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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Why? The Ford Motor Company literally tried crushing unions. And unions made the 40 hour/5 day work week.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Overpass

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Our Ford, hallowed be thy name.

Make sure to thank him for the unhinged antisemitic conspiracies too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I remember working from 6 am to 6 pm. Who actually needs to see the sunlight? 😭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Its my turn to use the sun!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I work 3rd shift. The less sun I see, the better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You do realize that it was invented by people fighting desperately for work to not be 10 hours a day 6 days a week, yes?

Nah, man. Satan is the man who made 8 hours a day look like a fantastical demand back then.

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