As the pandemic loomed, the world’s population went under lockdown and most people started working from homes but this trend has not been applicable to a majority of workers who could not afford that privilege—the blue-collar employees. After seeing their office-going counterparts simply shifting their work stations and continuing to work remotely, sitting in the comfort and safety of their homes, blue-collar workers have now started considering changing their careers. While toiling in construction sites and mines has ensured a steady income, the pandemic has disrupted work continuity and brought about a host of new challenges including the spread of new infectious variants that the workers could potentially bring back home. “Rather than accept this fate, many New Collars set their sights on new horizons. More optimistic, community-oriented, resilient, and risk-taking than the general population, they reinvented themselves,” said a report from a study by the Oliver Wyman Forum, referring …