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[–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I was called a essential worker during COVID and had to work every single day but throughout COVID and all this time post-COVID I haven't gotten a single raise. How can my job be essential but not worth anything?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    The job is essential, but you the person who does it are expendable.

    In a capitalist system, labor is a commodity privy to supply/demand, and so since any person can fulfill the responsibility, the owners have ample supply of replacements, and you have no leverage over them to get higher compensation.

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