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I don't get the tone of the article. The author comes off as a whiny, smarmy, entitled asshole. What's wrong with a 20% raise? Article seems to be written by a
by ipspam 5y ago
I don't get the tone of the article. The author comes off as a whiny, smarmy, entitled asshole. What's wrong with a 20% raise? Article seems to be written by a hard, hard, hardcore socialist. My math tells me that lowest payed employees make around $35,000 USD, with a raise getting them closer to $40,000 USD. Nothing to snarf at.
"The final union-approved contract, close to Deere’s preceding “best and final offer,” grants 10% pay raises in 2021 and 20% raises overall in four years. That sounds great, until you learn that a 10% increase could mean pay bumps of less than $4,000 for some longtime workers. "
- pineconewarrior 5y agoYou should not reach to defend these guys. I worked there as a contractor and witnessed rampant H1-B exploitation and dozens of other things that mortified me. After 6 months I took another job offer with 50% pay-cut and left with no regrets.
- ipspam 5y agoOk. I am sorry they treated you that way. It must take a lot to take a 50% paycut.
- pineconewarrior 5y agoIt was not a good time - thank you. Things get better though!
- SonOfKyuss 5y agoA “a hard, hard, hardcore socialist” would be advocating that John Deere reorganize as a workers’ co-op. This article is certainly pro-living wage, even anti-corporate, but I wouldn’t call that hardcore by any means.
- ipspam 5y ago[flagged]