totally agree. I remember in the '90s, we were told that because of technology, we would have way more leisure time and everyone wouldn't have to work so hard.
The exact opposite happened as productivity skyrockets and wages stagnate. it's time to fix that with a 34 hour work week!
They've been saying that since the 1950s. Thankfully our corporate masters figured out how to fill our lives with toil so we don't have to endure the horror of enjoying them.
I always thought the idea of being on a salary was disgustingly abusive/exploitative. I can't believe I have coworkers that defend the idea that they work more hours but don't get paid for it.
Like what??
I do fully expect to see a disgusting reduction in pay coming for those salaried people though. The boss never loses.
I think it’s one of those things, like non-compete agreements that make sense for a small number of people but somehow was allowed to spread to everyone.
Read the article, it’s pretty clear who the author targets as the villain here. I haven’t verified the accuracy of it, but taking them at their word: management and the GOP that let requirements of who is guaranteed OT pay dwindle. This restores what Obama did that was then dismantled by right wing judges and Trump.
I think it has the potential of being a stepping stone, in first restoring who gets OT, to later push hours reduction before OT kicks in.