this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2025
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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm gonna put in minimum effort regardless of pay. It's capitalism. I'm being forced to work so I don't die. I don't want to work. But since I have to, I will do the bare minimum.

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

Wow very aggressive comments (left leaning) in here!

Everybody is thinking about the workers, but did anyone stop and think about the shareholders for a minute? Do you know the calorific power of a $1 bill, compared to a $100 bill? Well, it's actually the same because they have the same size and composition. But the emotional heat they produce is not the same at all. You have to burn a very large amount of $1 bills to warm our hearts. And it's a lot of work. For our servants anyway. Increase the wages, and you reduce the number of large denomination bills we can burn in our marble chimneys. That literally makes us sad.

Think about it. By increasing the workers wage, what you really do is pile up more misery on the shareholders.

Please 🙏 🥺 we need this. Well not really but hey

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Minimum wage doesn’t even really apply anymore since it has not been updated in forever. It really should be $20 an hour now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Minimum wage = minimum effort from me

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can we get a wiki going of files for awesome stickers like this one that people can print off?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

That Bass Pro Choice in the background is cool, too!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I’d like this but in like 10 different brands.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is my motto, my teenage daughter is going into the work force eventually and I drill this into her head, i also remind her that your coworkers aren’t your family and your boss is not your friend. Don’t do “favours” for your employer who can afford to pay you, do favours for your friends not your job

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

"We're a family here" = "We will disregard any boundary you set up for your work/life balance because we are both your work and life now."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We need a maximum wage, for maximum effort

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe we should talk! I've got a few ideas for stickers and patches I want to make but I can't design for shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

yes! i got you, message me!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Yup. Big believer in act your wage and im not sure 21 is an adult in that context.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Fun experiment next time you're at Wendy's. Ask a worker their salary.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why is Pippi Långstrump on the top?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

This sticker is based on the Wendy's logo. The restaurant was named after the founder's daughter and the picture of the girl on the logo is based on her.

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

What kind of weak ass question is that?

Pippi and her magic horse are about rebellion, about political and social upheaval. Why with a single hand, she can topple oppressive regimes and free the proletariat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Minium wage food for minium wage workers. Be kind to your neighbor, unless their hat is red.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

fair and square

[–] jerkface -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If you abuse cattle for a living and fish for a hobby, why should I lift a finger to help. Helping you harms those I love incalculably more than it aids you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

What if I told you I don't fish?