I am sick of being treated less than human

[Honeycombe8]

139. What do you think the opposite of capitalism is? It ain't "work 50, get paid for 50."

It's work whatever is necessary, to take up the slack for your co-worker, who can't come to work this week. Then that co-worker gets part of your pay.

That's socialism. From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

And forget about a raise based on merit. That's not socialism. That's capitalism.

Don't blame one bad employer on capitalism. What they are doing is ILLEGAL. It's against capitalism. But that's how it works at my employment company, too. They pretend they don't know if I work more hours, but they know. I turn in my time.

There are some down times where you work, aren't there? Where you chat a bit or whatever? You're not really focused and very productive. You don't get docked for that. So if I work a couple of hours longer, I figure it all evens out. Working TEN hours longer is a different matter entirely, though.

I'm definitely pro-capitalism. That's how people get ahead and get paid more because of merit. It's not always fair. Nothing is always fair. Socialism isn't fair. But at least with capitalism, you can bust your ass and get paid some serious money. I have. It's hell going through it, but nice when you get paid for it.