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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Welcome to 'The Great Detachment': Workers are checked out—and so are their bosses (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Furthermore, everyone wants to hire trained, experienced workers, but no one wants to do the work in leveling them up.

This times a thousand. When I was looking to get into being a Linux Sysadmin, every entry level position required 3-5y experience. I kept thinking, "how am I supposed to get that when you're gatekeeping me from starting out."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Actually getting training is also a joke. I have worked for a dozen companies at this point, everything from small contracting companies to Fortune 500.They all pay lip service to training but very few of them actually follow through and pay for (or even partially subsidize) your continued professional development.

I paid for 100% of a job-related Master degree while working, and the employer did not pay for any of it, nor provide any time off to work on it, etc. They also declined a pay raise of any kind once I finished and had the credential. Needless to say I peaced out and got a different job immediately.

I've always had to eat the full cost of my professional development and I only got "paid" for it by jumping ship to a new job for more money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well it's tech and you can use your free time for that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I'd been neck deep in Linux systems for a couple of years learning so I could get a job in the field. The "3-5 years" requirement made it almost impossible to start.