Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: ‘My life isn’t worth a dead-end

[aXiom]

The "workers" used to be scared of massa beating em or splitting up their family. Same game, different rules. Capitalism is nothing but evolved slavery. Always has been.

Ironically slaves were provided basic necessities.. food, clothing, shelter and healthcare.. slave owners at least understood the worth of a healthy slave... this current stage of "capitalism" just uses humans as fodder... if it can't further extract riches from your youth it deems you not fit to live in society and sentences your to misery and death.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

not all is exploitation. there is a good day's work for a good day's pay. nothing is wrong with that.

greed leads to exploitation.

Before Reagan, corporations did HEAVY profit sharing with the employees. shyt came off the rails once he got in office and put in policies that allowed these corporations to run wild with cutting off profit sharing programs to have the monies go straight to the rich investors instead. Began the sharp rise between the rich and poor

You're ignoring the exploitation of labor and some cases like Nestle and Chiquita murder of people abroad as well as the exploitation of their resources in order to make their gains on a global scale. This isn't just about exploitation here. In order for capitalism to work SOMEONE is getting exploited. Hence why it must be abolished everywhere, no one should have to suffer for gains in capital.

 

[Shadow King]

Anyone as long as they getting paid enough for it

Like that one ridiculous thread arguing if track and field is a sport...no one with sense would debate that. Running is a basic building block of being an athlete, almost all other sports follow it.

But here we are, debating if nikkas cooking your food, caring for your children, delivering your goods, or stocking and serving shyt for you to consume is somehow beneath them when it's still foundational work.

That truck driving UPS worker makes 3 times as much as the guy cooking your food, but who'd argue that both aren't a service that's needed and why is one astronomically more important than the other?
Oh but one of them is part time, or...by god he's 16! He almost old enough to die for the country but not enough to make a livable wage outside of that small detail

If in general people start raising their kids to believe their above a restaurant or retail as a teenager then there will be nobody.

 

[Rekkapryde]

You're ignoring the exploitation of labor and some cases like Nestle and Chiquita murder of people abroad as well as the exploitation of their resources in order to make their gains. This isn't just about exploitation here. In order for capitalism to work SOMEONE is getting exploited. Hence why it must be abolished everywhere, no one should have to suffer for gains in capital.

I don't agree with the fact that it should be abolished everywhere. People just need to do what is going on now which is standing up to these clowns and not letting them exploit you. They need you more than you need them. Unionize and stop taking shyt just because.

 

[datnigDASTARDLY]

If in general people start raising their kids to believe their above a restaurant or retail as a teenager then there will be nobody.

It doesn’t have to be that way tho breh.

This is why mom and pops, and waitresses like Flo and nem exist. Work is work and no one should be demeaned because they do it.

 

[Mr swag]

Pay them what they worth... shyt makes no sense the CEO doesnt do shyt gets paid millions and millions...

Why pay more when you have people shoving each other out of the way for 7.25?

 

[O.G. Gumpy Johnson]

We have a 3 yr window. Everything will be automated soon. Workers should flex their little bit of power while they still got it

 

[thekingsmen]

Correct means what?

I swear people are so short sighted. This will affect everyone else before it affects the CEOs

I think they see it as a win and a loss to the CEO of the corporations but in reality, it's the opposite. Amazon, Target, Walmart will have automated machines do the work and still get bank because the Demand for what they carry from customers who aren't in those jobs to cater to their needs is higher.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

I don't agree with the fact that it should be abolished everywhere. People just need to do what is going on now which is standing up to these clowns and not letting them exploit you. They need you more than you need them. Unionize and stop taking shyt just because.

And what about people around the globe who can’t unionize to prevent American corporations from terrorizing their people, exploiting their labor(sweat shops/child labor), and polluting and destroying their natural resources. What are they supposed to do? Or are we just saying fukk them cause they aren’t Americans?

Once again there is no capitalism without human suffering somewhere. I’m just not sure how with that knowledge anyone can considering anything about capitalism to be “good”

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

We have a 3 yr window. Everything will be automated soon. Workers should flex their little bit of power while they still got it

I’m sure this has already been pointed out but you can’t automate the hospitality industry you also can’t fully automate any fast food and retail operations. This ain’t the fukking Jetsons and even the Jetsons still needed a labor force

 

[Mrhateeverything]

I’m sure this has already been pointed out but you can’t automate the hospitality industry you also can’t fully automate any fast food and retail operations. This ain’t the fukking Jetsons and even the Jetsons still needed a labor force

they try to scare people with automation . If they could replace you with robots they would’ve already or they will as soon as the tech is ready , regardless . Any business that can’t afford to pay a living wage shouldn’t be in business.
Period

 

[Gyasi85]

Good for the employees. This is exactly what a free market economy is about.

Greedy fugging CEOs, executives and shareholders are raking in money hand over fist and ain't sharing a damn thing with the employees. The employees are finally quoting Marlo:

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

Never forget that Corporations have claimed for decades that they cant afford to pay more or they would go broke, all while making record profits.

and now that they are facing a labor shortage, you immediately see that they are forced to pay more to attract workers, and yet nobody is going out of business.
Almost as if the entire system is based on a lie and exploiting people who are too worried about keeping food on the table to step back and take a look around them.

Breh, salary is not even in the top 5 biggest expenses for corporations

 

[RareHunter]

they try to scare people with automation . If they could replace you with robots they would’ve already or they will as soon as the tech is ready , regardless . Any business that can’t afford to pay a living wage shouldn’t be in business.
Period

They may start bringing in more filipinos, and every commercial on YouTube and TV has been Asian lately.

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

You're ignoring the exploitation of labor and some cases like Nestle and Chiquita murder of people abroad as well as the exploitation of their resources in order to make their gains on a global scale. This isn't just about exploitation here. In order for capitalism to work SOMEONE is getting exploited. Hence why it must be abolished everywhere, no one should have to suffer for gains in capital.

I watched an economist give a lecture and he flat out said Africans and African descendants (all black people globally) are kept poor on purpose to feed capitalism. We are that bottom group cacs feed off of.