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Re:HN: I was fired today, is this even legal? by jbooth on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @12:07PM (#7560180)
The poster was talking about an $8/hr temp job. He's already made a decision to trade dignity for necessity.

Defending dignity at 'all costs' makes it sound like you've never had to make a hard decision in your life. This is a case where the right move is to keep your head down, do the bare minimum, work on your portfolio on the side and bolt for a better job as soon as you can.

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Re:HN: I was fired today, is this even legal? by bendmorris on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @02:22PM (#7561212)
If everyone does that instead of speaking up, the situation for the people at the bottom never improves. If enough workers reject their poor conditions, the situation might gradually get better.

You can choose to put your own interests first by sticking around and not saying anything or those of your fellow workers by taking a stand. It's a question of values.

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Re:HN: I was fired today, is this even legal? by lobotryas on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @04:26PM (#7562105)
The keyword is "might". In the meantime, OP is out of a job and I just Hope he has some savings to fall back on because I doubt that temp agency will be looking to take him back.
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