Lmaooo right!? If you produce twice as much, you maybe get a 15% pay increase

Not even close. In most jobs you get an hourly wage. All you get for working harder is to get screwed by your boss because they unfairly put more work load on you than your co-workers precisely BECAUSE you are working harder. So technically you are getting paid LESS if the metric is effort expended.

I laughed so hard when I heard it.

The harder you work and more you get done, the more they expect out of you.

This is actually a key issue. Let's say you're a hair stylist or a barber. You service 6 clients in an hour instead of 3... you're going to earn more. However, if you work at a local fast food chain, or you work at another hourly wage job, your productivity is not necessarily rewarded with higher income. More likely they bring down the hammer and say that you're productivity doesn't match someone else's so if you want to keep your job, you'd better be more productive. You being more productive in a wage paying job, will in the vast majority of cases result in providing more profit for your employer (he/she may not need to hire someone else, or they benefit from your increased work) but that won't translate into higher income for you because the employer will say: "If I give it to you, I have to give it to everyone." so instead they 'may' thank you for being an exceptional worker and tell you they appreciate it, but it doesn't translate into increased monetary compensation.

I feel its that productivity isnt increasing and for management and executives, if the productiviti hasn't increased, its gone down lol

They're too important to talk to first hand sources, lmao. You think they wanna mingle with us or hear our side of the story, still? Find some independent creators like The Maverick of Wall Street, Perun, Money & Macro, etc. People who aren't legally beholden to shadowy (as in anonymous) investors. And if you don't think the investors are shadowy, who are they? Can you name them?

You’re spot on. It’s been a long time since America infested in labor. The labor has grown tired of it. Good.

@@xianzheng63 ok commie

This video was like "we're not sure where all the gains from computerization went". Oh, I think we know that they went into the pockets of a very small group.

So if companies offer you stocks, a piece of a company, is that not reaping the fruits of your hard work? Everyone works hard, company does better, price of the stocks you own increases. Executives also don’t get paid millions in salary. Just millions in stocks.

The USSR and China absolutely throttled us as far as production. It really isn't close. Capitalism is extremely inefficient.

Higher level people are watched far more closely.

@@user-xm9cl7bi2yyet they sit on their ass all day... and all they do is delegate. maybe we need to get rid of some bloated executive salaries.

@@biner01you go ahead and do that

@@TampaBoy happy to

@@biner01 can’t wait, hero

Then get a different job.

@fasthowto Wow, I never would have thought of that! I work for a large company that made over $20B in profits last year... I'm a skilled worker that can barely afford to live in my city. Why shouldn't my employer pay me a wage I deserve?

@@ksieli1985 because that's not how the world works. That job doesn't exist so that you can get a paycheck, it exists because the company needs that job done. Jobs don't pay what the employee deserves, they pay what that job is WORTH. If you think you're worth more, then like I said - get a different job. It's not that complicated.

@@ksieli1985 also, if you can't afford to live in the city you're in, then stop voting liberal (because it's expensive) and move to a less expensive city. None of these things are complicated to figure out, they're just not what you (and millions like you) want to hear.

@fasthowto So, to solve my problem I'm to move from my hometown and away from my entire family, leave the job I have, and move to a smaller city, and find a better paying job... Hmmmm neh, guess I'll vote liberal so the government can tax and regulate entitled A-hole millionaires and billionaires and their businesses. I say bully the rich till they pay a living wage. But hey, you have you're way, I'll do it mine. :)

The lazy always have something to justify their laziness

This also why should I work my ass off just to pay someone's mortgage

produce enough to generate your pay

@@thomascrimlisk8557 go start your own biz then and work alone

@@Ilovejoebidenforever cool where is that at? what company, city and state? i want to go apply there!

THIS ^

Exactly and thank you.

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Training is huge. There's essentially no training provided to new hires anymore. Then everyone gets frustrated.

And the joke is ageism goes both ways. It’s like everyone wants a 35-45 year old worker and if you’re above or below you’re screwed

All of this is the result of government policy and taxes. Employers don't want to give low wages and lack of growth... They are trying to fight the system themselves to get there but it's nearly impossible given the overwhelming government regulations and taxes. I'm a business owner. Trust me.

We will see, if a recession pushes unemployment up to 10%+ I have a feeling a lot of "empowered" workers are going back to saying "yes sir whatever you need" pretty quick.

@@link10909 Except almost all economists - we're talking in the range of 90% - believe that we've dodged a recession. What is more likely to happen is that as companies continue calling workers into the office, we're going to see a second wave of the "Great Resignation." Because wages aren't rising to meet inflation, workers are naturally less loyal to companies or positions, because why would you be loyal to a company that deliberately says they don't care about your wellbeing?

@@heychrisfox Economists are an interesting bunch of group think, soothsayers. They have predicted how many recessions accurately? Consumer debt is rising, and spending numbers remain deceptively high. In consumer led recessions people worry about losing their jobs so they cut spending and save. Companies experience less sales so they cut people. In an inflation led recession, people don't want to save because they will lose money by just holding it and they cant cut spending because even if they wanted to normal non-discretionary items are taking up those resources. GDP stays high for longer since buying a $10 dollar loaf of bread looks the same on paper as buying $10s of bread, meat, and cheese. The high GDP keeps stock confidence high, and the inflation keeps money in the equity markets resulting in higher markets for longer. Now how does this end? Well consumers will use up all their entire credit lines and be unable to pay. Bankruptcies will hit the bank/credit card industries, fear of more will cause them to tighten credit availability which will push a lot more people over the edge, that will roll into retail sales drop which will then cut those jobs jobs. Layoffs will result in the above classical recessions model. When might this start? Well student loan payments restart soon, a massive expense that many haven't budgeted for in years and is notoriously under considered by the debt holders.

@@link10909 That much is fair. I was speaking about the last couple years when economists and capitalists were doom-saying over the recession that never occurred. But the point you made about student loan payments restarting, yeah, I think that's going to be a major shock to the system that nobody is really talking about.

@@heychrisfoxidk where you got that from 90% lol literally every video ive seen on UKposts with economists says the exact opposite. that we’re technically in a recession now. next year will be worse. wth are you talking about lol

The benefits go to the top, of course. Bobby needs a new yacht, shareholders want dividends, etc.

Bobby needs a yacht of course

It's also about people being stuck in their old ways and not evolving. People have 0% creativity. Nobody wants to be competitive. Competition rises all boats. All they care about is how many millions and billions they make even if it means companies go out of business or get bought out. Investing in your workers and your workers invest in you and your workers will have my drive and creativity. When you have too many chiefs and not enough indians, everything goes south

Start sharing company ownership with employee OWNERSHIP programs and watch productivity lead all the world (again).

@@davidb2206 yeah maybe getting a share a week of the company stock in each paycheck.

I definitely learned a lot, even before the pandemic. I've been treated like crap at basically every job I have. If you work harder, and do awesome things for your company, the company says, "Neat, you set the new standard. Now do that but better." But asking a worker who is putting in 100% to put in 200% instead is not how reality works. Lots of people learned this, and that's why so many of us are putting in 50% instead. If they're going to ask us to double or triple our productivity without giving us any tangible reason to do so, then why should we work at 100%? That's just inefficient.

manufacturer's rights

That's what I'm to do. Great idea

4x10s was once a rising alternative, though I haven’t heard much about it lately

I worked for one of those companies. The 5th day was mandatory, it was a scam to force overtime. @@doujinflip

That's a fantastic attitude you've got there. I wonder what your motivation will be like when you're unemployed because you haven't been doing your job...

Sounds like you’re super motivated to jump in the unemployment line then.

The benefits go to the top, of course. Bobby needs a new yacht, shareholders want dividends, etc.

@@ericwood3709 yes i want my 4 cent dividend per $250 share. i can tell you own no stocks. oh and only 10% my stocks pay dividends. i guess the others make no profits after paying greedy employees.

Well hire my ass, how much y’all pay?

You’re probably on your phone commenting on buffoonery at work. If not, I’d love to see your screen time between your work hours.

@RussianTanksAreMadeOfPotatoes Sounds like Jealousy

People believe their currency has the worth it does because they have no other option. Even in a hyper-inflationary environment, individuals must continue to use their hyperinflationary currency since they likely have minimal access to other currencies or gold/silver coins.

Inflation is gradually going to become part of us and due to that fact any money you keep in cash or in a low-interest account declines in value each year. Investing is the only way to make your money grow and unless you have an exceptionally high income, investing is the only way most people will ever have enough money to retire.

You are right! I diversified my 450K portfolio across various market with the aid of an investment coach, I have been able to generate a little bit above 1.3m in net profit across high dividend yield stocks, ETF and bonds during this red season.

@@KevinClarke9 How can I reach out to this coach? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach How good is this person at portfolio diversification, particularly with regard to digital assets?

Do your due diligence and opt for one that has tactics to help your portfolio continue consistent and steady growth. “Dawn Maureen Humphrey is accountable for the success of my portfolio, and I believe she has the qualifications and expertise to accomplish your objectives.

Especially in societies like Japan where presence time is rewarded over actually producing. For most low-security office jobs we’re finding that just one day a week is already plenty of face to face.

You won't be broke if you get on the baby steps/fpu or the ramsey system and stick with it. I am completely debt-free, as are lots of Americans.

Blame people who voted Biden

Higher wages More time off Retain productive employees instead of firing them 30 hour work week should be started in some job sectors 6 hour workdays versus 8 are better for many people more beneficial for parents, which humans have full energy for 8 hours straight no one does add more breaks on the job, more exhaustion = faster quit/leaving rate A few seconds or minutes of appreciating your employees can go a long way for them to keep the productivity/hard work going Here's my last 2 sense adding unnecessary stress, anxiety and exhaustion onto citizens isn't gonna make them more productive or want to put in more effort. Feeling taking for granted doesn't make people wanna go above and beyond.

@@comebackcodplayer8248 Add more free birth control and more spaying and neutering. You don't need to be breeding if you are stressing and don't have the resources for another human's education and medical care.

*boom!*

One of the people in the video. Refered to uninflationary growth as produtivity. I.e high inflation but low growth = low produtivity.

"You get what you pay for." So you think that workers are nothing more than off-the-shelf products to be picked up at the local Walmart whenever more is needed?

@@fasthowtoYes. Thats literally how recruiting employees you post a job posting and get hundreds of applications (potential products to purchase). The company can then browse the shelfs, occasionally picking up various products and checking them out (interviewing), before deciding on one to checkout and buy (offer + employment)

@@ddk9467That's how hiring *new* employees works. That doesn't appear to be what OP is getting at. The fact of the matter is that when they were "picked up off the shelf", they agreed to do X job for Y pay. Now, they are reneging on that agreement.

It's interesting that, during WWII, a huge percentage and volume of the Japanese war materials production was done in individual homes or basements on a consignment basis. This is why the population itself had to be included in targeting in the Tokyo fire bombings and both a-bomb drops = The "industrial" war supplies and equipment were coming from their homes.

People at home seldom produce anything since most production is carried out in factories by workers who operate and control massive amounts of machinery. That is just as true in Asia as it is in America. In fact the small operation is always being replaced by economies of scale. As Marx stated modern industry batters down all Chinese walls. It is also possible to over centralized as the Soviet experience shows but overall there is no reason to move into the factory or turn the home into a factory. Each only shows the bosses quest for profits at the expense of the social conditions of labor. Sure the assign of homework was an early way of getting more production out of workers just as the Irish immigrant who raised pigs in their working class London homes.

@@kimobrien. Not in WWII in Japan. They made wiring harnesses at home. Most of the world does not have the "zoning" tyranny of the U.S. and Europe. That's why Asia is full of shop-houses, where the family lives upstairs and runs a retail shop on the bottom floor. (It helps eliminate commuting and traffic.) The USA used to have this same liberty. If you research it, you'll find that Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Packard, in 1939, opened their company IN THEIR HOME GARAGE in a subdivision. Yes, they manufactured there and made retail sales there. You sheeple in the U.S. can't do that today. "Zoning" (which means favoritism by those in power for their own family in-laws and buddies to keep YOU out of competition) makes it "illegal."

Nothing you said makes any sense.

@@khj5582 Yeah it did. Sorry.

I agreee. Share in the increases.

Did you share in the misery to get there?....didn't think so.

@@elir5573That concept is lost on the last few generations...

​@elir5573 Then let the company fail as production keeps going down. Not to mention innovation stagnated, and then they're left behind compared to other companies that have workers that do want to produce more/innovate. It's really not that hard to comprehend unless you're cognitively underdeveloped. It's okay to be stupid I don't expect much from the vacuous education system 😂

​@@elir5573that's the past. If the company wants to grow, the employees should grow with it

lolw end workers ahve seen 50% bumps. maybe not in places like texas but in the real world.

But if that happens, since CEOs and shareholders rabidly insist on making more and more money year after year forever, all prices will go up, and we'll be in the same situation as we're in now. This is how corporatism works in this country. The problem is, everyone in the US thinks this is capitalism and it's the best thing in the world. They've all been duped.

@@jesse7631 To fight inflation workers need to insist in COLA in all contracts and benefit programs public and private. That will put a crimp in the wage cut by inflation plans of the bosses.

@@jesse7631You were doing SO well there for a second... LOL

They will just increase prices so the living standards won't change 😂😂 The reality is that the best way to fight them is for classified technology to be spread worldwide by doing that other countries can compete against US economy far stronger which will break the elites profits

The bosses want us to work the longest hours, at the fastest rate and for the lowest wages to boost their sagging profit rates. Profit rates go down as machines replace labor which is why the profit hungry bosses are in and out of crisis.

being in debt is better quality of life?

Unfortunately, we get neither. All the money from working harder or productivity growth just goes to lining the pockets of execs and shareholders.

@@tHebUm18 That's been true since about 1973 but the long retreat by labor has come to an end and the bosses are now facing class struggle. The two party system that was so effective at containing protest is broken opening the road to building a class party of labor without the bosses.

@@tHebUm18 welcome to the corporate world, want your own money, go start a business

Sounds like you should leave too

Same man. Same.

That's why we need unions and a labor party independent of the Boss parties.

american laws

what does allhands mean?

people have the reason productivity the video does not mention it as it's unavoidable . eventually you encounter diminishing returns on the latest machinery.

@@hudsonh3985 In this context, a message of "we need all-hands onboard to solve this problem [that mismanagement created]". It's an all-too-common retort following a period of management failures, where the expectation is that the workforce should somehow take the hit to save the quarter, the company, the economy, etc.

@@mandisaw lovely I appreciate your explanation.

@@hudsonh3985 Bosses often create their own problems by refusing to maintain infrastructure so they can campaign on having a surplus in the budget. Next thing you know potholes and boil water notices are going out. They close down highway rest areas because the don't maintain them then they say they need to do a study on reopening with limited services or permanent closure. Meantime trucks have serous parking issues and if they kept up with maintenance to begin with they never would have needed a study or a closure. Then you have bosses wondering why everyone is getting off the Interstate at private rest stops that provide showers, parking, a hot meal and creature comforts.

This video and many more to come will try to push the narrative that work-from-home needs to stop. It's just because commercial real estate is collapsing in all the rich people are upset about it they want us to get back in our wage cages

Exactly !!!!

If you don't like your job, get one that pays better.

@@fasthowto Incorrect. In a society, the majority is the standard.If it doesn't work for most people, then it doesn't actually work at all.

@@kevintsuyoi901 you can tell yourself that all you like, but that doesn't make it reality...

I literally heard a Walmart store speaker one day: "All MALES to the loading dock."

A government employee that thinks they are serving the public. God help us all....

Exactly! It can only mean that they're measure something else, if anything. However, there has been an increase on immigration to the US, maybe that is part of the reason.

In the measurement they simply divide gdp growth by the total hours work. If gdp is growing, but the amount of work hours has increased, then the productivity is declining

@@mopozuJIko that makes sense. But then that means that GDP has increased slower than hours worked. It would be interesting to test if fewer hours worked increases productivity, because it could be the case that a big increase in hours worked causes a drop in productivity (a self-fulfilling prophecy).

That's what happens when domestic labor becomes too expensive.

The fact that you think your employer somehow owes you anything other than what you agreed to when you were hired is humorous.

​@fasthowto it's not that bud, if you pay me 20 dollars, don't expect 40$ effort on my end

I agree.

@@CatManOfTaste the fact that you think there is a difference between $20 and $40 is why you will never understand.

@@fasthowto there is a difference between 40 and 20, 20 dollars

Luckily enough Europeans have a more life-focused mindset to ensure protections are voted into policy, as opposed to Americans whose identity revolves more around how they earn their pay.

Americans still are significantly more productive than Europeans despite working more hours

Useless items? Then you need to change YOUR life. I produce goods and services that other people want and are happy to pay for, because it ADDS (joy, pleasure, satisfaction) to their lives. You don't seem to understand how the free market works. Europeans need to work more, on average. And produce more wine WITHOUT sulfites in it and bring it to my table. I'll pay you for that.

Commuting by car has nothing to do with, the US is almost twice as productive as a country like Japan or south Korea where many take public transit.

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There absolutely is work life balance in the US. In fact, it's fantastic. The issue is that the people complaining to the contrary are paying for their poor decisions of the past, and refusing to take responsibility for the choices they've made that put them in the position they are in. Taking responsibility is the first step towards correcting the problem, but they'd rather clutch their participation trophies and cry how "the world owes me".

The reason you can’t make ends meet is because you don’t provide enough value to society. I can work if I WANT to because I provide VALUE to the economy. I haven’t chose to take a contract since before the pandemic. I suppose I’m retired , but it feels weird to say that at 45. People complain about “not making ends meet.” It’s because you don’t do anything valuable.

what 3 jobs do you work at? can you weld? can you fix cars? can you build houses? can you do landscaping? are you a doctor, dentist, nurse, lawyer, pilot? if you answered no to everything then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!!!!!

@@SgtJoeSmith amen brother ! Flipping burgers , working at Starbucks , and target aren’t real jobs

@@stankythecat6735 45 year olds riding their bicycle delivering newspapers 1 hour a day complaining they dont make a living wage.

@@stankythecat6735 Amen brother? There's no seat waiting for you in heaven based on the ignorance you're showing the world.

Ok but did they increase salaries reasonably in line with how the business may have benefitted?

@@abcdedfg8340I’ll bet anything they weren’t

@@abcdedfg8340 They get awful quiet when you ask simple questions, huh?

The trick to that is the same as with company success. A company isn't measured by how well its able to maintain success, its measured by how well it can show constant growth. Whatever productivity you increased gets praised today, becomes your baseline tomorrow, and the year after they're looking at you going 'ok, but we're not seeing any productivity Growth, what's wrong with you?'. Seen it time and time again, with person after enthusiastic 'I'm gonna change the world!' - metrics for most companies aren't set up for you to benefit off of these successes.

This has been my experience time and again. Making do with inferior or worn-out equipment over rhe long term simply wastes labor time and lowers output. We know what we need to get the job done faster, but management never listens.

@@nmize7623 Not me at my last job, working on a Windows 95 computer that was almost as old as I was, with management completely unwilling to actually upgrade it. "Hey, Mr. Manager, we could complete this task 50x faster if we had a PC that could actually work faster than a horse and buggy." BUT THAT WOULD COST MONEY EWWY.

Bosses are only interested in profits. Profit ratres go down as machines replace labor since the source of the profit is our labor.

Definitely makes sense

False

​@@kimobrien.Wrong. The source of profit is output.

@@fasthowto Source of profit is labor. "Output" doe not appear without labor. You can NOT build a perpetual motion machine that delivers "output" without labor. What is the source of value "Labor transform nature." John Locke. Only the modern Bourgeois Economist try's to deny the role of labor because it leaves the bosses mountains of profits exposed as the unjustified product of exploitation. So he invents a bunch of terminology to hide relationships and draws a bunch of supply and demand curve to look smart as he waves his hands in the air. You go to Walmart at different times of day or the week see if the prices fluctuate based upon the number of items on the shelf going up or down. Ask the auto repair bosses how they come up with your bill. Ask if they have someone in the background drawing up supply and demand curves and calculating output. .

your quote.......... "I have had periods of time in my career where I have worked extremely hard and times where I have not and the adjustments in my pay have been more tied to economic changes than they ever have been to my effort." .............. This is exactly how I feel too.

Its just the natural tendency of the profit rates to go down as machines replace living labor since the source of the profit is in the labor of the production workers exploited by the bosses.

LOL

😂 good one

Then get a job that affords you that opportunity?

and yet, its the CEO decided to go with his plan thats why Nintendo is where he is today. everyone has idea and innovations, good and bad its up to the CEO to make the right call to go forward or go down

Neat, let's take that example. Back in the early 2010s, Nintendo messed up. They released the Wii U console. The company was floundering, they were in a financial death spiral, it was as bad as it can get. Seeing how bad the situation was, and knowing that it would affect his rank and file employees in a very immediate way, Iwata took a 50% pay cut from his salary, so that it was redistributed to the workers at Nintendo. Since he makes billions, he barely felt the pay cut, but at the same time, Nintendo could retain all of their productive workers by that redistribution of capital. Not only did this work out fantastically for Nintendo, but they were able to retain their core development teams, who went on to create the Nintendo Switch, one of the best selling video game consoles ever. Let's review the notes from that historical example. How was Nintendo able to survive? Was it by pushing for productivity? Was it by "encouraging innovation?" Nope. It was by the ultra rich person at the top of the corporate ladder understanding that he doesn't do any of the work, and by redistributing his wealth to the people who actually needed it, he was able to weather hurricane that would have otherwise toppled the entire company, and thereon went to turn it back into one of the most successful companies ever. The key lesson here is that if CEOs horde their wealth like evil dragons, then they're the problem. The only way a company is every successful is if the innovative workers you want to work there are paid for their innovation. The CEO is just a figurehead; they don't create anything; they just have to hope they are able to gather talent who can create it for them.

Acting our wage you say?!

Or maybe they are dishonest and lazy and working BELOW it.

And that is exactly why they aren't being paid better. Didn't your momma ever teach you to dress for the job you want, not the job you have?

That only proves that YOU are a klutz and sub-standard employee. Most of us follow instructions and training TO THE LETTER and do not injure ourselves on the employer's property. I never did. In 50 years of work. It's called paying attention. Actually working like you are paid to do. Imagine that.

I'm surprised you know her. I've been making a lot of profits investing with her for a few months now.

Mrs Reyes changed my life because of the high profits I got from investing with her.

You invest with Mrs Reyes too? Wow that woman has been a blessing to me and my family.

I'm new at this, please how can I reach her?

I was skeptical at first till I decided to try. Its huge returns is awesome. I can't say much

No. Unions supported BIDEN and caused this giant disaster for everybody. The teachers' union is marxist-run. I wouldn't give them a plug nickel.

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yup UPS is one of them. record profits and they’re paying their employees very well. the union also covers medical, dental and vision benefits.

@@brianholguin6338 The VA does not even cover that, for our veterans. The unions, now run by marxist handlers, supported Biden and CAUSED the current disaster. Have you bought any gasoline lately? Did you ever put on YOUR combat boots and serve (like I did)?

Productivity is taking a hit because of your attitude. I've been remote myself for over a decade, and my wages have increased tremendously during that time. The fact that you somehow think a company should "care" about you is laughable. Companies care about the job, the results, the WORK. Do good work, get rewarded. Feel you're being treated unfairly or not being rewarded? Get a different job that treats you better and rewards you. It's not a difficult concept. The ONLY one you're helping by staying at a bad job is the company.

@@fasthowtoExcellent.

The communist Chinese can. They have over a MILLION U.S. green cards and bought up millions of houses in California, often with $500k (corruption) cash.

Then move to a different one? Nobody is stopping you.

@@fasthowto Unfortunately, there are no green cards for white people. None of it is reciprocal. There are no reciprocal civil and property rights for Americans in Asian countries, for example, though Asians have millions of U.S. green cards with full rights.

@@fasthowtocan’t afford to

@@ildyivy nonsense. People walk barefoot and float on car doors to get here. You just don't want it bad enough.

Oooh those evil workers hunkering down and undeserving. What about those exploitive corporate masters that sucked down our souls without making good on the promise of hard work equals a rise in pay? A big lie. I sold my soul, sacrificed my body, and believed all my life. So, the crooks moved up. Believers never got paid, only used.

BINGO! Now you're onto something. The inevitable outcome then is that the good employees leave, and get hired by a better company that recognizes their value and is willing to pay them accordingly. The outcome? All these poor quality employees complaining in the comment sections on various social medial platforms, while the good employees laugh all the way to the bank. And yet, when the good employees try to point this out to the poor employees, the poor employees just cry harder about how "if I was paid more I'd work harder". They'll never get it.

The truth of the matter is that there are jobs out there where you don't have to take a pay cut to work from home. You just need to work up the nerve to make the change.

Remote work is more productive because you avoid the 1hr commute time and can work for longer immediately on your pc. It's just a fact. It's also why most would rather work for tech than healthcare.

That's because the bottom 85% are jobs that provide little to no value and the employees can literally be replaced by putting a sign in the window and hiring the first person able to fog a mirror. If you do not bring any valuable skills to the table, what is it that the company should pay you more for, exactly? Especially when there is someone else right behind you just waiting for their opportunity to fog the mirror for less money.

@@fasthowto Yes, I agree with you, but society can't just "throw away" the bottom 85%. I think this is a problem with Crony Capitalism and with the US. In other parts of the world the separation of income is not as great.

@@DrDRE4391Who said anything about "throw away"? The problem isn't with the jobs, the problem is in the expectations and sense of entitlement in society. "A smartphone is a necessity." "High speed internet is a necessity." "Having my own apartment is a necessity." "Being able to afford cigarettes is a necessity." People have no sense anymore of what is a necessity, and what is a luxury. When I was in college, there were 4 of us sharing a two-bedroom apartment, nobody had cell phones, and we used the internet at the library at school. Those bottom 85% jobs are what we worked so we had enough money to pay our share of the rent, buy beer on the weekends, and be able to afford just enough to eat to get through school. Those bottom 85% jobs are what we worked in high school so we had enough money to put gas in the car that we bought for $500, and maybe to take a girl out to the movies on a Friday night. The purpose of those jobs, from an employee standpoint, is to make enough money to do what you NEED to do, whatever that may be - combined with you making the necessary sacrifices to make those two things come together (like having 3 roommates in an apartment in a not-so-nice part of town). At no point in history was anyone EVER able to afford to buy a house and feed a family of 4 by working at one of those bottom 85% jobs, and yet society now somehow seems to think that they should be able to do those things working one of those same jobs. That logic is faulty, and THAT is the problem.

Great idea, lets throw safety out the window for increased profits...

@@skyisreallyhigh3333 Is that what I said? There is a balance to everything. Going too far in either direction is bad.

​@skyisreallyhigh3333 Nuance isn't most peoples forte. Clearly what you imply is not what OP is conveying.

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You are bad at math. 7 * 5 is 35, not 36. Further, the reason you "lose a lot of productivity in that last hr" is because you have a poor work ethic. Successful people give their all, all the time. "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right."

@@fasthowto LOL calm down. It's called rounding down. I can't be that bad at math if I have an engineering degree... and I work 45hrs a week on average so don't tell me about my work ethic. Perhaps work a little harder on your UKposts channel instead of trying to dot i's and cross t's on comment sections.

@@DomViktorlolwut? A degree in engineering what, exactly? Whatever it is must not involve any math. How do you get a BIGGER number when you're "rounding DOWN"? At least I'm trying.. LOL It's a lot more art than science, which is pretty foreign to me.

@@fasthowto 36hr work week is a 7.2hr work day. Round down to 7… it’s not that difficult.

@@DomViktorYou can attempt to justify it in your own head however you like, that doesn't magically make it correct.

Peopld used to work. Now they don't. So why pay them?

Jobs should have tuned into organic vegetarian food as a young man and stayed away from ALL drugs. He would have lived a lot longer and created more innovation. Geniuses don't know everything and are often deficient in large areas outside their specialty. (I've outlived him by a long shot. I know something about this subject.)

@@davidb2206oh wow i didn’t know you were job’s doctor? did he have cancer in his bloodline? please tell me doctor.

He's a C suite guy, he doesn't know the first thing about hourly wages.

Yeah, basically every company who switched to WFH has seen a huge boost in their own productivity. Surprise, a happy worker is a good worker! But they hate the idea of losing control, because they have weird authority fetishes, so they'd rather force everyone to go back into the office and lose money than... y'know... make more money.

Spoken like a true victim.

@@fasthowtoLazy workers are a big problem and are partially why AI developement is such a large area of opportunity growth for companies.

@@ryanmc2175I agree they are a big problem, but AI is not the panacea that many people think it is. This country doesn't need AI, it needs a work ethic.

That takes work, and you can already see how all these people feel about work...

It really just depends on the management, frankly. I'm fairly new to my team, but our team is super cohesive and great. We chat all day, but it's never intrusive chat, just a comment about our day or about whatever video game we're playing. And because it's usually just in a text chat, you can respond to it whenever if you're swamped with work. But you know what absolutely tanks our productivity? Any time our manager stomps into our chats and begins to try to micromanage us. Then they wonder why no work gets done: because you're getting in the way, silly!

Americanism* not capitalism

Yeah, with the beauty of communism, you could be 50 pounds lighter and malnourished, with no consumer goods available, and "pretend to work while they pretend to pay us."