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"if you work hard you earn hard" (lemmy.ml)
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Wage Labour and Capital

Value, Price and Profit

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You can give yourself an instant raise by working 50% of your usual pace. BAM your pay per hour just doubled.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I learned this a few years ago, I started taking half the day off because I was remote and they couldn't tell.

    And then I thought...what if I just fill that time with another job? So I picked up a 2nd...and then a 3rd.

    None of them have given raises to employees in years now because "they can't afford it" or "milestones weren't hit". And that sucks, but I use it to further justify my actions.

    To be clear, I never let the team down and I always meet or exceed expectations performance review wise. So I really have zero guilt over this. These particular companies also grossly under pay for the industry so they kind of know that they wouldn't be able to find anyone without paying far more.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately, depending on the country where you are that won't work. Through the taxes that they need to pay for the employee it's possible to discern whether or not you're the employee's second employer. And usually the contract stipulates that that's not allowed without express permission.

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