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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
Our Goals
- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
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Got a job offer that would have required me to move cross country. After a couple months of negotiations and a trip to meet the new team and brain dump on them, the offer came in 15% below the low end of the already wide salary range.
This was a dream job, but the difference between what I expected to get based on my experience and what they offered was like 40%.
Wasn't in good place financially, and turning down it down was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
Luckily I found something local that is an even better fit at my expected salary a few months later, right as covid hit. I often think about how different my life would be if I'd just taken the job as almost everyone I knew said I should.
I did take the job across country for a much lower salary.
It has gone as well as you've feared.
Yeah, I'm in a very niche industry, so moving some place with literally one job in a 100 mile radius had me very nervous.
Cost of living is higher in a large city, but at least I have options.
Aerospace manufacturing methods planner... Yeah not much for golden opportunities.