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related fun fact: wage theft by employers is the largest category of theft in the US by a large measure [1]. [1] https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-big
by beaconstudios 5y ago
related fun fact: wage theft by employers is the largest category of theft in the US by a large measure [1].
[1] https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-forms-theft-workers/ https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-fo...
- missedthecue 5y agoTime theft by employees well over an order of magnitude greater than this. https://www.epaysystems.com/time-theft-facts-and-stats/ https://www.epaysystems.com/time-theft-facts-and-stats/
- beaconstudios 5y agoMuch of "time theft" is covered by people struggling to focus continuously for 8 hours at a time 5 days a week. That's not theft, that's unrealistic expectations.
- missedthecue 5y agoThis article talks about things like timesheet fudging and practices like 'buddy punching', not getting distracted by a news article here or there, or getting a non-work phone call between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm
- beaconstudios 5y agoGiven that companies typically want to maximally exploit their employees while paying the minimum wage they can, I don't really care about employees doing a little exploiting in the other direction. Of course it depends on the company - I think people tend to do this kind of thing when their employer is hostile or exploitative. People typically respond well and work hard when they're treated fairly.