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> But the little guy working the line, he just wants a paycheck with no risk. Unfortunately there would be very little reward if that were so. The little guys
by dictum 13y ago
> But the little guy working the line, he just wants a paycheck with no risk. Unfortunately there would be very little reward if that were so.
The little guys working the lines usually don't have safety nets and credentials—inherited money, money from previously founded business, mentors, a reputation, or even supportive relatives—so their fear of failure is somewhat justified.
- ianstallings 13y agoTrue, but without the risk there would be no job for them to fear losing in the first place. People need to be responsible to themselves first, and a safety net is part of that. I say that knowing I just blew through $20k+ of my own safety net after going jobless for months. It's just business after all. But then again, this is why I have no qualms giving them my upsized salary demands. Because after all, it's just business. It's harsh, reality. The days of retiring with a gold watch and pension were gone long before I ever hit the market decades ago unfortunately.
- selmnoo 13y ago> True, but without the risk there would be no job for them to fear losing in the first place. People need to be responsible to themselves first, and a safety net is part of that. It bugs me that it's often the poor that want free markets and cheer most for it, and shun co-op stores. The system is betraying them, they should just get away from it and focus on positive systems like co-op self-sustaining communities.