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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.
- 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.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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- Better and fewer working hours.
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career: are you paying for my certifications and the financial penalty I'd take? it's a 3 year minimum for any bachelor.
workplace: how do you know the new place is going to be better?
I know people who quit medical jobs, like nurse in a big hospital, to do another job that's equally shitty. Quitting by itself makes sense, as most of them won't be promoted to a manager, statistically speaking.
I think, what they really should consider is to find a better hospital (instead of becoming a massager or a cashier).
Maybe smaller hospitals have less stress. The way I change my job is to contact friends and gather information about their workplaces.
That's the neat part! You don't.
You can learn on your own time. Books are cheap or free to read and there's lots of ways to get free hands-on experience. Get off social media and into your local library!
Spoken like someone who hasn’t tried applying to degree-mandatory industries
No, that sounds like a real pain. Much easier to just have a career where I can advance the way I want. Degrees are pretty portable though.
Then you should know that you can’t just get a degree from reading books at the library, right? You can teach yourself everything, but that doesn’t mean society will recognize it unless you build your own business from the ground up and earn an “honorary” degree.
And if you can afford to do that, you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
You don't need a degree for tons of careers, even well paying ones. There's also tons of people who get a degree and then do the bare minimum of learning afterwards.