>>213519205
You're right that fulfillment and social respect matter but you're still dodging the main issue.
No one dreams of picking apples, hauling cement, or collecting trash just like nursing used to be seen as low-status women's work
But when pay, benefits, and social respect improve, even the most overlooked jobs attract workers. It's not about the job itself, but a function of how society chooses to value and treat those roles.
So no, the problem isn't that "menial jobs" are beneath people. It's that we've spent decades making sure they stay beneath people underpaid, invisible, and disrespected.
If you want locals to do those jobs, treat them like jobs that matter. Because they do.