• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    My company pushed for us to do 1,920 billable hours per year to meet our bonus goals. TIL I work significantly more than a medieval peasant.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPM
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      1 year ago

      It’s perverse that we had nearly exponential growth in automation since the industrial revolution, yet people are still working harder than ever. What is the point of having automation if it’s not directed toward reducing the amount of labour people have to do in order to just exist.