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You do understand that asking to work 32 hours rather than 40 is exactly the same thing as asking a 25% raise right? I'm not against workers asking for more mo
by qsort 1y ago
You do understand that asking to work 32 hours rather than 40 is exactly the same thing as asking a 25% raise right?
I'm not against workers asking for more money in the slightest, they don't do that nearly as often as they should, but this sounds a bit like "big brain idea: give me more money lol".
- js8 1y agoNo it's not the same thing. The difference is productivity growth. If you ask 25% more ceteris paribus, someone has to give something up. In this case, nobody has to give something up.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago>No it's not the same thing. ... screams the economics-illiterate left. If they pay you money for your work/time, then it's by definition fungible.
- old_man_cato 1y agoNo sense in responding, people. This person can't be saved. Move on.
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- frabcus 1y agoIt is different, because productive output does not go down by 20% when working hours go down by 20%. e.g. See "Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut in output" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19198649 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19198649 The OP is arguing this is even more true when AI does routine tasks, and the remaining tasks are more creative, strategic, inspiration-based.
- keybored 1y agoOr it’s "asking" for more of the productivity to go to workers instead of the capitalists.
- discordance 1y agoDespite what they say, time does not equal money.
- old_man_cato 1y agoI'll be sure to remind myself of that next time I wish I had more time to spend watching my daughter grow up. Sure, I may miss some seminal moments but the raise I get at the end of the year is just as good.
- otikik 1y agoIf asking someone to work during an evening or during the weekend in order to make a deadline is not lowering their salary, then someone working less hours per week is not raising their salary.