Re:“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?
by mwcampbell on Sunday February 14, 2021 @12:52PM
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True, the author backed away from the uncomfortable point when they wrote:
> I don’t have a good answer to this, but I buy Chinese- and Bangladeshi-manufactured clothes anyway.
But that doesn't mean we should avoid the more difficult discussion. I know that I'm privileged, and I figure I should focus on what I do, not what's done to me. I expected more commenters on this thread to take that position. As it is, the insistence on discussing what we are paid just makes us look like prima donnas.
> I don’t have a good answer to this, but I buy Chinese- and Bangladeshi-manufactured clothes anyway.
But that doesn't mean we should avoid the more difficult discussion. I know that I'm privileged, and I figure I should focus on what I do, not what's done to me. I expected more commenters on this thread to take that position. As it is, the insistence on discussing what we are paid just makes us look like prima donnas.