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[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Perhaps Americans need to learn to call them wellness days and not place some arbitrarily low limit for amount of days on them. Ten or twelve to start a year seems reasonable. Americans are bizarre.

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Americans that are in power here. Sure. Why do you guys insist on pretending that we approve of it? Unless you've personally gone out and solved at least one injustice in your country then you really can't talk. Shit is hard and a lot of us are trying.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unless you’ve personally gone out and solved at least one injustice in your country then you really can’t talk.

Lol because that's how injustices ever get solved: by one guy.

Man, I'm an American but this "you need to be a guy who personally solved government" take is so American it's rolling coal in a F-150 with a tattered flag flying from it while blasting rounds from two ar-15s.

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean... Isn't that literally what they're doing when they generalize all of us as being ok with this bullshit? The person I replied to. Yeah, it is. So why come at me if that really bothers you? Kinda hypocritical

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Isn’t that literally what they’re doing when they generalize all of us as being ok with this bullshit?

No, not really. You not understanding the difference is also pretty American.

In some other countries, the people actually do address problems with the laws and make reforms. One of the main reasons we cannot is because our country is run by oligarchs and/or kleptocrats.

Having industry write government policy isn't a universal, and shouldn't be expected knowledge about a country that brands itself as a "democracy". In fact, many of our own citizens don't even know the reality of how this country runs.

So, people outside of the American system don't know how difficult it is for "the people" (as a group) to actually wield power within it, especially if they have bought any of our propaganda about us being #1 at democracy or whatever.

They likely weren't calling for some "rugged individual" / Superman character to fix the government. Such notions are laughable within some other countries. Instead, a lot of countries have successful protest, voting, and labor groups that help shape policy. The US just hasn't meaningfully worked that way in a long time (though I've been pretty happy with recent developments in labor organization).

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I appreciate the insult right at the top there. Lets me just save time and move on after two sentences so thanks for that at least.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know what's insulting about that but I'm glad I saved you a brain wrinkle. 🫡

Edit: I'd like someone to explain to me the online phenomenon whereby people who roll around being gruff assholes are also permitted by the audience to be pearl clutchers who faint at the slightest perceived insult two posts later.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes, but also setting the norm where it should be is something. We should expect these things. If your business is screwed because one employee calls off with an hour notice, you don't have enough redundancy. And this isn't just menial positions either. If Elon gets horribly sick, they postpone or have someone stand in for him. That should apply all the way down the company.

You can save on labor in the short term. You'll pay for it another way long term, either by losing overly stressed staff or by having someone too critical call in sick at a bad time.

[–] echodot 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can save on labor in the short term. You'll pay for it another way long term, either by losing overly stressed staff or by having someone too critical call in sick at a bad time.

Or anything else. Perhaps they're involved in a car accident and cannot get into work even if they're not injured, perhaps someone critical dies unexpectedly, or they get head-hunted by another company and leave without giving you warning since they obviously don't need the reference.

So many bad things can happen when you only have a single point of failure. Companies will pay for multiple internet lines but refuse to hire additional staff. One of those things is not like the other.

[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's true except a lot of managers have zero power over how many people they're allowed to hire. So, again, setting norms isn't something that we can just do. As individuals, we're hobbled by the wealthy/corporations/government (which are all the same thing at this point of we're being real) at just about every turn. If they don't like something they just pay lobbyists and it goes away. To the detriment of the average US citizen yet we still manage to get dunked on constantly as if we're not getting dragged through the wringer. As if we're just ok with everything.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You're taking this too personally. Setting norms isn't something done by a manager and is absolutely just public perception. Happens in middle school constantly. Kids come in with a new, unusual haircut. First kid in earshot brands it as cool or lame. The norm is set.

This isn't much more than saying American PTO policies are shit. That's not an attack on you. It's an attack on people who are okay with the status quo.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually we're from one of these few countries that don't happen to be the US.

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago