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gastroglizzy@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• VinegarChunks@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So I’m a salaried engineer and can’t be part of the movement?

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  • Elmirador@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you work in order to actually be able to to live, eat, and have shelter, you are working class.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The double-edged sword of western labor. Your options are:

    • Work hourly and get some middle manager rolling dice to see which hours/days you’re scheduled for every week, the day before the timesheet goes out.

    • Work salary and get sucked into late night deployments, lunch meetings, and assorted overtime projects you don’t receive pay for.

    They catch ya comin’ and they catch ya goin’

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    • klangcola@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is this an US-specific problem?

      Monthly salaries with hourly compensation for overtime is a thing too

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ve never heard of a job that paid on those terms. Historically, you’ve had hourly contracts on a fixed schedule, so you were functionally guaranteed a minimum number of hours. But modern service workers operate under Zero Hours contracts that don’t guarantee any kind of minimum.

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  • white_nrdy@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think their point is we should be part of the movement. Although, IMO we should also recognize that there are definitely chose who have it worse

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, as an hourly engineer that’s how I feel. When I was salary I still needed my ass in a seat if I wanted to eat, even if not being nickel and dimed on time in theory was nice (they eventually did switch to having us punch a clock though)

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    • EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • mEEGal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    while the comment stated A => B, you assumed the reciprocal B => A, thus making you wrong : you absolutely can be a salaried ergineer and be working class

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  • chunk6235@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What makes you think us salary slaves aren’t working class? I still have to punch a clock every day to get my salary….

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• UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m bourgeoisie, can I still be part of the movement or do I have to divest first?

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  • Cowbee@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Look to what Engels did. There are plenty of class traitors throughout history.

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  • Deme@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Do you make enough from those investments to live off of them? If not, you’re not bourgeoisie.

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    • UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s more a family business which I work at and get shareholder value from.

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      • vathecka@lemmy.radio ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Thats petit bourgoise, thats different

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  • beejboytyson@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No, by the very definition you are cosplaying as a poor. That might be worse.

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