Re:Percent Jobs
by ludwik on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:05AM
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I like my work and I like my life and I like my hobbies and I like my family and I like my friends and I like learning new skills in my free time. I chose to work 80% of the time for 80% of the pay but I'm fully aware that most people don't have that option (either because it is not offered to them or because it is not financially viable). Which I think is unfortunate.
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Over 2/3 of the workforce actually does not like their job. Maybe start there, instead of reducing work time for everyone and likely dropping wages for everyone too.
Liking your job or not has nothing to do with this. I'm not saying that reducing work time should be enforced, either.
Rather that _overall_ we should all benefit from the increase in productivity, whether that's reflected in a proportionate increase in wages, or in being given the choice to work less. The point is that most employees are not even given this option, while also being compensated much less. This is what I'm objecting to.