These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people
who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as
'white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar
and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are
often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming
white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in
the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere
Corporation.#
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about
his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning,
he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and
spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night. He
took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years
and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf's wife has never discovered that
she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.
He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as
he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of
money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr.
Bloggs', not 'Alf'.&