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Re:After the pandemic, we can’t go back to sleep (2020) by dgfitz on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:58AM (#28958068)
> Who is forcing you to work 40h? I personally don't do that. You are free to negotiate your own contracts.

This is such a privileged and arrogant stance to take. The VAST majority of people are NOT free to negotiate.

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Re:After the pandemic, we can’t go back to sleep (2020) by kkjjkgjjgg on Friday October 22, 2021 @02:29PM (#28960753)
Of course they are. Why wouldn't they be free to negotiate? Of course if you have few skills that are in demand, you are in a worse negotiating position compared to people who are in demand. You can try to acquire skills that are in demand, though.
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