Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ASK_ME_ABOUT_LOOM@sh.itjust.works to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Traditionally, retiring entails leaving the workforce permanently. However, experts found that the very definition of retirement is also changing between generations.

About 41% of Gen Z and 44% of millennials — those who are currently between 27 and 42 years old — are significantly more likely to want to do some form of paid work during retirement.

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This increasing preference for a lifelong income, could perhaps make the act of “retiring” obsolete.

Although younger workers don’t intend to stop working, there is still an effort to beef up their retirement savings.

It's ok! Don't ever retire! Just work until you die, preferably not at work, where we'd have to deal with the removal of your corpse.

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If my calculations are correct, my cheeseburger and pizza diet will kill me around the time I want to stop working. That's my retirement.

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Na, medical care and medicine are better than they've ever been. They'll save you from your heart attack and you'll spend the next 3 decades paying for heart medication.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they save you with meds, why not just try and overdose on those if you really wanna die at that point?

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why wait when you could just achieve your goals today?

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

If my calculations are correct, my cheeseburger and pizza diet will kill me around the time I want to stop working. That’s my retirement.

A better retirement plan would be Costco hot dogs.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who am I skimping out on cheeseburger money for?

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Who am I skimping out on

The Unknown Ones.

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

It's like a version of The Whale where he doesn't have a daughter and isn't depressed from his gay lover dying, but just depressed because of general socioeconomic conditions and the overall shitty state of the world.