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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by edgyquant on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:45PM (#38632187)
The US has higher salaries than Europe, way higher, so calling it slave labor is rich. Wish people would understand that just because Europe does something doesn’t make it the right way to do things. As far as reality shows, the US system is the most innovative and the European one is definitely not.
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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by pjmlp on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:27PM (#38632893)
Some lucky people have higher salary than in Europe, while others have to beg Red Cross to take care of them, while living between pay checks.
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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by pb7 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:43PM (#38633863)
Wrong. Median disposable income is higher on average across all occupations. Software engineer income is significantly higher. The top 10% in the US is not even fathomable in Europe.
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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by pjmlp on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:40PM (#38635210)
Work to live, not live to work.

https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by mardifoufs on Thursday December 14, 2023 @12:04AM (#38637990)
As opposed to Europe, which is known to not have homeless or poor people.
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Re:Etsy is laying off 11% of its staff by pjmlp on Thursday December 14, 2023 @01:14AM (#38638375)
At least those are supported by national social healthcare.
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