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Especially given that the Organization Men[0] (and women) whose jobs can be easily obviated via technology typically enjoy better pay and working conditions tha
by i_am_proteus 8y ago
Especially given that the Organization Men[0] (and women) whose jobs can be easily obviated via technology typically enjoy better pay and working conditions than e.g. nurses and elementary school teachers.
My litmus test for how actually necessary a job is: what does the organization do when the worker takes a month of parental leave?
- woolvalley 8y agoFind other people to cover their job role? Or their project is put on pause until they are back.
- leetcrew 8y ago> My litmus test for how actually necessary a job is: what does the organization do when the worker takes a month of parental leave? this seems more or less orthogonal to how necessary a job is. really what this question tests is time sensitivity. if you're the only engineer working on a project that needs to be done within a year, you could conceivably go on leave any month other than the last one or two of the year. if you're a fast food worker and you want to take a month off, they will either need to hire someone else entirely or make you carefully coordinate getting your shifts covered by co-workers. I don't think this implies the fast food employee is more necessary than the engineer.