Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity.

same as it ever was.

  • lightnegative@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I guess it depends on the industry. Replaceable production line workers following processes that haven’t been automated yet are different from say engineers designing the production line

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      1 year ago

      Plenty of engineers get abused by their employers too it’s super naive to think otherwise. And it’s going to get worse and worse and worse as time goes on that’s the undebatable history of capitalism.

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      1 year ago

      Engineers designing production lines absolutely get fucked over with horrible working conditions. Unions benefit every single position workers fill.

      I guarantee you’ve never known an Engineer in manufacturing.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      1 year ago

      LoL what a shit take of thinking you are special because you are currently being treated nice.

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      1 year ago

      If an engineer is living paycheck to paycheck it’s their fault, and very weird, since they’re generally decent at math.