I think we as workers lack imagination through negotiation.
It would be interesting to experiment. Next time unions discuss raises they should suggest ex. instead of a 5% raise, a 5% reduction in working hours for the same pay which is the same outcome productivity wise.
It would be very interesting to examine the initial reactions to the suggestion.
Unaware7013@kbin.social 1 year ago
I've had very good luck in the last few years of intentionally sandbagging my work output to make sure I don't get additional work hucked on me if I can avoid it. I still have decent output based on feedback from my peers and management, but I know for a fact that I'm only working like half as hard as I could at work.
Im_old@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If they don’t pay you as much as they could you shouldn’t work as hard as you could.
Also, if I worked as hard as I could every day I’ll probably burn out pretty quickly.
Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yeah, obviously can’t go 100% every day without burning out, but if 75% is the ideal sustainable rate, most of us should work at 50% if management won’t reward us appropriately.