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xmunk , to Work Reform in Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says

Awesome, let's fucking do it.

xmunk , to Work Reform in Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps and blaming a city pay rule

So... ban Uber.

xmunk , to Work Reform in A labor win at Georgia school bus factory shows a worker-led EV transition is possible

A "worker led" anything is possible. Look at how much fucking money private investors and executives remove from companies - companies are always far healthier when run by employee collectives and unions, while far less effective, still significantly improve long term prospects.

xmunk , to Work Reform in It’s a summer of playing hooky: feeling pressured not to take their earned vacation, Americans are finding a loophole

Take your fucking vacation. And if your manager demurs they're a terrible fucking manager.

xmunk , (edited ) to Work Reform in I’m 43 but everyone at the workplace thinks I’m 25. Is this something I need to change?

Twenty five year olds can have bad backs and your HR department knows your real age if anyone questions it (and you could always retroactively claim you were joking on your first day and thought everyone was in on the obvious deception).

Assuming it isn't an inherent job duty, ask not to lift heavy things and if someone objects then get a note from your doctor.

Nosey people can get fucked - we all have the freedom to choose what parts of our private life we share with coworkers and what we don't so you have no obligation to disclose your age (outside of anything relevant to payroll/taxes/insurance enrollment).

There is no need to change anything. Just don't let yourself be pressured into work you're not capable of doing. And if anyone questions your marital status or what-not... They're an asshole and can get fucked.

Edit to add:

After some discussion in the other thread, I think it's pretty regrettable to outright lie about your age - if you change jobs again, I'd really suggest just refusing to answer and deflecting the question. Telling such a direct lie likely makes some of your coworkers uncomfortable.

xmunk , to Work Reform in Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight

"We're a corporation. We can't prioritize the well-being of our workers because the shareholders won't let us."

xmunk , to Work Reform in The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states

Boomers aren't the productive people anymore they're now just leeches - Gen X and lower are the workers now and most of us actually give a shit.

xmunk , to Work Reform in UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South

Hey GOP dick riders. Corporations don't need your fucking help oppressing the proletariat.

xmunk , to Work Reform in Everyday thoughts

Don't worry! We couldn't kill all life on earth if we tried! We'll just kill all the humans and large animals... and we'll get to mulligan that in a few million years anyways.

xmunk , to Work Reform in I don't really know how to deal with coworkers who emotionally dump their issues on me

You have the right to do your job in a safe and healthy environment. Other people don't have a right to make a workplace hostile by pushing their agenda. Just mention that you're not comfortable discussing religion or politics in the workplace and consider lodging a complaint in writing to HR in case you're suddenly let go "without cause".

xmunk , to Work Reform in Why Americans Overwhelmingly Back Unions Now with UAW President Shawn Fain interview

I'll give you the meme TL;DR.

We're all looking at the labor market, saying, "There's got to be a better way!" And unions showed up with the fucking ShamWow.

xmunk , to Work Reform in FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes

Actually important NDAs do this - they'll just pay you to come in (or at least not work anywhere else) until the knowledge you had is irrelevant... and if the action that the NDA would prevent is legitimately damaging there do exist laws around corporate espionage that already cover these breeches. If you outright steal legitimately protected information from an employer (a common example is customer lists) and resell it... an NDA isn't needed. NDAs have traditionally just been used as a scare tactic to contain information that isn't legitimately protected... and, of course, to unfairly punish ex-employees for leaving.

xmunk , to Work Reform in can you help me formulate an answer to a colleague who is not my boss but feels entitled to tell me how I have to work?

It's unhealthy for the workplace in general, people need to be able to communicate.

The right answer to cover your own ass is to ask your manager what to do.

xmunk , to Work Reform in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits

Comical levels of villainy. That's how I choose to read this bullshit in an effort to preserve my fucking sanity.

xmunk , to Work Reform in GOP Governors Show 'How Scared They Are' of Workers Organizing With UAW

Streisand effect me harder, Daddy!

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