Dirty Work

Question 1

Dirty Work

Answer 1

Jobs or tasks that are “physically, socially, or morally tained

Question 2

Physical taint

Answer 2

Occupation is associated with garbage, death, or thought to be performed under dangerous conditions

Ex: Extreme Weather, isolation, danger, injuries

Question 3

Social Taint

Answer 3

Occupation has regular contact with stigmatized others or is associated with a servile relationship

Ex: Working with stigmatized populations and service role (first responder)

Question 4

Moral Taint

Answer 4

Occupation is coded as “sinful” or people who do it are of “dubious virtue”

Ex: Abuse of power

Question 5

Identity and Culture in Dirty Jobs

Answer 5

Creates strong occupational identity and a shared culture around the stigma

Question 6

Organizationally Masculine Emotional Labor

Answer 6

Guides people to show no emotion, be tough, and remain in control of the situation

Question 7

Organizationally Feminine Emotional Labor

Answer 7

Compassion, emotional support, care, etc…

Question 8

What happens when you have to the opposite of what the Organization prescribes?

Answer 8

When Care work is frequent in masculine labor it is silenced and hidden and becomes a personal thing

Question 9

CBP Example:

Answer 9

They preform dirty work (all three categories) and get criticized for their masculine labor and feminine labor

Question 10

Rivera and Emotional Taint

Answer 10

Aruges Emotional labor is a taint too (like dirty work taints); How you perform emotion matters; stoicism and compassion can be stigmatized

Question 11

Objectionable (Emotional Taint)

Answer 11

Emotion is viewed as undersiable

Ex: Stoicism means you are uncaring

Question 12

Inappropriate (Emotional Taint)

Answer 12

Your emotions do not match the situation

Ex: Being forceful with children

Question 13

Excessive (Emotional Taint)

Answer 13

Too much or too little emotion

Ex: Too happy or too cold

Question 14

Vulnerable (Emotional Taint)

Answer 14

Exposes worker to difficult feelings

Ex: Compassion can lead to grief and sadness