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[Laelth]

1. k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t

-Laelth

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. well-written, straightforward and damning as hell. K n R

This woman gives a powerful speech.

I hope this goes viral and that she gives more truth-telling speeches.

[Sentath]

3. I hope we don't find out.

And I would like to wrap this up by posing a question: If the entire economy was made up of such businesses, an economy of businesses all pushing production abroad to wherever people can be maximally exploited, an economy consolidated into as few stores as possible, an economy of stores which pay workers little as they can and which operate with as few as they can, what would that look like? And how long would it take to crash?

But I suspect it would look too much like the Robber Barons of old.

[grilled onions]

4. Many Workers Must Wonder What Is The Point To Working....

long hours, at a job they dislike only to barely keep their head above water, hardly see their kids, their spouse and get bad mouthed for complaining, actually having the nerve to expect a living wage. While the CEO's keep getting raises and those underneath him(almost always a him) get to climb up the ladder and get perks for screwing over the peasants who work there.
Depression must be the number one health issue(after safety issue). We baby boomers saw what that did when our parents generation experienced getting pushed out the door a bit earlier than expected. They wondered what they had done wrong. They never knew that it had nothing to do with their skills but rather their years.
Now it gets worse as the youngest workers are already being condemned in so many ways. They want you to work for next to nothing. They tell you that your skills are never good enough(so they can always keep your wages lower than low). They trash you at their executive dinners by saying that the workers actually expect 40 hours, a regular schedule and decent wages. They must all have a good chuckle over that as they sip their champagne and nibble seafood canapes.

[Sherman A1]

5. K&R

Thanks for posting! Good article!