Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Frustrations with college education (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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what's the point of getting a degree if apparently you need all these other extraneous qualifications to get a proper job? networking, boot camps, certifications, training, programs, glass windows, button downs, on and on.

why can't there be a program where i pay somebody and i get a proper salaried good job at the end? you know what i mean? i keep seeing like, even if you graduate with a prestigious degree, that's still not enough to guarantee a decent living, a house with four walls and a yard and some trees and a dog, you have to shake some nebulous hands and attain more and more training to stay current, like i'm meant to actually be invested in a "career" for its own sake rather than something i can get money from to live a happy life

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[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The way that it was explained to me is college is an "indicator" that says a candidate was able to go to class, study, and pass an exam. These are things that tell an employer that you have the skills to schedule your life, do assignments, wake up, etc.

Bootcamps, certifications, etc. all show how you can do a specific thing.

I'm not saying I agree with it. Remember that when you apply to jobs, your resume and your experience is to get past the resume bot. College and certs are easy gates for a company to put in their bot to filter resumes out.

[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yea, the problem is that it’s a very bloated, overhyped and pretentious indicator.