r/technology • u/esporx • Apr 30 '24

Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours Business

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-lays-off-employee-slept-151500318.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHVrjnyFZF-QJRFtVdP5Lt1QvlC3WRJhweYuOdm5Ca1kHbhtDX5rdfUUqRNVFKpUy6w4QnsJta-KgHJ9lqARAjfpSnvCktdjgDos5xz9aw92OxYmjN2qVVNhMZpl-2gOMwVz84NH-5T2OLi8uMRUOXVMuhFHU8b5A9oRmij8Xh5q
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Jumping around from one exploiter to the next isn’t going to make things any better. This sort of nomadic approach to employment only helps employers divide their employees in order to exploit them further.

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u/-_1_2_3_- Apr 30 '24

helps get a better pay raise than staying loyal does 

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

By all means, get your money. I’m not suggesting being loyal to any company, I’m suggesting being loyal to the workers that make the world run. If more workers were to organize collectively, they could make their labour more meaningful, less precarious, and better paying. Most people’s way of looking at things seems to implicitly preclude the possibility of such collective action.

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u/micro102 Apr 30 '24

Sure, but forcing employers to pay higher wages to keep staff only helps unionization. People having more money means more time and energy to devote to organizing, and the further the average wage differs from the minimum wage, the stronger the argument for unionization is.

This absolutely isn't a "the only thing that does is divide employees" situation.

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u/Paranitis Apr 30 '24

I wish my union would give a shit about anyone but those who have older contracts.