The rise of the pointless job

Re:The rise of the pointless job by interfixus on Saturday May 05, 2018 @04:53AM (#17000969)

There is such a theory, yes. It has obviously never encountered low-paying, shitty, backbreaking work on the factory floor.

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Re:The rise of the pointless job by icebraining on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:51AM (#17001598)

I don't think the theory implies it's the only effect on salaries, only that it's a factor.

Obviously when the workers have very few or no alternatives, the effect will be minimal.

But I know people who dropped out of college courses that provided a good chance of a middle-class income for a career that fulfilled them more, despite paying like crap. So the effect exists.

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