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re: With all of our technology why are we still working standard 40hr work weeks?
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:04 pm to Bmath
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:04 pm to Bmath
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So, Americans have become more efficient due to technological advances, still get paid the same, and bitch about wages and inflation.
Essentially we’re producing more deliverables, but aren’t compensated as such because this ability is correlated with higher efficiency due to technology
Something like that. We produce more than ever, but we're also as replaceable as ever. Many, many jobs are just plug and play.
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Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:09 pm to weagle99
B/C the girls at my work spend 2hrs out of their workday on FB.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:10 pm to slackster
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They increase labor costs and decrease productivity. They've done an exceptional job of dragging down the US economy over the past 3 decades.
Increase labor cost via higher wages.
Decrease productivity by not overworking the individual worker.
Tell yourself whatever you like to sleep better, but union wages are keeping up with inflation. Meaning they aren't overpaid, they are paid accordingly.
(Not a union member, just know what I see)
This post was edited on 7/26/18 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:21 pm to fightin tigers
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Increase labor cost via higher wages.
Decrease productivity by not overworking the individual worker.
Both of these are disputed by almost everyone that doesn't have a stake in a union
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:22 pm to fightin tigers
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Because people think unions are outdated.
Downvote away you corporate shills
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:22 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
No doubt. I won't say the ranks are filled with nothing but highly productive workers.
Same is true for every non-union job I have held. There are shitty people in every position.
Same is true for every non-union job I have held. There are shitty people in every position.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:23 pm to weagle99
Did you just watch Zeitgeist? Welcome to 2009.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:24 pm to weagle99
Speak for yourself.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:24 pm to fightin tigers
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Increase labor cost via higher wages.
Decrease productivity by not overworking the individual worker.
Tell yourself whatever you like to sleep better, but union wages are keeping up with inflation. Meaning they aren't overpaid, they are paid accordingly.
Unions are ideal for the below median worker, no doubt.
They suck for the high achiever.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:26 pm to slackster
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Unions are ideal for the below median worker, no doubt.
They suck for the high achiever
Myth
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:26 pm to fightin tigers
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Same is true for every non-union job I have held. There are shitty people in every position.
Sure, just the percentage of those people is exponentially higher in unions and there's nothing that can be done about it.
And were not even getting into how unions have turned into quasi government bureaucracies
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:27 pm to weagle99
Wish I only worked 40 hrs a week.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:28 pm to fightin tigers
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Myth
horseshite. They negotiate for the good of the group, not the individual. As a result, there is zero incentive to be a high achiever.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:28 pm to weagle99
Why do we need fast food employees?
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:28 pm to fightin tigers
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Because people think unions are outdated.
have to give the unions credit where credit is due...they fricked up Detroit so badly, that we got a lot of sweet auto manufacturing jobs here in the South...
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:29 pm to weagle99
I worked 60+ for 9 months straight, but I haven't done shite all week... I may have worked 3 hours.
I'm self employed. NFW I would work that much for someone else.
I'm self employed. NFW I would work that much for someone else.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:30 pm to slackster
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horseshite. They negotiate for the good of the group, not the individual. As a result, there is zero incentive to be a high achiever.
Completely untrue. They negotiate the minimum rate you can be paid. You can negotiate above that, which I have done at a previous place of employment. I saw where I was worth it, management agreed.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:32 pm to fightin tigers
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Completely untrue.
Well, I mean, that's kind of the stated purpose of a union so I'm inclined to no believe you.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:32 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Sure, just the percentage of those people is exponentially higher in unions and there's nothing that can be done about it.
If management chooses to do nothing then nothing can be done. Which is usually the case.
I have been witness to around 10 union hands being fired.
I would say lower education usually leads to shitter employees, but that is union and non-union as well.
Posted on 7/26/18 at 8:34 pm to fightin tigers
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If management chooses to do nothing then nothing can be done. Which is usually the case.
How naive can you be?
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