cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4946559

  • Futterbinger [he/him, they/them]
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    4 months ago

    Americans don't believe themselves to be temporarily embarrassed millionaires. They believe themselves to be temporarily embarrassed slave owners.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      How much is it a factor that America has at will employment where the employer can fire the worker for arbitrary reasons like taking all of their leave?

      • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 months ago

        Oh you are sick and used all your PTO / Sick days? Looks like you're getting points for being absent. Oh 3 days? Looks like you got too many points. HR will send you your separation letter now. bye also your workplace health insurance is cancelled.

      • Futterbinger [he/him, they/them]
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        4 months ago

        Not from a left perspective. But I meant it more like, they don't even care about being millionaire, so long as they have their slave to boss around. It also has some vibes of how people always imagine going a knight or noble in the past and never a serf full of worms shitting their guts out in the barley fields.