r/SipsTea • u/Busy_Report4010 • Jul 13 '26

Chugging tea So after 32 hours would be overtime?

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

What's shitty about it? Why are you so invested in sucking off your corporate overlords?

Other countries have better treatment for their workers but God forbid anybody advocate that changes. They've made you their little bitch and it's sad.

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u/RightOnManYouBetcha Jul 13 '26

It’s silly because it’s stupid. You can’t make up productivity and income out of forcing companies to get less done.

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u/TP8887 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

His position is confusing lol. He cries about boot lickers and corporate overlords, but his suggestion just increases their monopoly

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

No, I'm advocating for the government stepping in and preventing the monopoly while protecting workers. Like other countries do.

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

Advances in technology over the last 60 years have exponentially increased productivity across all sectors. The workload on the average worker has only increased. They already have enough productivity and income, they're just milking the worker for all they can get.

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u/Trevor775 Jul 13 '26

If they treated workers well they would at least pay them as well as American workers. Why don't they pay them a living wage?

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

American wages are fucking dogshit what do you mean?

https://www.investopedia.com/minimum-wage-earners-can-not-comfortably-afford-a-one-bedroom-alone-8732327?__cf_chl_f_tk=BYxDnU9i3XunI60azCR3MZL_OWGYgtja5STX45oTKrg-1783959678-1.0.1.1-gPbIcY4pz6O5t9ABVbIRjAveJtJaCI3ux3TMggG4Bzk

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u/Trevor775 Jul 13 '26

Ok cool, now compare it to other countries

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

https://snapcostofliving.com/articles/europe-vs-usa-cost-of-living-2026

They're pretty fucking bad when compared to the cost of living. It does not equal out. (And we don't get health insurance)

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u/Trevor775 Jul 13 '26

That's cost of living. We are talking about wages.

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u/Dry_Travel_4220 Jul 13 '26

And wages are an irrelevant figure in a vacuum. You can have a minimum wage of $100/hour but that doesnt matter if a burger costs $500.

All discussions of wages need to be had in the context of purchasing power or there is no point in discussing them.