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Re:Changes at YC by andsoitis on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:43AM (#35147542)
> Expenses are passed down on the employees, and the ruling class reaps the reward

Employees get paid a salary to work. That's it. That's the agreement. There are no expenses passed down to employees - you're just making that up.

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Re:Changes at YC by red-iron-pine on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @08:30AM (#35150405)
The misery gets passed down. The abuse and shitty situations and complete lack of power -- that gets passed down.

Sometimes the expenses get passed down, but I'll agree that's rare. However I have had employers bill me for my uniforms, and I ain't talkin about the military.

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Re:Changes at YC by roflyear on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:26PM (#35154048)
Employees get paid to work, but are abused. Sure they can leave, but things aren't always that simple. Things are normalized.

Just like you can "just leave" an abusive relationship, but instead much of the system is abusive to their employees.

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