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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Bandai Namco reportedly tries to bore staff into quitting, skirting Japan’s labor laws (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Bandai Namco has reportedly turned to the unspoken Japanese tradition of layoff-by-boredom by stuffing unwanted employees into oidashi beya, or "expulsion rooms."

Employees ~~banished~~ reassigned to oidashi beya are left to do nothing, or given menial tasks at best. According to Bloomberg's unnamed insider sources, Bandai Namco has moved around 200 of its 1,300 person team to these rooms in recent months.

The goal of sticking someone in an expulsion room is to literally bore or shame them into quitting, and Bloomberg's sources claim it has worked on around half the people Bandai Namco has stuck in there so far.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a software developer writing out lines from the dictionary isn't part of my job description... they'd be violating my employment contract.

Bosses can't just demand you do something... your work needs to be stuff you agreed to do.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You probably have another duties ad required clause somewhere. If not, fine one dev to another, asking for hundreds of shitty useless QA tests. Same stupidity but if they can demonstrate a reasonable employee should finish X in Y time...

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

useless QA tests

As a QA professional, I take exception to that!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you get into a situation like this please reach out to a labor lawyer - it's extremely likely that you could make a case for constructive dismissal.