Stuck in a "Blue Collar" status while doing "White Collar" work. Need advice on how to gain respect and grow.

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i everyone, I’m a young woman working for a large company. My situation is a bit complicated: On paper, I am classified as a 'blue-collar' worker, but in reality, I perform 'white-collar' tasks and responsibilities.
Because of this status gap, I am constantly being belittled by my colleagues. They mock me and don't take my work seriously. It has reached a point where even the office staff (like the tea server) ignores me while serving everyone else. I am excluded from meetings simply because of my 'blue-collar' status, even though the topics directly involve my work.
I am a confident person and I really want to improve myself, but I feel like my career is rotting here because no one supports me or values my contribution. I feel invisible and stuck.
How can I break this cycle? How do I demand the respect I deserve, or should I just start looking for a way out? I would appreciate any advice or similar stories. Thank you.

Where to start? There is a lot wrong with this.

Blue collar…. So manual, labour, factory work
But you’re saying actually you work in an office?

So why is anyone mistaking you?

and more to the point… your colleagues sound profoundly unpleasant and peculiar

How do I demand the respect I deserve

you should be respected irrespective of the job you do

What qualifications do you have - and how do those qualifications compare to those of your colleagues?

I have an associate's degree. I've completed two university degrees. I was working as a laborer among 40 men. Later, I switched to an office job. People are constantly jealous of me because I don't come in on shifts or work in production.

I think it's jealousy! I have an associate's degree and I was also a worker alongside them. But my manager saw my education and politeness and probably assigned me to a desk job in logistics. Everyone is jealous, I don't come to work shifts. But I give orders to the workers, and they say, "I can't take orders from you, you and I are equal."

What is your actual job title/role? What kind of organisation are you working for? Civil service, multinational, local firm?

It’s not clear to me if you are excluded from meetings because you are being bullied, or if it’s just the case that you are not required to attend.

It's a very large company. I'm actually a warehouse manager, but in a blue-collar position. I need to join; the person before me was leaving, but my supervisors aren't even offering me the job.

You don’t deserve any additional respect for doing ‘white collar tasks’.

What is an associates degree? Not something I have heard of.

Why foes 'white collar' work deserve more respect than 'blue collar' work. Work is work surely? It's how you carry out that work that demands respect?

What is an associates degree?

and you haven’t been offered the job?

This is all a little odd

So…. You’ll go back to previous role?

Are you based outside the UK? I think some of your reference points are confusing posters (who are likely UK based) and have certainly confused me. Blue-collar/white-collar isn't something that I've ever heard someone discuss in reference to their lives or careers.

@ThesebeautifulthingsthatIvegot I wondered that too. Are you American OP?

Either way, why be so concerned? Go into work, do your job to the absolute best of your ability and log off at the end of the day.

TBH, the tea thing would annoy me do

Tell us more about the tea server OP.

BUT WHY DO WE HAVE TO RESPECT WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS?

Op I suspect your colleagues are taking the piss out of you for other reasons than you are doing a few “white collar” tasks (but not actually got the job)

2 YEAR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL TECHNICIANSHIP

Yes, they usually make fun of me, they're even jealous of the salary I get.

Yes, I don't know if it's because I'm too young, but they give tea to everyone else but not me. I have to go and get it myself.

Do they know yet that you hadn’t been offered the role?

Yes, I live in Türkiye. It might sound like a very interesting topic, but I'm looking for people who can understand me and whom I can confide in. If you have a job in Türkiye, the rest doesn't matter.

You work somewhere with a tea server and did a degree in 2 years?

I’m going to assume you’re not in the UK. It sounds like a very strange culture tbh.

I don’t understand white collar / blue collar work and why white collar work should be more respected anyway. A job is a job,

Yes, it's a different culture. The tea service situation is like this: there's a tea server who serves tea to white-collar workers. In terms of position, white-collar workers are generally people who command more respect (four-year university graduates), while those with two-year university degrees (technicians) are less respected.

They've known for a year. But like I said, they're jealous. They're all older than me and they're jealous that I suddenly got a new and comfortable position.