Why complain that work = modern day slavery?

[SugarKrok]

Everytime some mofo comes at me with this shit, I ask why they don't just quit. Bug off with your punk ass whinning.
It could be so much worse...

I do think everyone should have the right to take unpaid days off at any give time, if they give notice...

 

[Jack Stevonovich]

how dare people complain about exploitation.... how dare they.

 

[SugarKrok]

how dare people complain about exploitation.... how dare they.

They shoukd start thier own business and start exploiting people, if they don't like it.

 

[j123]

It's not even in the same ballpark. Have issues with you employer? you can quit and find a new job. For people who aren't limited by education, skilled labor, or criminal records. Aka white collar workers making 50-80k+, they usually put themselves in situations where they call it slavery. Lack of control on spending habits, living above means, and ultimately living paycheck to paycheck and saying modern work-life is slavery. You make significantly more than a single mom of 2 kids with 3 min wage jobs, yet are struggling in the same boat? No one to blame but yourself.

If you were a slave that wouldn't be happening, and if your slave owner wanted to rape you, he or she could do that and you had no say, and you got punished for even bringing it up. Legally you are fucked too, a 3rd class citizen.

If we are talking about child labor and sweatshops overseas they might have a point, but Joe or Karen working for an agency or bank in North America isn't slavery

 

[Phlog]

Just longer chains bro.

 

[Mike]

They shoukd start thier own business and start exploiting people, if they don't like it.

Jesus christ the republican talking points, really?

 

[Mike]

It's not even in the same ballpark. Have issues with you employer? you can quit and find a new job. For people who aren't limited by education, skilled labor, or criminal records. Aka white collar workers making 50-80k+, they usually put themselves in situations where they call it slavery. Lack of control on spending habits, living above means, and ultimately living paycheck to paycheck and saying modern work-life is slavery. You make significantly more than a single mom of 2 kids with 3 min wage jobs, yet are struggling in the same boat? No one to blame but yourself.

If you were a slave that wouldn't be happening, and if your slave owner wanted to rape you, he or she could do that and you had no say, and you got punished for even bringing it up. Legally you are fucked too, a 3rd class citizen.

If we are talking about child labor and sweatshops overseas they might have a point, but Joe or Karen working for an agency or bank in North America isn't slavery

There seems to be an underlying assumption here that everyone is middle class or has middle class options. It's the people making 9 bucks an hour that usually equate work with slavery.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Yeah, I don't think you can say work is modern day slavery when there's still millions of actual slaves in the world.

 

[Jack Stevonovich]

cancel complaining

 

[Cole train]

There seems to be an underlying assumption here that everyone is middle class or has middle class options. It's the people making 9 bucks an hour that usually equate work with slavery.

I like how he said if you are not limited by skilled labor.

Except alot of us are unskilled and limited with our skills or education.

Buuut i get his point though, slaves are something else and this from a guy who lived in a place where people were snatched to slavery

 

[elreece]

Right? This is why hiring Mexicans, especially the undocumented ones are preferable since they rarely bitch or moan and have strong work ethic.

An if they dont deport there ass

 

[Jack Stevonovich]

There seems to be an underlying assumption here that everyone is middle class or has middle class options. It's the people making 9 bucks an hour that usually equate work with slavery.

"what ever you do don't pay any attention to that man behind the curtain."

#BlameYourself

 

[SugarKrok]

Jesus christ the republican talking points, really?

What's so absurd about it? They can keep their job in the meantime. It's the age of the internet. Almost anything you want to learn is a google away. Why complain? They even give loans to people for that. They need to just do it or kept their mouth shut.

 

[moreorless87]

Right? This is why hiring Mexicans, especially the undocumented ones are preferable since they rarely bitch or moan and have strong work ethic.

Moreso that sending money home means there getting better value for their work, $5 an hour pays for a lot more food in Mexico City than it does LA.

 

[Mike]

I like how he said if you are not limited by skilled labor.

Except alot of us are unskilled and limited with our skills or education.

Buuut i get his point though, slaves are something else and this from a guy who lived in a place where people were snatched to slavery

Right people are always like well except for the bottom class. Like in their mind those people don't matter so they don't exist. Like most places, the underclass here is the majority.

Anything you do tied to purchasing any good or service here, there's a high chance all those people are in poverty. Tens of millions of people at the least.

But people act like it's just a dozen lazy losers. Maybe that makes it easier to ignore how unfair our society is.

 

[superpunch]

There seems to be an underlying assumption here that everyone is middle class or has middle class options. It's the people making 9 bucks an hour that usually equate work with slavery.

Plus a lot of people were put there through historical imbalances that leads to systemic problems today.

 

[Cole train]

And thread soon to be off rails

 

[Mike]

Right? This is why hiring Mexicans, especially the undocumented ones are preferable since they rarely bitch or moan and have strong work ethic.

It's almost like they're living in a completely different economy. Because they come from a collectivist culture and don't mind cramming 12 people in a 2 bedroom apartment.

They're better at managing resources and combining effort. That doesn't mean the situation isn't fucked up.

 

[Mike]

Plus a lot of people were put there through historical imbalances that leads to systemic problems today.

You're not allowed to bring that up though. People get really upset when you remind them it isn't a level playing field. Imagine being so insecure you can't just enjoy your own success AND admit that you had more advantages than some people.

 

[Mike]

What's so absurd about it? They can keep their job in the meantime. It's the age of the internet. Almost anything you want to learn is a google away. Why complain? They even give loans to people for that. They need to just do it or kept their mouth shut.

This is a silly argument. You can learn whatever you want online. Do you think companies are going to hire you based on your own self training? Not in anything requiring actual certs or degrees they won't.

Everyone's free to leave at any time, but you probably shouldn't be subsidized by the government to create jobs that don't pay people enough to live.

They pump out millions of these shit jobs and say oh they're meant for teens to work at. But you don't see teens working these jobs. You see adults working them. They are far too large a part of the unskilled labor market. To the point that there are not any other options in small to mid sized towns.