• WanderWisley@lemmy.world
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    I have worked in the mining industry for over 20 years. Before Covid happened my monthly schedule was set up so that we were given seven days off every month. At the end of 2021 management decided to change it so that we worked 5 days and 4 off with them saying that this was a “safer”and more beneficial to employees, since the schedule change there have been more people quitting and more people getting hurt on the job I myself along with others have voiced our opinion to go back to the original schedule and management looks down upon us as if we said a dirty word.

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    2 hours ago

    It’s Taco Bell logic. You love our chicken nuggets and caramel empanadas? We sold out in 3 days? Well they’re discontinued so fuck you. Ok guys, sales are down and we can’t figure out why, we need ideas.

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    Lol yeah it’s the exact same [facetious] logic as expecting increasing the working day from 10 ~> 20 hours to lead to increased productivity.

    It’s almost like ample and adequate rest need to be baked into scheduling?

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    I guess at this point, with the million plus recently laid off, humanity is just lucky we ate able to leave freely and not progressed into biofuel to fun data centers slop factories.

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    Just like before AI employees used to code 1000 lines/day. With AI 1000 lines can be written in a few mins. Imagine what an overworked employee can code using AI in a day. #Efficiency

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      With AI 1000 lines can be written in a few mins.

      Every programmer knows that more lines of code = better software. Encapsulation and abstraction are for suckers. CTRL+C, CTRL+V and you too can code like an AI.

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    7 hours ago

    while we know this post is fake, this is the logic capitalists use. it is the logic they hide, the lede they bury, when they report on how efficient ai will make us.

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      I can’t tell you whether the post is fake, but I can tell you this exact situation was researched in my country and found to be corrected then never heard from again

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    7 hours ago

    Capitalism in a nutshell. Treat your employees like expendable assets and squeeze every last drop out of them

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      The only silver lining to ending slavery for the owner class was that at least now the cogs were responsible for their own room and board and etc

      *acknowledging that slavery hasn’t truly, universally ended

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      4 day work weeks often means working four 10hr shifts. Same hours but less start and stop adds to productivity, and that extra day off during the work week means you can schedule things that day that otherwise would require time off during work hours. That extra day off really helps both employer and employee.

      4 tens is so much better than 5 eights.

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        I’ve tried that before. I get less done on a 10 hour shift than I do in 8. Have to wake up too early and go home too late. It’s torturous.

        Now a 32 hour week for the same pay is peak. Doesn’t even need to be three continuous days off. A weekend and a Wednesday is good enough.

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      Yeah because people are more well rested with 3 days off. So they can focus better during the workday.

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    The problem is the workplaces don’t want that. if you’re happier and have more energy, it also makes you more uppity and harder to control. You might even find options for other work!

    If it means keeping you tired and broken, that’s worth the cost of a little productivity.

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      You might even find options for other work!

      Not many other places offer a 4-day week for same salary.
      This to give up would be a major strong point…

      And to be honest…I’d actually work an hour more a day (36h week) to have a monday - thursday week just for the same or higher wage.