Is working as a Target warehouse employee considered blue collar?

[Markooo808]

[nolabels]

Yes, unskilled blue collar, to be more specific, regardless of whether one has skills of any type.
Of course, we all do have skills of some sort.
Target warehouse management very rarely cares, though.

[Markooo808]

I just have basic forklifting skills and I can be on my feet lift load do all that I’m leaving usps and going to target, I know it sounds backwards but usps really wasn’t making me happy especially at the distribution center I worked at.

[nolabels]

I just noticed your other question in regard to your USPS situation.
I did not comment there.

Forklift skills lift you above being unskilled.

Kudos to you and good luck.

Cheers!

[Markooo808]

Thank you im happy i got out of usps, the distribution center I worked was crazy, it was taking a toll on me I tried the EAP thy offer us an it was good but still the management the environment was horrible most of the bad things you here about usps is true

[nolabels]

I'm happy for you in your new arrangements.

I have a good friend who's been a mail carrier for years.
He says he loves it.

To each, their own, I guess.

I can imagine that working in a USPS distribution center would be a nightmare.
I wouldn't do it myself.

I was lucky to be a skilled electromechanical troubleshooter for my career, now long retired.

[Chazmatazz269]

The terms “white collar” and “blue collar” were once quite literal. Office workers wore white shirts. Workers at dirtier jobs wore blue because it doesn’t show the grime as well. The material tended to be more durable too.
If you work the kind of job that would stain or otherwise ruin a white shirt, it’s likely a “blue collar” job.

[AI Opinion]

Yes, working as a Target warehouse employee is generally considered blue‑collar work.

“Blue collar” usually refers to jobs that are hands-on, physically active, and often in areas like warehousing, manufacturing, construction, or maintenance. Warehouse roles—picking, packing, loading, unloading, operating forklifts—fit that description.

That said, blue collar doesn’t mean “low skill” or “low opportunity.” I’ve coached many people who started in warehouse roles and moved into supervision, logistics planning, HR, or even corporate operations by building skills and seizing internal growth opportunities.

[fish5505_87]

Yep, but that's ok!

[In_Trance]

Yes it is