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Jackpine Radical

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31. No, we need to re-structure the whole concept of "jobs"

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #27)

Mon May 18, 2015, 03:38 PM

May 2015

& figure out a way that permits the whole bunch of us to share in the advances we are making. If productivity has gone up, why can't wages also go up, and hours go down?

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Why You Are Doing 'Shadow Work' for Free and Don't Even Know It [View all] Jesus Malverde May 2015 OP

KnR. nt tblue37 May 2015 #1

Too much work and cost daredtowork May 2015 #7

I know it's not much, but I refuse to do anything online or merrily May 2015 #2

www.somethingorother.com/something else Hissyspit May 2015 #11

I just checked and that domain name is for sale. (n/t) Jim Lane May 2015 #25

K&R laundry_queen May 2015 #3

PLEASE Oldtimeralso May 2015 #4

I never do rpannier May 2015 #5

Someone is there to help here in the Lawrence, Kansas, Dillon's stores, too.nt tblue37 May 2015 #8

I refuse that Jesus Malverde May 2015 #6

Don't use them if you don't like them FLPanhandle May 2015 #14

I normally use self-checkout as well SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #19

I admit, I do too, if I only have a few items. Arugula Latte May 2015 #20

My ways of fighting the system 1939 May 2015 #9

Are we really doing it for free? Travis_0004 May 2015 #10

I live in Oregon, we do not pump our own gas, stations have persons who pump the gas for the Bluenorthwest May 2015 #13

I know Travis_0004 May 2015 #15

I looked up gas prices for Washington Aerows May 2015 #16

Washingon has higher fuel taxes, Oregon has higher employee cost to operate a gas station Travis_0004 May 2015 #21

That doesn't bear out in your example, though Aerows May 2015 #29

The same comparison is true for NJ (the other state where attendants pump) and NY. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #22

I prefer to do things myself. FLPanhandle May 2015 #12

I'm with you! MindPilot May 2015 #32

Another example is internet discussion boards that use unpaid labor to moderate posts Nye Bevan May 2015 #17

DUZY... Jesus Malverde May 2015 #18

Or more frustrating, people who are unwitting lobbyists for dirty industries and dirtier politics. hunter May 2015 #24

I usually do shadow work on purpose hfojvt May 2015 #23

Your next car Jackpine Radical May 2015 #26

I'll call it the IKIA Glassunion May 2015 #28

That's sick, SICK! Do you hear me? Sick! Jackpine Radical May 2015 #30

Meh... Glassunion May 2015 #27

No, we need to re-structure the whole concept of "jobs" Jackpine Radical May 2015 #31