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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 4030870" data-attributes="member: 76643"><p>When the hiring freeze lifts at my local UPS center, I'm gonna try and get my foot in the door. I figure you're a fool if you think there's long-term job security in <em>any</em> industry. That's not how our beloved economic system works. Look for the next crisis to be worse than 2008 and to wipe out what's left of decent-paying blue-collar jobs. The unions were only a stop-gap solution to quell <em>major</em> labor discontent, e.g., <em>here, we'll give you a shot at owning a house, a couple cars, some free time, and not worrying every single day how you're gonna pay your bills.</em> But major discontentment is a thing of the past. Besides, capital doesn't need <em>us </em>any longer. Machines don't have families, don't file grievances, don't go on strike, don't seek higher wages, etc. In China they've been trying to build the first 'dark' factory, e.g., completely robot-managed and operated, no human input required. </p><p></p><p>Anyway. I used to think that enjoying your job was a bull<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> idea coined by the PR hucksters. Yet, <em>for the most part, </em>I enjoy this job -- at least, compared to any other that I've worked. But don't tell my boss, let alone Jeff Bozo, I said that! Yes, I'm reminded a few times a day that I'm just another replaceable peon at the mercy of absurd policies (e.g., Amazon's terrible GPS-indexing), even if I'd rather log less hours and do so at times of <em>my</em> choosing, even when customers rush to open their screen doors and unleash the hounds after I've <em>firmly</em> requested they not put me at risk of a bite, etc etc. I find there's no need to run and gun, skip breaks, or drive unsafely to complete my routes accurately and on schedule. Would I want to do this for 30 years? Ofc not -- who would?! The physical wear and tear and tediousness are symptoms. The problem is, as always, the lack of freedom. But that's a part of every single job, all the way to the top. Even the mighty are slaves to capital.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whither, post: 4030870, member: 76643"] When the hiring freeze lifts at my local UPS center, I'm gonna try and get my foot in the door. I figure you're a fool if you think there's long-term job security in [I]any[/I] industry. That's not how our beloved economic system works. Look for the next crisis to be worse than 2008 and to wipe out what's left of decent-paying blue-collar jobs. The unions were only a stop-gap solution to quell [I]major[/I] labor discontent, e.g., [I]here, we'll give you a shot at owning a house, a couple cars, some free time, and not worrying every single day how you're gonna pay your bills.[/I] But major discontentment is a thing of the past. Besides, capital doesn't need [I]us [/I]any longer. Machines don't have families, don't file grievances, don't go on strike, don't seek higher wages, etc. In China they've been trying to build the first 'dark' factory, e.g., completely robot-managed and operated, no human input required. Anyway. I used to think that enjoying your job was a bull:censored: idea coined by the PR hucksters. Yet, [I]for the most part, [/I]I enjoy this job -- at least, compared to any other that I've worked. But don't tell my boss, let alone Jeff Bozo, I said that! Yes, I'm reminded a few times a day that I'm just another replaceable peon at the mercy of absurd policies (e.g., Amazon's terrible GPS-indexing), even if I'd rather log less hours and do so at times of [I]my[/I] choosing, even when customers rush to open their screen doors and unleash the hounds after I've [I]firmly[/I] requested they not put me at risk of a bite, etc etc. I find there's no need to run and gun, skip breaks, or drive unsafely to complete my routes accurately and on schedule. Would I want to do this for 30 years? Ofc not -- who would?! The physical wear and tear and tediousness are symptoms. The problem is, as always, the lack of freedom. But that's a part of every single job, all the way to the top. Even the mighty are slaves to capital. [/QUOTE]
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