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NYC Mayor Comes Under Fire After Remark About ‘Low-Skilled Workers’ and ‘Academic Skills’

by Savannah Rychcik
January 5, 2022 at 3:01 pm
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) is receiving backlash for a remark he made about “low-skilled workers.”

During a press conference Tuesday, Adams said, “I don’t know if my businesses are sharing with their employees, ‘You are part of the ecosystem of this city.'”

He added, “My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my messengers, my shoe shine people, those that work in Dunkin’ Donuts, they don’t have the academic skills to sit in the corner office. They need this. We are in this together.”

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1478594096499503104

Several took to Twitter to criticize Adams for his remarks, including Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

“The suggestion that any job is ‘low skill’ is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

She added, “Plus being a waitress has made me and many others better at our jobs than those who’ve never known that life.”

The suggestion that any job is “low skill” is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages.

Plus being a waitress has made me and many others *better* at our jobs than those who’ve never known that life. https://t.co/dhkhBwyNWK

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 5, 2022

Check out more reactions below:

I worked as a server, stripper, & retail associate. I also published several academic research papers, served as an EMT, & devoted the beginning years of my career to public health. This statement is ignorant & harmful. It’s Eric Adams loss he can’t see the potential in people. https://t.co/NCMXH2GnmC

— @thealexandrahunt.bsky.social (@hunt4change) January 5, 2022

https://twitter.com/LeslieMac/status/1478560112113500166

https://twitter.com/AliseNavidad/status/1478564775437164546

Eric Adams doesn't have the skills to work at Dunkin' Donuts. https://t.co/QLS8L04x5w

— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) January 4, 2022

All I’m saying is that Eric Adams would never last a day working at the Staten Island Mall during holiday season

— Nelini Stamp 🐺🐜 (@NelStamp) January 5, 2022

no such thing as low skill workers, just undervalued ones https://t.co/IPgPHgqXFO

— sara david-hess (@SaraDavidHess) January 4, 2022

Adams was asked about the remark during an interview with CBS News.

“I was a cook. I was a dishwasher,” Adams said, explaining the point he was trying to make was that “when you talk about closing down our city, if you are a dishwasher, you can’t remotely do your job.”

He said the goal is to open the city “so low-wage employees are able to survive,” adding, “If no one came into that restaurant when I was paying my way through college, I would not have been able to survive… People are going to try to take everything I say and distort it.”

“I’m focused, I’m disciplined and I’m grinding to bring my city back”: NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been in office for less than a week, and he’s already making headlines.@NYCMayor shares his plans for fighting crime and keeping schools open during the Omicron surge. pic.twitter.com/r5mhdqbqM8

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 5, 2022

Concluding his response, Adams told the outlet, “But I’m focused, I’m disciplined, and I’m grinding to bring my city back.”

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