA. The plumber didn't 'earn' 50$. He charged for a service he provided and he will have to pay taxes, tools/ materials and his ride to and from your location. Q Reply 453 ...

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Font - liefieblue · 2d · Partassipant [3] S 8 8 Awards NTA - if she is only realising now what people with a trade earn, she has led a very sheltered life. They have a different education, not an inferior one. People who work with their hands doing essential services are what keep our world ticking over and the sooner she realises it the better. + Reply 16.2k ...

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Smile - comparitiveanatomist · 2d · Partassipant [1] Giant NTA - your roommate needs a reality check, people deserve a fair wage regardless of their academic achievements. She sounds super bitter and entitled. O Reply 1 2.2k 3 ...

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Smile - Dookwithanegg · 2d · Asshole Enthusiast [5] NTA and you are absolutely correct. His skilled labour is worth the money. If it wasn't then she could take the €50 payment, do it herself, and end up taking significantly longer to do a worse job at a higher cost. E Q Reply 1.1k ...

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Font - aspieperhaps • 2d · Partassipant [1] NTA. How did you disrespect her? edit: it's a rhetoric question. You don't need to answer it. Reply 504 ...

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Font - Snarkybish03 · 2d So he was skilled enough to do something yall couldn't but doesnt deserve pay? Arent doctors, pilots, electricians paid for their skillset? And what is miss high and mighty studying? Hilarious if its something thats just gonna have her working at starbucks anyway with just student loans to show for it. Nta and dont you dare apologize Reply 4 121 ...

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Font - H8rsH8 • 2d During lockdown, when people started losing their jobs left and right, my dad and I had a conversation, that three jobs in particular are always going to be needed, no matter what: • Plumber Electrician HVAC technician No matter the circumstances, people will always pay whatever is necessary for those services. And none of them require a college degree - just trade school. People like your roommate are why I tell my high school students not to rule out trade school. People may

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Font - Scribb74 · 2d NTA - she needed this reality check. She reminds of a team manager at a place I used to work at, I was in facilities and was assisting our on site engineer, this manager made some snide remark about being on minimum wage to the engineer, he retorted : "I took home 75k last year after tax how much did you take home" She went beetroot and walked off. Reply 1 31 < ... +

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Smile - GreenTravelBadger · 2d NTA. You nailed it! If she feels disrespected for disrespecting someone, that's too bad, she's going to have to learn to live with it. Do not apologize. And as far as her not speaking to you, that's a blessing. Q Reply 1 18 3 ...

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Font - SNORALAXX• 2d NTA. I'm a college professor. My dad was a college professor. My grandfather was a college professor. We are perhaps the most overeducated family you would ever want to meet. But you know what we aren't? Classist snobbish jerks. I was raised to respect all people including tradespeople, waitstaff, cleaning people etc. You are right to call this person out. And you have now experienced a weird phenomenon: people often rally behind the AH rather than the person calling them ou

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Font - MAFC1934 · 2d NTA - and I LOVE your response to your RM. I wish I had an award to give you :D Reply 1 7 3 ...

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Rectangle - TinLizzy-1909· 2d NTA - People having a disrespect for "the trades" is a hot button for me. And her elitists' attitude of not studding to learn a trade is way off. I went to trade school and studied my rear off. Apprenticeships take years to complete and you are working and studying the whole time. Reply 1 6 ...

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Smile - brazentory · 2d NTA!! She's in college? She thinks that 50 is their hourly wage? That it doesn't pay for the truck and equipment they showed up in? The overhead and training? She's not the smart one is she? | Reply 1 4 ... +

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Font - mstar1125 · 2d NTA Also, the fact that 4 people couldn't fix it sort of makes the point that the plumber's services are valuable and needed. To be honest, he should have charged more! I have lots of family and friends who work in trades, and it annoys me to no end the amount of people who are either not "handy" or think their time is too valuable to spend on menial chores who then turn around and complain about how much those services cost for someone else to do them. Reply

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Font - AnAngryMelon • 2d NTA I have a fairly affluent group of friends who's parents have a wide range of jobs but by far the most wealthy's dad is a plumber Reply 5 3 ...

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Smile - leebo97 · 2d NTA - also separately yall got a fantastic deal, I dont know the exact exchange rate but my plumber friends charge $300 to come unclog a toilet, for exactly the reason of "dealing with your literal shit" Reply ...

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Font - Midia00 · 2d "if you can charge 50€ an hour for fixing a toilet why are we even studying?". NTA and thanks for the laugh I don't see how you disrespected her, you just gave her a reality check. He's done his job and deserved to be paid for it, plus I don't know in which planet she's living but a diploma does not mean you will have a higher salary than someone who doesn't, it depends on the type and diploma and job you get. Reply 14 3 ...

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Font - NecessaryHighway · 2d NTA. My old psychiatrist had a Ph.D. in addition to his M.D.. So 4 years of BS + 8 years in M.D./Ph.D. + 4 years of internship/residency/fellowship. He laughed once that despite his very long education, h still made less per hour than his plumber. Your roommate might want to take a seat. I'm in the U.S. so things may be different, but 50€ seems like a fucking bargain to me. Reply 1 3 ...

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Font - kb-g • 2d NTA, and she's in for another rude awakening when she first gets a vehicle repaired. It's supply and demand. There are relatively few plumbers and they provide an emergency service- that costs money Reply ...

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Rectangle - squidiot10 · 2d NTA I'm a tradesman. I got paid for my 5 years of workplace education. I have no student debt, and I outearn most of my college educated friends. And, if your life is on the line, who's weld would you trust? A welder making $15 per hour, or a skilled tradesmen making $45 per hour? Reply ...

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Font - mblair722 · 1d Absolutely NTA! As I always tell my kids, people working a trade are just as important as any other job, and not everyone is cut out for college and the jobs that come from it. My husband is a mechanic, and his father is a retired mechanic. When my stepson started considering doing the same, I encouraged him to do so, if it's what he really wanted. He has a learning disability, and struggled in school, so l'm not surprised he has no interest in college. I've always told him

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Font - sincerelycjones · 2d NTA. When my dad was earning his licenses, he was had to learn the complex equations that dictated WHY a certain type of pipe could withstand a certain amount of pressure. It was practically engineering. In addition to learning local zoning laws so he could pull permits. It's years of study and apprenticeships to learn the hands on portion of the job. Factoring in having to buy and maintain equipment/ tools, travel, and administrative tasks on top of the skilled trade

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Font - benx101 · 2d · Partassipant [4] NTA Just cause a plumber didn't go to normal college doesn't mean they didn't go to another secondary school. There's trade schools for plumbers, carpenters, electricians, etc. Often those schools are less time than normal college! Your friend just didn't like that you didn't agree with her Q Reply 1 2 ...

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Font - wtfmop · 2d NTA. This is a super reasonable call out charge and fixing fee. People that learn a trade are essential to a functioning society, and are unlikely to have put themselves in to debt doing it. A lot of people think their degree has to mean something otherwise they can't justify the amount of money/time they've wasted with it. They had no reason to be so dismissive when they clearly couldn't resolve the issue themselves Reply 1 3 ...

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Font - Danmont88 · 2d NTA. In fact here in the states more parents and professionals are telling young people to give consideration to a trade instead of college. We seem to be running a bit short of tradesmen and trade schools and internships don't cost near what a college degree does. One person here on Reddit spoke of how he went to wielding school and was making 50K dollars a year while his college educated friend made fun of him for doing so but, the friend was still looking for a job and p

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