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> You are nothing but slave labor This is an absurd and out of touch thing to say to a crowd mostly made up of highly paid engineers.
by seneca 2y ago
> You are nothing but slave labor
This is an absurd and out of touch thing to say to a crowd mostly made up of highly paid engineers.
- WrongOnInternet 2y ago[dead]
- pizzafeelsright 2y agoThis is a very negative to look at employment in general: Whatever the skill - pushing rocks up a hill or pushing code into a repo - someone with power over you is taking half your waking day to generate disproportionate compensation. I personally see the alternative viewpoint which is I am able to provide for my entire family a life of non-work because I sacrifice 50% of what would be idle time without them. Ultimately you need something to do during your waking hours. I give 50% to the company and 50% to my family.
- hattmall 2y agoHistorically the slaves of the ultrawealthy often lived much better lives than common free people.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoNo it is not, just because one slave is paid more than another slave it does not make the former a less of a slave. But it's good that you think that way. Keeps the system going. We need more of you guys.