Re:Charles Bukowski: The Slavery of the 9 to 5
by pjc50 on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @04:59AM
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> Software workers are among lowest class of people in society
Only in the very general sense of being part of the class of "workers" rather than those who live off capital. Which puts you on the same rung as rather a lot of people.
I'd say the people on zero-hour or unpredictable schedules are treated as the lowest rung of workers: extreme economic uncertainty. If you don't know how many hours you're going to work, you can't know if you'll make rent at the end of the month. If you don't know when you'll work, you can't make other plans.
The people who are really treated as the lowest class are those unable to work, who are forever under suspicion.
Only in the very general sense of being part of the class of "workers" rather than those who live off capital. Which puts you on the same rung as rather a lot of people.
I'd say the people on zero-hour or unpredictable schedules are treated as the lowest rung of workers: extreme economic uncertainty. If you don't know how many hours you're going to work, you can't know if you'll make rent at the end of the month. If you don't know when you'll work, you can't make other plans.
The people who are really treated as the lowest class are those unable to work, who are forever under suspicion.