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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Gen Z is prioritizing living over working because they've seen 'the legacy of broken promises' in corporate America, a future-of-work expert says (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 9 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do the minimum to put the food you like on the table, to afford a place to live, and then fuck off for the rest of the time. No OT, no projects outside of work hrs, no checking email overnight. Do your job, to the level that is strictly required, and reprioritize yourself any other time.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And you think that'll allow you to retire at 65? 85?

Look, I get it. I don't prioritize work over "life", but I'm not naive to believe that I'll have a comfortable retirement, because I won't.

I think the majority of us will stuggle tremendously in the coming decades.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I never said you'd be able to comfortably retire. That's another part of it. The younger generations know they won't retire at all, or at a reasonable time, so just do your 40, get enough to live, and go do something actually fulfilling.

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Most don't expect to retire ever - they will work enough to survive until they die, naturally or otherwise.

Whether this is bleak realism or self-fulfilling, dangerous pessimism is an interesting question.