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The choice of words was deliberate. On one side of the counter is the OP, with a stable, well-paying job, on the other side is the on-contract employee working
by HarryHirsch 10y ago
The choice of words was deliberate. On one side of the counter is the OP, with a stable, well-paying job, on the other side is the on-contract employee working one, possibly several jobs that won't pay much about minimum wage. The US are a pretty harsh country to live in when you are at poverty level. Of course there are people who have it worse than a front-desk guy at an airport, but that doesn't change the fact that that person didn't have it good.
- dqv 10y agoThere is an overwhelming sense of superiority here on HN when it comes to the proletariat. They will decry working conditions (if it could mean they would be subject to those conditions), but willfully ignore the gap between themselves and laborers. >would you like to put a value on the fact that I will never fly with you again then? As if we're supposed to expect that someone who acts like this even asked the employees nicely. The employees should be scared they'll lose their job if they don't do exactly what I say!