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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Almost all remote-work news is negative now but was positive in the beginning of the pandemic. Have you noticed this or am I going crazy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ItsMeForRealNow@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Earlier in the pandemic many news and magazine organizations would proudly write about how working from home always actually can lead to over working and being too "productive". I am yet to collect some evidence on it but I think we remember a good amount about this.

Now after a bunch of companies want their remote workers back at the office, every one of those companies are being almost propaganda machines which do not cite sound scientific studies but cite each other and interviews with higher ups in top companies that "remote workers are less productive". This is further cementing the general public's opinion on this matter.

And research that shows the opposite is buried deep within any search results.

Have you noticed this? Please share what you have observed. I'm going paranoid about this.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 82 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't care if remote workers are less productive (although I've seen no evidence that they are).

You can't convince me that spending an hour every morning travelling to get to an office, in order to sit in front of the exact two screens I have at home, is a good use of my time, nor is spending an hour getting home again.

That's about 450 hours a year for me. 18 whole days. Those days are mine now, and you're not having them back.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish I had the same setup at work as at home. My home dev environment cost 5 times as much.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah when I was originally told I could just work from home forever I invested in a giant monitor and all kinds of tools. Now they changed their mind and want me to go in to an Office with shared desks. No thanks

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I have at home, is a good use of my time, nor is spending an hour getting home again.

Yeah, but those are YOUR hours and THEY don't pay for it, so those hours don't matter. In fact, it'd be better if you don't get those hours to yourself. Maybe you'll have more time to apply to other jobs or something.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ackshually, they're two distinct sets of two screens. Unless you're taking your two monitors to work and back home every day.

(sorry for the pedantry I'm ashamed)

[–] spuncertv@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 1 year ago

It's nice to have less traffic for blue collar as well.