Prickly City by Scott Stantis for September 22, 2022

They very grudgingly pay you money in exchange for your services.

If the money that comes in is not enough to live on, the “bargain” is no bargain.

Yes, but the employer and the employee are NOT on a level playing field when it comes to negotiations, which means that an employee’s salary doesn’t reflect his actual value to the company. Which is where unions come in. They help level the playing field and make the power dynamic more equal.

As a mechanic I was crammed into a small shop in a building that was never meant to be a repair shop. Working from home obviously wasn’t an option, so I looked at options and decided I’d rather not work at all. Now I fix neighbors mowers and such and get paid in handles of Canadian Club.

Does the company pay you for your commute time?

Basically advocating the golden rule…whoever has the gold gets to make the rules.

Watched “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” again last night. Very timely. The owner of the high-power company TMITHGFS worked for was watching the tattered seams of his personal life finally give way, and he told TM “There are two kinds of men: The 9-5ers, who have families and lives; and men like me who build companies.” At the end he said, “The world needs both kinds.”

weird