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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Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower (eu.usatoday.com)

submitted 1 month ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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My favorite quote:

While employees in the office might kill time messaging friends or flipping through TikTok, remote workers take advantage of being far from the watchful gaze of bosses to chip away at personal to-do lists or to goof off.

Nearly half of remote workers multitask on work calls or complete household chores like unloading the dishwasher or doing a load of laundry, according to the SurveyMonkey poll of 3,117 full-time workers in the U.S.

Oh noes, people actually doing things that are useful for their families instead of even more computer time.

It's insane that this is even considered strange or surprising. When I work from home, I take longer lunch breaks and I often stop working earlier, but I'm still three times as productive compared to sitting in an office.

At home, I actually get focused time to do something and think. At the office, this is extreamly difficult with all the distractions and noise constantly interrupting my train of thought.

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[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You think that's bad, wait until you hear about the shareholders and landlords.

They dont even have to pretend to work to get paid.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is a class difference in there though... Some people own while others slave

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thats exactly what I mean. My aim is to point out the ridiculousness of them trying to moralise it, by making the people who ease off a little bit to put to washing on out to be lazy and undeserving of their wages etc.

That wrath for people not working or "slacking off" slightly while getting paid is only reserved for poor people.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The regime relies on plebs larping this bushit.

If tomorrow every fucking wage slave got a pair of balls and started acting like daddy capitalist, half of issues would be solved and parasites would be punished.

But instead of we got bootlickers serving as regime enforcers 🤡

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I get what you're saying tbh. I've probably read it wrong but it almost seems like you're saying the way out of capitalism is to capitalism harder.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is nothing capitalism about advocating for yourself but some how regime was able to convince people that only capitalist are allowed to do it and peasants agreed to larp at disadvantage to themselves... Adult people 🤡

[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If only someone would've thought to that and tried it before. It could've saved everyone so much time.