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Antiwork/Work Reform

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A community for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.

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Date Created: June 15, 2023

Date Updated: July 17, 2023

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fuck this argument but packing boxes requires more skill than flipping burgers?

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe they think it's more physically taxing than flipping burgers, but I don't think that holds either. Standing all day in a crammed hotbox doing repetitive handwork is awful.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Both are harder than the other in different capacities

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Real

I spent a summer working at FedEx. Super fun job. But putting boxes on trucks is not a job that requires skill. Neither is putting stuff in those boxes.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Putting boxes in trucks take a bit of skill if you don’t want it falling on top of you. You have to build with natural Ts to keep the boxes stable or else those columns you just built can easily topple. Keep in mind that those boxes come down the conveyor in all shapes and sizes and the speed they come can be unrelenting.

Source: I was a UPS loader when i was younger.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

No it doesn't, but "unskilled labour" is just a term used to underpay people anyways. My job in fast food was way more difficult than my office job.