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The main reason American workers are not exploited is that they can easily get other jobs and would be difficult to replace (but when that’s not the case, they
by closeparen 4y ago
The main reason American workers are not exploited is that they can easily get other jobs and would be difficult to replace (but when that’s not the case, they are).
- guerrilla 4y agoIncorrect, please look up why you have 8 hour work days and other labor laws.
- closeparen 4y agoWho is “you”? Software development and most IT related occupations are exempt from overtime. Hardly anyone on HN has an 8 hour workday by law. Ditto for professional, managerial, and administrative - careers that most people would not, in fact, exchange for those with rights. The law can give a bit of leverage to people who otherwise have none, but I’d wager there are more people who have leverage of their own than whose employers are only restrained from abusing them by law/contract. Especially in a tight labor market like today’s (outside tech).