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our robot overlords
I defy anyone who hasn’t worked in the service industry in the last 10 years to do this for a month. Let’s see what they think then.
Source: Here’s What Happens When an Algorithm Determines Your Work Schedule – VICE
minimum wage isn’t a job killer
Can we stop now?
Source: Minimum wage increases aren’t a job killer: Small business survey
no living wage
Innovation = undercutting existing businesses, even if that means removing the ability of the people doing the work to earn a living wage.
Source: AI, the Transcription Economy, and the Future of Work | WIRED
also, it’s just the best thing to do
Just treat people like people already.
Source: Why companies should hire people with criminal records
ceo switch
While CEOs find it easy to switch industries because the skills are similar, workers at lower levels are finding it harder to do so because the skills are so specialized.
Source: CEOs are switching between industries 4 times as much due to blurring of skills – MarketWatch
joe lied
I’m pretty sure this is true of most of the companies who made big promises while pushing for the passage of the 2017 TCJA.
Source: AT&T Lied About Everything It Promised to Do If It Got a Tax Cut – VICE
watching
Managers are going to increasingly gather data on employees and use that information to evaluate workers on a number of fronts.
Source: In 2040, your boss will track your every glance and keystroke
let them surf
Seems letting people hit the web a bit at work is actually good for employee engagement and general attitude.
Source: Column: Why bosses should let employees surf the web at work | PBS NewsHour
it’s not just farm workers
The oligarch class thinks *everyone* who isn’t them is overpaid, whether they’re foreign- or U.S.-born.
Source: Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid – Mother Jones
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