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0 pointssupertrope7y ago0 comments

I don’t think employers cackle at the thought of employees being wage slaves. They are unwilling or think its impossible to offer a living wage so high turnover (e.g. 140% per annum) is just a cost they accept.

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dleslie7y ago

They aren't cackling like saturday morning cartoon villains; they're applying a rational choice to minimize operation costs.

This is less true the closer their personal connection to their employees is, I suspect; but many minimum wage employers have a bureaucratic buffer/barrier between the minimum wage employees and those making the decisions about operational costs.

barrow-rider7y ago

This is called Middle Management, and exists entirely to buffer high level decision makers from day-to-day workers.

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dleslie7y ago

They aren't cackling like saturday morning cartoon villains; they're applying a rational choice to minimize operation costs.

barrow-rider7y ago

This is called Middle Management, and exists entirely to buffer high level decision makers from day-to-day workers.

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