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Techies are highly-paid relative to many other workers, but they're being exploited by they're being employers in many of the same ways as their low-wage counte
by knuththetruth 8y ago
Techies are highly-paid relative to many other workers, but they're being exploited by they're being employers in many of the same ways as their low-wage counterparts, including collusive depression and theft of wages. Death march culture and the Google-Apple wage-fixing scandal should've demonstrated this to everyone.
- walterbell 8y agoLinkedIn paid $6M for unpaid overtime, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8137958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8137958 > LinkedIn failed to record, account and pay for all hours worked in a workweek, investigators found ... "Off the clock' hours are all too common for the American worker. This practice harms workers, denies them the wages they have rightfully earned and takes away time with families," said Susana Blanco, district director for the division in San Francisco. "We urge all employers, large and small, to review their pay practices to ensure employees know their basic workplace rights and that the commitment to compliance works through all levels of the organization. The department is committed to protecting the rights of workers and leveling the playing field for all law-abiding employers."