Working multiple bullshit jobs that pay peanuts to survive? You're polyworking in order to have multiple revenue streams to sustain your lifestyle. Fulfilling your contractual work obligations? You're quiet quitting.

    • Changeling [it/its]
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      2 years ago

      jobcel

      Can’t maintain gainful employment and a sex life at the same time smdh

      • booty [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        genuinely true, though. how can i work 6 days a week and even meet anyone lmao

  • MaoistLandlord [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    In the year 2035, “wage cuck” will be an academic term because Marxism is too scary to popularize

      • MaoistLandlord [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        It really is. If you even mention the word capitalism people will become upset because they will assume you’re being negative lol. Even capitalists hate the word capitalism.

        • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Happens damn near daily lol. Can't even use the exact reason why say housing is fucked without a few libs getting their undies in a wad and immediately start saying, "oh and so communism would be so much better blah blah." When quite literally it would be lol

    • YourFavoriteFed [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      We're going to have to start co-opting words from the right to sugar coat our ideas for young people, aren't we?

        • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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          2 years ago

          That's not right-wing appropriation. Its entirely a consequence of SEO algorithms in video media.

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        4 months ago

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  • Tommasi [she/her, pup/pup's]
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    2 years ago

    Although more financial freedom and the chance to have multiple creative outlets should spell increased happiness for polyworkers, the research shows that’s not necessarily the case.

    :surprised-pika:

    How out of touch do you have to be to think "creative outlets" is a real reason people work multiple jobs? If you think anything people do in an office job is a creative outlet you must live such a sad, uninspired life

  • SerLava [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Traditionally, people would find a vocation they enjoyed (and that paid a decent wage) and steadily climb the ranks,

    No they wouldn't. They're fucking ranks. People don't "GENERALLY" or "TRADITIONALLY" just climb ranks. That's why they're RANKS. Most people stay at the bottom or near the fucking bottom

    :brainworms:

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Everything is a triangle-shaped for some reason. We will never know why

      • Changeling [it/its]
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        2 years ago

        “A square shaped triangle is the strongest shape found in nature”

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        Its a triangle because the natural progression of human civilization is to climb to the top of the triangle. Climbing triangles is just natural. Triangles are what make the country strong. Without triangles, we wouldn't have all these amazing things.

        You're only trying to keep me from climbing the triangle because you're too lazy and stupid to know the secret way to climb it. I won't let you hold me back. I'm going to keep climbing the triangle until I'm on top, where I'm supposed to be, because triangles reward people who work hard and climb smartly.

        • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          They are literally arrows pointing up. You have nothing else to think about

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Instead of everyone hustling for a few management positions, what if we made entry positions liveable?

  • RION [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    isn't this already called overemployment

  • jabrd [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    :thonk: using my understanding of base/superstructure dynamics to pre-sage polyamory becoming the norm because it’ll be the only way people can afford a home

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I know multiple people in their 20s who are pretty desperately trying to get into a long-term monogamous relationship explicitly for financial purposes, so I could see it as things get worse.

    • Abraxiel
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      2 years ago

      you will live in the polycule, you will eat the ass.

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Polywork is when other members of the polycule cover your shift at Arby's

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    19 days ago

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  • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Who's out here asking for 'flexibility' besides shift managers making schedules the week before?

  • Rojo27 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah, I'm into ENM (Ethical Non-Monogawork)