Comment on Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week

• explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’ve had a difficult time negotiating this as an American mechanical engineer. There’s this bizarre norm of working long weeks even though we get paid way more than most jobs.

  I just want health care and they won’t offer it at 35 hours. If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!

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  • ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Same here, I’m a computer engineer trying to do 20-30/week. So far the only places that will even talk to me are where I formerly worked full time.

    I’ve had multiple people suggest that I simply agree to work full time and then just not, but I’m not sure if those folks realize how stressful that can be.

    I wish you luck in your situation!

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  • kreiger@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I just want health care […] If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!

    Move out of the US?

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    • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      it’s almost as if the US is a shitty place to live O:

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• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Except even with a 20% pat cut it might still be hard to get because any amount of personal time threatens your dedication to their profits.

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