We're doing that thing where we blame the person and not the system that provokes these choices. Statistically, a significant number of people in the U.S. are living paycheck-to-paycheck. To them their life almost literally depends on making it to work. I am not saying it isn't stupid and dangerous. I am saying that being a few minutes late for safety shouldn't decide if you get to eat that week. It should, by any reasonable account, be requested to make up. Not placed on some arbitrary point system or lofted lazily over the person's head as a form of control.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Just to add on to what you are saying, around 62 percent of us live paycheck to paycheck. On top of that, we have at-will employment laws in most states, that allow an employer to fire a non-union employee for any reason they want, as long as they don't violate federal labor laws. It's also easy for employers to make up a reason for termination, even if they are violating said labor laws.

We need to unionize and get some power to the workers back in this country. People won't do this kind of thing nearly as often if their livelihood isn't at risk of being taken away.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

If you are incarcerated you don't have to worry about the mortgage. Win-Win!