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How about we make a law saying that employers have to pay job applicants a minimum of an hour's wage just for the time it takes to apply and get an interview? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like seriously, time is money right? I'm sure most people can relate to wasting time on numerous applications before ever landing a job. If they set that into law, employers will probably be much less likely to reject applicants, and even when they do, you still get paid for your wasted time.

Edit: I'm not particularly referring to the application part alone, I'm referring to application + interview = rejection. People should get paid for someone calling you in, only to end up wasting your time. Hell, I could have spent that time better at the sperm bank.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Right, because "if you don't get a job, you get to live in a cardboard box under a bridge" isn't duress at all.

I'm not saying I'm for OP's plan. I'm still thinking it through. But there's nothing "voluntary" about working for a paycheck, or about applying to do so.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Right... we aren't free. Much like the past, and perhaps even in the future. You cannot get hung up on something that is out of your control. We may live and die 10,000 more times before humanity can know true peace.

The best we got right now is "maybe you to could exploit the working class if you grind hard enough".

Sad as fuck considering our level of technological development. Gatekeeping necessities from people to drive them to do what you want. The extra steps to feudalism is not doing it for me.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what unemployment is for. :) It's not on the business to pay applicants.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The last time I had unemployment, it was a lousy $64 per week, and only for 3 months no less. Unemployment is a joke.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Depends on your income before you were unemployed... My wife is drawing it right now and it's something like $450 a week for her.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Ah yes, only 17% what I make in a week at a job. Surely that'll keep my household running efficiently

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I was working for 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, for $10 per hour, for over 2 years. Yes, $10 an hour sounds like chump change these days, but this was back in like 2007.

Still..