Post #2201119

2026-04-23 16:57 UTC

I think it really depends, if I were to work at a workers co op where I'm a part owner of the business I really probably wouldn't mind working more. All these CEOs get insane compensation for their work, why do you think they don't mind working more? Obviously I wouldn't want to have to spend 7 days a week in a steel factory a coal mine or a slaughterhouse etc.

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@Maeve@kbin.earth 2026-04-23 17:01

They don't "work more;" they play more and call it work. Eta: >“I enjoy thinking about business things on the weekends,” the 61-year-old admitted. “I do emails, and I read my papers and all of that." 🙄🤡

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@Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2026-04-23 17:17

Yeah, I'm sure those workers in the slaughterhouses and coal mines will be happy to work there once they're un-alienated.

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@ChristchurchAsshole@lemmy.ml 2026-04-23 20:37

That's the whole point really, the people who start the company will gladly work 6 days a week and stay up late at night if they have to, and travel through different time zones. Which is fine if they enjoy it, but in an ordinary job for minimum wage I'm not going to act with that amount of loyalty to the company lmao. I'll just resign if they pay me minimum and want me to attend meetings and pretend I'm some kind of executive. When I worked with timber they wanted me to meet suppliers to gain product knowledge but it never proved useful in my 5 months. It just took me away from customers or delayed my lunch break even further.

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