Comment on 92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek—here's what they'd give up
13esq@lemmy.world 7 months agoRight. It’s about incentives. I’m not going to work harder for more hours, but offer me more money and let’s talk.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I used to think the same thing. But it turns out, we’ve all been convinced into being wage slaves our entire lives for jobs that don’t really matter.
Funny enough, the least skilled jobs that we found out are the most important during the pandemic are the ones nobody wants to pay well for.
What’s even more ironic is that we’ve been convinced to do all of this while destroying the planet and every ecosystem on it.
One day we’ll wake up and be old, and realize we spent our entire life working instead of doing the things that are actually important in life.
You know, that, or the climate will break down, not sure which one will happen first since climate breakdown is happening faster every year.
13esq@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Speak for yourself. I work as an electrician at a hydropower plant. I suppose you could debate whether my job role matters or not, but if you like the your kettle, TV, phone and everything else that requires electricity works, then I think you’d be hard pushed.
I do agree strongly that some of the worst paid jobs are the most valuable. One of the best things to come out of the pandemic was a big push for unionism and I hope it stays that way.
Unfortunately in our current society, we need to work. I quite like the idea of not being destitute when I reach retirement age. I’d love to spend all my time following my passions but I need to be realistic.
The climate problem is interesting. Some countries are moving towards being CO2 neutral. I hope that others will follow them and it won’t be too late.