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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Yasm@programming.dev to c/workreform@lemmy.world

Unfortunately, I fear the folks who need to read this article the most will never read it.

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[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Your human needs are getting in the way of shareholder profit. Solution kill your workers, force women out of the workforce, make birth control illegal and you’ll have more workers to kill

[-] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

What kind of fucking dipshit employer would think that overheated, dehydrated workers would perform better by any measure?

How much does it cost you every time an employee passes out from heat exhaustion and work stops while they call an ambulance?

What's the indirect cost of employees learning that they should never give more than 50% because they never know how long before they get a break or some water?

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They know it harms productivity. I think you'll find, for many of the elite, cruelty is as much the point as profit, sometimes more. This will lose them productivity and therefore money, but it will gain them sadistic glee. I fear that for many of them, it's the only way they have left to feel anything at all.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They probably see this as "culling the weak."

Eventually they'll have a workforce working for pennies on the dollar that can withstand high temperatures and don't mind skipping breaks or something, and would shiv each other for a pizza day.

Y'know, real "go getters" with a "strong work ethic."

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I believe a guillotine would make them feel something.

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

There's an idea!

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Only briefly

[-] brisk@aussie.zone 18 points 3 days ago

and work stops while they call an ambulance?

Amazon workers told to work around dead colleague

[-] Yasm@programming.dev 24 points 4 days ago

Unfortunately, I fear the folks who need to read this article the most will never read it.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Mostly because they can't read in the first place...

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Old people can read, they just need their glasses.

[-] Pomal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Fortunately for that crowd, this is natures way of self-pruning.

[-] AviAdi@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Most of theses union members voted trump so boooohoooo

this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2026
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