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flexnor

(392 posts)

10. no, it's not just you

Reply to cyberpj (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 10:00 PM

Feb 2012

silicon valley types have an odd combination of favoring both 'liberal' social policies, and slave labor for their own workplaces. so, starting in the late 1990s, they started shoveling cash into the democratic party ( as well as republcians), and democrats sold it workers down the river as far as they could

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Senate bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act would eliminate overtime pay for many IT workers. [View all] cyberpj Feb 2012 OP

The government is just taking a massive dump on the IT industry anymore. First SOPA/PIPA, now this. Initech Feb 2012 #1

IT people worth more - Continuing the 30 year wage war. socialindependocrat Feb 2012 #2

You're right. cyberpj Feb 2012 #6

the cruel irony of the '40 hour week' flexnor Feb 2012 #11

Just got an opportunity for a contract job anti-alec Feb 2012 #3

From my perspective you sound like the luckiest person on Earth. tridim Feb 2012 #4

I have no way of knowing that without knowing more about the situation. cyberpj Feb 2012 #5

I'm on disability and have Medicare anti-alec Feb 2012 #16

fake democrat kay hagan whoring for "right to work" for less nt msongs Feb 2012 #7

Is it me? cyberpj Feb 2012 #8

no, it's not just you flexnor Feb 2012 #10

I didnt know any IT employees got overtime in the first place flexnor Feb 2012 #9

The "cable puller" IT folks used to be hourly jeff47 Feb 2012 #12

"both parties and corporations have really, really had it in for IT workers in the last 15 year..." cyberpj Feb 2012 #13

no, not happy flexnor Feb 2012 #15

Hillary Clinton, on H-1b visas flexnor Feb 2012 #14

Yep. Knew about that. She may have her reasons cyberpj Feb 2012 #17

k&r Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #18

I have a state IT Job for 15 years now belcffub Feb 2012 #19

Why should it be "part of the job"? What is the reasoning? TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #20

no idea... just the way it is... union doesn't care least bit belcffub Mar 2012 #21