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The following article first uses the term new collar in 2005, to describe gold collar workers. The name of the article is New-Collar Worker, in reference to gold being the new collar color. The use of the term "new" here is the same, in that it describes the newer qualities needed, newer than those offered by the blue and white collars. This would seem to dispute the assertion that it was first coined in 2016.
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help) - This publication uses the term in 2005 to describe a new collar, gold. "Companies are finding it difficult to understand and motivate younger workers, found a recent study by Novations/J. Howard & Associates. Values and goals of these less-experienced employees are different than those in previous generations. A new category of working class youth is emerging, called the "gold collar" workers. Distinctions between blue-collar working youth and gold-collar working youth include: 1. Blue-collar youth reject consumption for status while gold-collar youth put independent living on the backburner to avoid sacrificing consumerism. 2. Blue-collar youth resist social change while gold-collar youth aspire to middle class or celebrity occupations. A short interview with Ian Pierpoint, head of Synovate youth consultancy, is presented."Furthermore, many of the details of the New Collar designation appear similar to those ascribed in 1985 to gold collar, as shown in this source:
These two sources call into question the origin story purported by the new collar article. The purpose of the misleading template is in the dual definitions at work here. One is the term new collar meaning a newer color collar, and the term new collar, meaning new itself, with no color. The article does not distinguish between the two terms. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 11:54, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi there! Following from the above conversation with Spintendo, I went back to the books and looked into sourcing to pull together some suggested updates that incorporate previous definitions to the introduction and Etymology sections, as well as noting the transitional sense of "new".
Here are my suggestions for the introduction and Etymology section, shown in green:
New-collar worker is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of blue-collar or white collar. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and soft skills needed to work in the contemporary technology industry through nontraditional education paths. [1] [2] The term’s current use was introduced by IBM CEO Ginni Rometty in late 2016 to refer to "middle-skill" occupations in technology, such as cybersecurity analysts, application developers and cloud computing specialists. Previous definitions have included an individual (often working in a white-collar job) who is wealthier and more highly educated than the previous generation; [3] or an individual from the baby boomer generation working in the service sector. [4] [5]
The term "new-collar job" is a play on “blue-collar job”. [6] [7] There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar. [8] The term initially emerged in the mid-1980s, credited to Ralph Whitehead, professor at the University of Massachusetts. [4] [9]
The definition of the term as an individual gaining skills and knowledge through nontraditional education to work in technology roles originated with IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty, [6] [7] relating to the company's efforts to increase the number of people qualified for technology jobs. [10] In November 2016, Rometty wrote an open letter to then-President-elect Donald Trump, which introduced the idea of "new-collar jobs" and urged his support for the creation of these types of roles. [11] [10] Rometty adopted the term in response to new employment designations as industries are moving into a new technology era, [6] [12] and jobs are created that require new skills in data science, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. [13]'''New-collar worker''' is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of [[blue-collar worker|blue-collar]] or [[white-collar worker|white collar]]. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and [[soft skills|soft]] skills needed to work in the contemporary [[technology company|technology industry]] through nontraditional education paths.<ref name=azfamily17>{{cite news |title=Employers hiring for 'new collar' jobs |author=Warren Tren |url=http://www.azfamily.com/story/35996030/employers-hiring-for-new-collar-jobs |work=[[KTVK]] |date=28 July 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=fox5Atlanta17>{{cite news |title=The rise of new collar workers |author=Dana Fowle |url=http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/i-team/272418691-story |work=[[WAGA TV]] |date=7 August 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> The term’s current use was introduced by IBM CEO [[Ginni Rometty]] in late 2016 to refer to "middle-skill" occupations in technology, such as cybersecurity analysts, application developers and cloud computing specialists. Previous definitions have included an individual (often working in a [[white-collar worker|white-collar]] job) who is wealthier and more highly educated than the previous generation;<ref name=Tulloch>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Dictionary of New Words: A Popular Guide to Words in the News |author=Sara Tulloch |authorlink= |year=1991 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn= |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref> or an individual from the [[baby boomer]] generation working in the service sector.<ref name=Malkin>{{cite book |title=The national debt: how America crashed into a black hole and how we can crawl out |author=Lawrence Malkin |authorlink= |year=1988 |publisher=New American Library |location= |isbn= |page=250 |pages= |url= |accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=Gini>{{cite book |title=My Job, My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual |author=Al Gini |authorlink= |year=2013 |publisher=Routledge |location= |isbn= |page=36 |pages= |url= |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The term "new-collar job" is a play on “blue-collar job”.<ref name=CNBC17>{{cite news |title=IBM CEO: Jobs of the future won't be blue or white collar, they'll be 'new collar' |author=Anita Balakrishnan, Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/17/ibm-ceo-says-ai-will-be-a-partnership-between-man-and-machine.html |work=[[CNBC]] |date=17 January 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=Spector17/> There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar.<ref name=Teaching>{{cite book |title=Teaching Translation and Interpreting 3 |author1=Cay Dollerup |author2=Vibeke Appel |authorlink= |year=1996 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing |location= |isbn= |page=231 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxKhjQX_dwcC&pg=PA231&dq=%22new+collar+worker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO9r2fmKHZAhWY8oMKHR6ECnMQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=%22new%20collar%20worker%22&f=false |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> The term initially emerged in the mid-1980s, credited to Ralph Whitehead, professor at the University of Massachusetts.<ref name=Malkin/><ref name=USNW99>{{cite book |title=U.S. News & World Report Vol. 99 |author= |authorlink= |year=1985 |publisher=U.S. News Publishing Corporation |location= |isbn= |page=p59 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ruAAAAMAAJ&q=Ralph+Whitehead,+a+political+scientist+at+the+University+of+Massachusetts,+as+a+%22new-collar%22+worker&dq=Ralph+Whitehead,+a+political+scientist+at+the+University+of+Massachusetts,+as+a+%22new-collar%22+worker&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD5-DnqabZAhVlxYMKHfrrAYQQ6AEILDAB |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref>
As well as the above, in the Occupations and education requirements section, I suggest adding into the following sentence, the wording in green: "According to Rometty, "relevant skills, sometimes obtained through vocational training", are the qualifying characteristics of the 2016 definition of new-collar work."
How do these updates sound? Do these go some way towards resolving the issues you raised, Spintendo?
Once again, noting that I have a conflict of interest here due to having written this article for IBM via Vianovo, as part of my work with Beutler Ink. 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 22:13, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
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I like the timeline as presented above. My only issue remains the highlighting of IBM's adaptation of the term being given top billing in the article. If anything, custom has the first person's usage of the term listed first, with subsequent usage being listed afterwards. The more identifiable resources which mention the IBM connection should not offer any undue connotations on the significance of that connection over the others, since the only reason why there is more coverage is because it is the most recent iteration of the term. Spintendo 10:29, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
Here is my counter-proposal for how the article should look:
New-collar worker is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of
blue-collar or
white collar. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and
soft skills needed to work in the contemporary
technology industry through nontraditional education paths.
Etymology
There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar. [1] [2]
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The following article first uses the term new collar in 2005, to describe gold collar workers. The name of the article is New-Collar Worker, in reference to gold being the new collar color. The use of the term "new" here is the same, in that it describes the newer qualities needed, newer than those offered by the blue and white collars. This would seem to dispute the assertion that it was first coined in 2016.
{{
cite journal}}
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help) - This publication uses the term in 2005 to describe a new collar, gold. "Companies are finding it difficult to understand and motivate younger workers, found a recent study by Novations/J. Howard & Associates. Values and goals of these less-experienced employees are different than those in previous generations. A new category of working class youth is emerging, called the "gold collar" workers. Distinctions between blue-collar working youth and gold-collar working youth include: 1. Blue-collar youth reject consumption for status while gold-collar youth put independent living on the backburner to avoid sacrificing consumerism. 2. Blue-collar youth resist social change while gold-collar youth aspire to middle class or celebrity occupations. A short interview with Ian Pierpoint, head of Synovate youth consultancy, is presented."Furthermore, many of the details of the New Collar designation appear similar to those ascribed in 1985 to gold collar, as shown in this source:
These two sources call into question the origin story purported by the new collar article. The purpose of the misleading template is in the dual definitions at work here. One is the term new collar meaning a newer color collar, and the term new collar, meaning new itself, with no color. The article does not distinguish between the two terms. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 11:54, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi there! Following from the above conversation with Spintendo, I went back to the books and looked into sourcing to pull together some suggested updates that incorporate previous definitions to the introduction and Etymology sections, as well as noting the transitional sense of "new".
Here are my suggestions for the introduction and Etymology section, shown in green:
New-collar worker is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of blue-collar or white collar. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and soft skills needed to work in the contemporary technology industry through nontraditional education paths. [1] [2] The term’s current use was introduced by IBM CEO Ginni Rometty in late 2016 to refer to "middle-skill" occupations in technology, such as cybersecurity analysts, application developers and cloud computing specialists. Previous definitions have included an individual (often working in a white-collar job) who is wealthier and more highly educated than the previous generation; [3] or an individual from the baby boomer generation working in the service sector. [4] [5]
The term "new-collar job" is a play on “blue-collar job”. [6] [7] There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar. [8] The term initially emerged in the mid-1980s, credited to Ralph Whitehead, professor at the University of Massachusetts. [4] [9]
The definition of the term as an individual gaining skills and knowledge through nontraditional education to work in technology roles originated with IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty, [6] [7] relating to the company's efforts to increase the number of people qualified for technology jobs. [10] In November 2016, Rometty wrote an open letter to then-President-elect Donald Trump, which introduced the idea of "new-collar jobs" and urged his support for the creation of these types of roles. [11] [10] Rometty adopted the term in response to new employment designations as industries are moving into a new technology era, [6] [12] and jobs are created that require new skills in data science, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. [13]'''New-collar worker''' is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of [[blue-collar worker|blue-collar]] or [[white-collar worker|white collar]]. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and [[soft skills|soft]] skills needed to work in the contemporary [[technology company|technology industry]] through nontraditional education paths.<ref name=azfamily17>{{cite news |title=Employers hiring for 'new collar' jobs |author=Warren Tren |url=http://www.azfamily.com/story/35996030/employers-hiring-for-new-collar-jobs |work=[[KTVK]] |date=28 July 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=fox5Atlanta17>{{cite news |title=The rise of new collar workers |author=Dana Fowle |url=http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/i-team/272418691-story |work=[[WAGA TV]] |date=7 August 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> The term’s current use was introduced by IBM CEO [[Ginni Rometty]] in late 2016 to refer to "middle-skill" occupations in technology, such as cybersecurity analysts, application developers and cloud computing specialists. Previous definitions have included an individual (often working in a [[white-collar worker|white-collar]] job) who is wealthier and more highly educated than the previous generation;<ref name=Tulloch>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Dictionary of New Words: A Popular Guide to Words in the News |author=Sara Tulloch |authorlink= |year=1991 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn= |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref> or an individual from the [[baby boomer]] generation working in the service sector.<ref name=Malkin>{{cite book |title=The national debt: how America crashed into a black hole and how we can crawl out |author=Lawrence Malkin |authorlink= |year=1988 |publisher=New American Library |location= |isbn= |page=250 |pages= |url= |accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=Gini>{{cite book |title=My Job, My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual |author=Al Gini |authorlink= |year=2013 |publisher=Routledge |location= |isbn= |page=36 |pages= |url= |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The term "new-collar job" is a play on “blue-collar job”.<ref name=CNBC17>{{cite news |title=IBM CEO: Jobs of the future won't be blue or white collar, they'll be 'new collar' |author=Anita Balakrishnan, Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/17/ibm-ceo-says-ai-will-be-a-partnership-between-man-and-machine.html |work=[[CNBC]] |date=17 January 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=Spector17/> There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar.<ref name=Teaching>{{cite book |title=Teaching Translation and Interpreting 3 |author1=Cay Dollerup |author2=Vibeke Appel |authorlink= |year=1996 |publisher=John Benjamins Publishing |location= |isbn= |page=231 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxKhjQX_dwcC&pg=PA231&dq=%22new+collar+worker%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO9r2fmKHZAhWY8oMKHR6ECnMQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=%22new%20collar%20worker%22&f=false |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> The term initially emerged in the mid-1980s, credited to Ralph Whitehead, professor at the University of Massachusetts.<ref name=Malkin/><ref name=USNW99>{{cite book |title=U.S. News & World Report Vol. 99 |author= |authorlink= |year=1985 |publisher=U.S. News Publishing Corporation |location= |isbn= |page=p59 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ruAAAAMAAJ&q=Ralph+Whitehead,+a+political+scientist+at+the+University+of+Massachusetts,+as+a+%22new-collar%22+worker&dq=Ralph+Whitehead,+a+political+scientist+at+the+University+of+Massachusetts,+as+a+%22new-collar%22+worker&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD5-DnqabZAhVlxYMKHfrrAYQQ6AEILDAB |accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref>
As well as the above, in the Occupations and education requirements section, I suggest adding into the following sentence, the wording in green: "According to Rometty, "relevant skills, sometimes obtained through vocational training", are the qualifying characteristics of the 2016 definition of new-collar work."
How do these updates sound? Do these go some way towards resolving the issues you raised, Spintendo?
Once again, noting that I have a conflict of interest here due to having written this article for IBM via Vianovo, as part of my work with Beutler Ink. 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 22:13, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
References
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I like the timeline as presented above. My only issue remains the highlighting of IBM's adaptation of the term being given top billing in the article. If anything, custom has the first person's usage of the term listed first, with subsequent usage being listed afterwards. The more identifiable resources which mention the IBM connection should not offer any undue connotations on the significance of that connection over the others, since the only reason why there is more coverage is because it is the most recent iteration of the term. Spintendo 10:29, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
Here is my counter-proposal for how the article should look:
New-collar worker is a term that has been applied to individuals who may not fit within the traditional split of
blue-collar or
white collar. Since 2016, the term has primarily been used to describe an individual who develops technical and
soft skills needed to work in the contemporary
technology industry through nontraditional education paths.
Etymology
There have been various definitions of "new-collar", encompassing specific types of workers as well as defining the idea of a "newer collar" versus blue-collar and white-collar. [1] [2]
References
{{
cite book}}
: |page=
has extra text (
help)
Spintendo 03:26, 17 March 2018 (UTC)