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Evolve Dammit

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12. weaponization for employee control. Lovely. "The right reasons??" Would be what exactly? nt
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 05:42 PM
Jan 2023

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When will people stop saying every fricking thing they read online? live love laugh Jan 2023 #1
Karl Marx was right about the basic nature of capitalism DBoon Jan 2023 #2
Well said. Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #35
Looking for more money is always the right reason. Srkdqltr Jan 2023 #3
Actually the employer, if confident about the employees current position/pay/benefits Freethinker65 Jan 2023 #4
Great point exboyfil Jan 2023 #7
Proletariat: (definition) --- Capitalism: (definition) BComplex Jan 2023 #5
just a new word for something old Skittles Jan 2023 #6
Funny how people take a few extremes.... paleotn Jan 2023 #9
in my experience of DECADES of working Skittles Jan 2023 #11
My decades show little to no change. paleotn Jan 2023 #15
LOLOL Skittles Jan 2023 #16
Just as anecdotal as yours. paleotn Jan 2023 #18
OH I NEVER DOUBTED *THAT* Skittles Jan 2023 #20
Oh, please. paleotn Jan 2023 #21
yes, EXACTLY my thought Skittles Jan 2023 #22
Glad your not on my crew.... paleotn Jan 2023 #25
In general, people give less of a shit than they used to. rubbersole Jan 2023 #23
Maybe. Maybe not. Data? Or just your general feeling about things? paleotn Jan 2023 #24
Anecdotal. rubbersole Jan 2023 #27
I agree Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #36
Corporations want "the right kind" of slaves now. hadEnuf Jan 2023 #8
Ugh. paleotn Jan 2023 #10
you'll have to excuse Paleotn Skittles Jan 2023 #17
flaming now are we? paleotn Jan 2023 #26
Some smart ones do, but many crap all over employees. hadEnuf Jan 2023 #28
CORRECT Skittles Jan 2023 #29
If minimum wage went to $1.00 per hour we'd all be making $60.00 a week. hadEnuf Jan 2023 #31
I have zero clue what you mean Skittles Jan 2023 #32
I meant if businesses could get away with paying everyone $1.00 an hour, they would do it. hadEnuf Jan 2023 #33
oh absolutely correct Skittles Jan 2023 #34
Yeah, when your boss pays you minimum wage Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #37
weaponization for employee control. Lovely. "The right reasons??" Would be what exactly? nt Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #12
I heard this today on All Things Considered on NPR irisblue Jan 2023 #13
Thanks for posting this Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #38
I thought in capitalism Astraea Jan 2023 #14
that's just for the white males at the top! Skittles Jan 2023 #19
Too many toxic workplaces Six117 Jan 2023 #30
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