Work Reform

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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.

Our Philosophies:

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.

Our Goals

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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What kind of institutional gaslighting is this? (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 months ago by dystop@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How do I get one of those jobs as a WFH employee in the United States? I'll gladly accept my shame.

[–] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh I'm so ashamed. Whatever will I do. Please don't pay me MORE money that would make the shame even greater!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Oh no, not a bonus! The shame, it burns!

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

It only works for cultures where individuals have to sepukku if they bring shame on family.

In the USA, bringing shame upon family is considered a rite of passage so it doesn't quite have the same effect

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't recommend anyone become a software engineer but its worked for me

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Heh. I already am that, but I do have to work. It's not as hard as when I was digging ditches for a living, but it's definitely still work. Sometimes it's slow, sometimes there's a million things to do.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'll be honest, I don't know if I have to work. I do, because I like the work and I like the company I work for a lot, but I'm fairly confident that I could just show up to meetings twice a week and fudge paperwork for quite a while before anyone caught on that I'm just a hole they're dumping money into.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a pretty sweet gig then.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

yeah, I've been really fortunate.