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[00:01.75]Lesson 4
[00:03.93] The double life of   Alfred Bloggs

Why did Alf want a white-collar job£¿

[00:07.37]These days,people who do manual work

[00:10.23]often receive far more money than people who work in offices.

[00:15.01]People who work in offices are frequently referred to as 'white-collar workers'

[00:20.60]for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.

[00:26.44]Such is human nature,
[00:28.22]that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay

[00:32.77]for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.

[00:36.56]This can give rise to curious situations,

[00:39.57]as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs

[00:42.43]who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

[00:46.89]When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job

[00:53.32]He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
[00:57.03]Every morning,he left home dressed in a smart black suit.

[01:01.93]He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.

[01:07.84]Before returning home at night,he took a shower and changed back into his suit.

[01:13.81]Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.

[01:19.84]Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will,

[01:25.57]for Alf has just found another job.

[01:28.55]He will soon be working in an office.

[01:31.23]He will be earning only half as much as he used to,

[01:36.85]but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.

[01:42.13]From now on,he will wear a suit all day

[01:45.32]and others will call him 'Mr.Bloggs',not 'Alf'.