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“Learn to work like this now or you will be left behind.” The “experts” say.
well there goes my chances of landing a job. I had one thing mention a flexible work schedule and I asked them about it like can I make my own hours or shifts or decide how many hours to work or what. Did not hear back. Don't know if they don't like my questions or if they would have blown me off either way.
Flexible work schedule == working after hours, and on weekends. Always.
if it does they did not reply to explain that. I see flexible work sechedule and I assume they are listing a perk.
You can arrive 15 mins later than usual on every other friday. And you are expected to stay after your normal work hours for no additional pay.
That's flexibility for you.
seriously people who do this need to stop. Do your 8 and your 40 but no more. I mean if you are being paid a premium which would be at least 200k in the us. Then fine do the bit extra but honestly most jobs asking for that are not giving enough. You should as a single income have zero worries about paying bills and have a good amount of disposable income to make it easier to enjoy the time you do have in that situation.
Interviewed at a place. Asked how many hours for a normal work week in engineering. They casually say 45-50. Mentally shut that door so damn fast.
Honestly I assume 50 if it pays well. Im increasingly seeing where I think they want to float on the idea the experience will lead to a better job with the good pay but want all that. And they are looking for experience that someone would have had to be in the field at least 10 years to get so the person should not need the exp to get better pay. If the corps want to make the recruitment process a sodomy contest then imma out.
I'm about to retire, and my post-retirement research interest is going to be how to disrupt and kill AI systems.
I thought the point was to have AI do everything... if you're requiring 12 hour days, doesn't that just mean the AI is failing?
Remember kids, this is why you never EVER listen to techbros about how to structure society.
996 is the most inhuman idea. What is the point?
To prop up the system that is needed to prop up the system.
Why would any human being consent to this being their life?
Why would any human consent to being a slave?
They don't.
Neo-feudalism. To have us so exhausted and immiserated that we won't organize and rise up against them.
The death-march work culture is the goal, not an unintended side effect of the way AI is being implemented by the oligarchs.
It's time for one big union.
Capitalism is a cancerous disease which will result in our self-annihilation if it isn’t stopped.
MAGA is going to replace as many jobs as they can with AI and Robotics. Then MAGA will deal with the 50% unemployment rate by imprisoning people without jobs, are homeless, have too much debt, aren't otherwise employable, will go to work camps, where they will be leased out as slaves to corporations, causing another wave of job losses, and a 75% unemployment rate. And it's all going to happen much faster than anyone believes.
Better start to figure out your own business now, so it can be up and running when 90% of traditional employment is replaced by AI, Robotics, and Slaves.
It is comforting to know that this expensive as fuck, resource wasting technology that steals from everyone is here to make our life easier.
My only question is; It is the optimal time to revolt before or after the billionaires perfect their murderbots?
In fairness. When you sign up to work for a startup you have an idea what that means. AI startups are well known to be even worse. AI startups cost a lot more, so they have to move even faster before they run out of money. They also usually pay very well. And if the one you are at happens to make it really big, you might retire in your 20s.
And... if you have worked at an AI startup for any length of time, every big company is looking to hire you. So you can easily leave anytime.
So what I am saying is that these people made a choice. And they continue to make that choice everyday.
Source: I have worked at startups (recently got aquired so stuck at a big company until my payoff vests). I intentionally ruled out the AI start ups, and thier equivalent before them, because I don't care to make it big. I want to work with top people who can do thier own jobs and with less overhead. But I have kids and hobbies that I don't want to give up. So I made my choice. These people can too.
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