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I came here to say this: you are treated how you allow yourself to be treated. If you're working too much, do something about it. You have power. Very, very w
by gffrd 4y ago
I came here to say this: you are treated how you allow yourself to be treated.
If you're working too much, do something about it. You have power.
Very, very worst case scenario: you get fired. So what? It's a job. There are literally millions of them. Like OP said: you'd probably get a better job right now any way. Companies are tripping over themselves to acquire talent.
If you're allowing yourself to be overworked, that's your choice.
- greedo 4y agoThe amount of privilege in this comment is amazing. Not everyone has an in-demand IT career. Some people are new to the work force, some are old and exposed to ageism. Some are non-binary, some are women, some are minorities. Some are poor. Some can't work remote, some need special accommodations due to disability, some can't afford the costs of relocating.
- gffrd 4y agoIs privilege bad? Does anyone get anything without demanding it? To my knowledge, nothing has ever happened without someone saying “enough is enough” and walking out the door. Also, I never said anything about IT.
- greedo 4y agoAssuming everyone has the same privileges is how we end up with companies taking advantage of employees. Businesses know that the friction of job-hunting limits how many people will leave a company when they only get a 2% raise. They know that employees don't like to uproot their families to move across country for a new job. They know that if they continue to indoctrinate employees with the idea that discussing salary is bad, it helps keep wages down. They know that pushing for uncompensated overtime for salaried employees is rarely ever resisted. They know the power dynamic between employers and employees is almost always skewed dramatically in their favor. They know that promoting myths like Horatio Alger, and "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" reinforces the idea that the only thing holding people back is their lack of work ethic. As George Carlin said, "It's a big club and you ain't in it!"
- gffrd 4y agoWanted to also add: it’s crazy that we even need to have this discussion. There’s way too much pressure on individuals, too little social and institutional support, and too much free rein given to companies … which they’ve proven they’ll abuse. There must be more for individual employees to stand upon, and then the “you’re treated how you allow yourself to be treated” really means something to many …