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[–] 63 points 3 years ago (9 children)

No way. I don't want my employer to also be my landlord. Nothing good could come of that.

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  • [–] 32 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    You commit 16 lines, what do you get?

    Another day older and deeper in debt

    St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go

    I owe my soul to the company store

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    Hah, I actually did that when I first started working for a small company.

    The co-founder also rented out a house he owned as a duplex.

    Actually wasn't that bad, he charged slightly below market rate, and was pretty attentive. But definitely felt weird and I was happy to move out after a few years. It's just an unnecessary source of potential drama.

    Now my manager lives there, and has for five years.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    The good that comes from that, from the perspective of the boss-landlord is that if your employee-tenants start getting the idea to strike, you control both their income and their shelter, so they reconsider.

    Then you offer on-site housing to your scabs.

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