this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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  1. We're trying to improving working conditions and pay.

  2. We're trying to reduce the numbers of hours a person has to work.

  3. We talk about the end of paid work being mandatory for survival.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I myself worked 70h/w for the last two weeks. Wouldn't recommend. This guy is crazy.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He’s not crazy.

He directly benefits from the 70 hours of his workers. He’s manipulative, not crazy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Three years ago he called for young people to work 60 hours a week. He's just stepping up his entitled requirements now.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A couple of years ago I worked roughly 65 hours a week for like two months because we were understaffed. I told my boss he had to find someone new as soon as possible. He said he wasn’t even looking. „Everything is fine! You just have to change your methods and work smarter!“

I immediately quit, drove to my doc, told him the story and sat at home for the rest of the period of notice.

Seriously, fuck that guy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Similar story here, except instead of no help, I got a green nepo hire with a doctored resume that I was expected to babysit. I gave it a couple of months to bake, just to make sure I wasn't overreacting. Nope, he was useless. I walked.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

A week after I was hired by my company, I was working 70 hour weeks for 6 weeks on an 8 day rotation. After that, it was 60 hour weeks for a month. Needless to say, I had a mental health crisis.