Return-to-office orders look like a way for rich, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees::White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

    • Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Say it with me: I wasn’t born to work. I wasn’t born to produce. I certainly wasn’t born to keep old rich people rich. I was born to figure out my own purpose, not have it dictated to me.

      I don’t live to work, I work to live. But it’s disingenuous to say anyone with talent can easily find another job. Most workers don’t have nearly as much power as tech workers.

      • ZodiacSF1969@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Yep. There’s a lot of people out there who deserve more protections against employers because they can’t just get another job so easy, let alone be able to work from home.

    • teruma@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Sure, but second rate employees deserve workers rights too. We should at least be careful to not build our rights on their backs.