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The obvious resolution is that all workers should be able to set their work conditions so that they can do their jobs without sacrificing any bit of their wellb
by danharaj 9y ago
The obvious resolution is that all workers should be able to set their work conditions so that they can do their jobs without sacrificing any bit of their wellbeing.
- dasmoth 9y agoThat would certainly seem like the ideal.
- spurcell93 9y agoAh, the old, if you don't like it go somewhere else argument employed by privileged capitalists everywhere. "People who are worried about the negative conditions at Uber shouldn't drive for Uber! It's not anyone's problem that those conditions are negative. "
- pc86 9y agoNobody here is talking about sexual harassment, discrimination, or anything of the sort. Nobody is defending those. But being present for a daily meeting during normal working hours is a pretty low bar to meet. Not everyone can meet that bar! That's fine. Not everyone can do every job. If you have some medical, psychological, socioeconomic, or ideological reason why you can't be present for a meeting from 9:00-9:10 Mon-Fri, it's not a violation of your human rights to suggest maybe you can't do whatever that job is.
- mbrock 9y agoI don't care about morning meetings as a bar to meet; I just think they're almost always useless or harmful. Luckily I now work remotely, set my own hours 100%, and collaborate asynchronously with no daily synchronization points. I could rush off to an office at the exact same time every morning... but why? It
- pc86 9y agoBeing at a 9am meeting is not a sacrifice to any part of anyone's wellbeing.
- danharaj 9y agoWhat's your justification for that?
- stephen_g 9y agoThat’s overly broad and simply false. It can be quite damaging to the wellbeing of people with severe circadian rhythm disorders.
- pc86 9y agoOne would think those people would not be applying for work that required you to be in an office before 9am then.
- Sir_Vival 9y agoGood luck with that. I had aspirations of being a developer but ended up being a wedding photographer instead due to my circadian rhythm issues. Maybe in major cities you'd have enough options to find something that'd work, but in smaller cities or rural areas there's no hope.
- bovermyer 9y agoShow me the data that supports your claim.