=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── Paying your employees more *makes them better workers*. An extra 2$ per hour might mean they can eat out an extra night, they might be able to afford a car, and they might be able to focus just a bit more without crying in their sleep about an unexpected bill. With less stress, employees perform better. They are more loyal. They work harder. Pay your employees more. They are your greatest resource. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-278 kinda makes me think it'd be nice if we had some way to quantify the amount that employers taxed their employees? If people saw 50-70% of their paycheck going straight toward executive bonuses and stock buybacks or whatever... maybe then we'd fix things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/342 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── So. To reiterate, the employee in Arkansas is paid a wage of 30$ per hour, and the state in which the corporation is based (say, Oklahoma) is paid 30$ for each hour that employee works. However, these dollars are specific to the region, and cannot leave it - Oklahoma and Arkansas *must* reach an equitable arrangement where their dollars equal out. Balance is desired, as it brings stability and provides a foundation for future growth. If one side prospers, so does the other. Why should the Oklahoman have less than the Arkansan? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse_boost/5643 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ "Ana" harvests peaches in CAs Central Valley. This day reached 99°. It's hard for workers at non-union companies at this time of year. If they speak up & ask for their legal break, labor contractors sometimes send them home. This means less hours & a smaller paycheck. #WeFeedYou │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #4 fediverse/3711 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-politics-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if instead of spending most of our paycheck on rent we spent most of it on food so that our food could be higher quality "but then people will starve because they can't afford food" okay how about we make food free and tax it "but then people will be fed by MY tax dollars and what if I don't want to use the services that the tax dollars are paying for" oh you don't want to eat, do you? or do you just not want THEM to eat? I hope leopards eat your face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3712 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: food-mentioned-politics-capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ girls (me) would literally rather be paid 200$ a month and have free rent and food than be paid 2200$ per month and pay 1600 in rent and 400 in food ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2709 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── the minimum wage should be salaried, not per hour. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2773 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── my mask is the best worker I've ever met. They're kind, thoughtful, hardworking, sharp, precise, value driven, and will always help their allies when they finish their work (to a fast and high-quality degree). Shame they can't last too long before the mask starts to slip, at which point I become essentially unemployable. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/423 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── A job where you only have to work one day per week of your choosing (but semi-permanent) and are automatically placed on a team with others in the company who work that same day and accomplish whatever goals they think fulfill the company's vision. If they don't have any ideas then they should work on collaborating with others until they do. Let's get things done! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/410 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── How about when you hire foreign labor (offshoring) you have to pay taxes on every dollar cheaper the labor is when compared to hiring a similar domestic employee. Those taxes are used to pay down the national debt specifically on debt owed to the nation you're hiring from. If there is no debt, then it is given as a gift, as a form of tribute to those who would develop such valuable employees. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3914 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ that feeling when capitalists make technological advancements that benefit all of mankind but refuse to open source them because... they want more money? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1047 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── #CDCsays if you budget for 50% of what you're making then the other 50% could double your headcount EDIT: also that it's opposite day ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1123 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-835 kinda feels like that type of work, the kind that people rely on, is more important than... whatever they were having you work on at work-work. (assumption on my part) and if that important work is not provided for, in the allocation of resources applied toward the developer who is developing security developments that develop required functionality for the development of people's communication/interactions, then perhaps resources should be allocated for resolving those difficulties. Or maybe not idk I'm broke, shows how much I know about money ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4016 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── why do we have to work so hard to work they should be ready and waiting, jumping at the chance to utilize our expertise, our labour, our creativity, our kindness they treat us like we owe them our time and motivation but without us, they are empty shells ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1475 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ They say that doctors have higher quality care in America but that's not true because they hardly have time to spend with patients. They are pushed not to sit and think. They are less like a detective, and more like an assembly line fast food worker. Because that is what capitalism knowns how to do, not because it provides higher quality care. It doesn't matter if the hospital is for profit or not - they both run on dollars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #15 fediverse/1372 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-961 sounds like best of both worlds to me, right? more bullets for the slaughter, more hours for the worker, and as the blood of men doth runneth our lies are bit by bit revealed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/431 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Rent is expensive because they only want you living there if you're working. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3368 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-883 They do value your privacy. They value it for exactly as much as those 1444 partners are willing to pay for it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5672 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ companies aren't allowed to hire artists because they're busy making things and would reduce their focus levels graphics technicians don't design the media, they just implement. gross, where's the creativity->? oh, here in the boardroom, great -.- everyone gets a boardroom... jeez, how many companies do we need? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #19 messages/298 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── When you say "we need more low income housing" they hear "I want to live near more poor people" and they think "why would I want to live near poor people? They're poor for a reason! We only need enough around to work the jobs that suck anyway." which is basically their way of justifying slavery/indentured servitude, as it's not like they'd ever offer a way to climb out of that low-income pit. And its not like they'd ever let you pay them more, so they can afford to be equals, because then they wouldn't be middle-class anymore. They'd just be mid. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3931 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned-DRM-media-piracy-pol │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if people pirate media, it's more of an indication that they'd rather spend │ ║ their money elsewhere rather than an indictment of their character. │ ║ │ ║ torrenting movies is easy. Kinda makes me think all media should run on a │ ║ "tip" system where you pay for better service after receiving service. │ ║ │ ║ I mean, after all, that's how they justify underpaying restaurant workers, │ ║ isn't it? │ ║ │ ║ "if they want more money, they should work for it" │ ║ │ ║ yeah, so... maybe we need something more than Marvel, Disney. Maybe we need │ ║ more cool, small games from designers who believe in what they're doing. Maybe │ ║ copyright holders should demand a standardized cut, rather than exclusive │ ║ distribution rights. maybe maybe maybe. │ ║ │ ║ truth is nothing will be solved unless the problem is addressed at the root. │ ║ For every hole you patch in the boat, there's a guy walking around with a │ ║ hammer. │ ║ │ ║ Honestly... I don't believe there's any reason for someone to be a millionaire │ ║ except to compete on the "wealth" leaderboards. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ |