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[–] 113 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Betty can show up ‘on time’ and spend 40 min making coffee and shit talking with her neighbors, but I show up 10 min late and start working right away but I’m the bad employee somehow.

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  • [–] 74 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Ive come to learn that employers are not paying you for your labor but for your time. They care more about your availability than how much you actually work. It is also why how hard you work never factors into how much you get paid.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You never get a raise (above inflation) by doing your current work "better" or "harder". You get a raise by changing roles completely or adding on responsibilities that expressly is worth some extra pay. Or changing company.

    But as an employee, I've come to realize that I don't value my pay as what I do, but how much time per day I dedicate towards my work. Time is all we have, really.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I agree with you but unfortunately you have to work with people, and those people's ideas of you can make it harder or easier for you to actually do your work, or influence the stress you're exposed to, so it's in your own interest to put up a good façade, then if necessary fuck them in the ass... figuratively.

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