• lynny@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why would my company pay me overtime rather than telling me to go home after 32 hours? My wage will be cut, the only benefit I get is a better work life balance, but that doesn’t mean much when I’ll no longer be able to afford rent.

    I remember people telling us here in the rust belt that bills like NAFTA would benefit us greatly by reducing the cost of living, yet 30 years later we’re still suffering and being told to trust the same pencil pushers who promised not to screw us over last time.

    Thankfully I don’t see republicans letting this bill though. We’ve suffered enough of this economic experimentation.

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      1 year ago

      The same reason you said a 32 hour work week is impossible, “because manufacturing”

      Why does overtime exist already? The question you are asking on the face is so asinine it barely merits a response.

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        1 year ago

        I never said anything was impossible, I said it will be a logistical nightmare that will hurt working class people at the expense of office workers. I’m done engaging if you’re going to intentionally take my comments out of context. Good day.