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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.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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Wouldn't it be nice if all jobs could be done from home?
The amazing part is lots can, and that would instantly decongest infrastructure so that those who did have to go in would have an easier time about it.
Only people who work in the relatively few jobs that cam be done from home believe most jobs can be done from home. Y'all are in a white collar bubble.
What bubble?
During COVID-19 close to 70% of full-time workers are working from home.
The share of all work performed at home rose from 4.7 percent in January 2019 to 61 percent in May 2020
Even if we account for the pandemic "changing" reality, there is still a current report that says near 40% can work remotely.
The majority of U.S. workers overall (61%) do not have jobs that can be done from home.
If it was possible for 70% of the country to work from home when it was suddenly needed, and even now 30-40% still do with a booming market economy, the only bubble appears to be the one the media is creating around your ears with the dollars their corporate overlords are paying them.