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  1. We're trying to improving working conditions and pay.

  2. We're trying to reduce the numbers of hours a person has to work.

  3. We talk about the end of paid work being mandatory for survival.

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Deluded slave still goes to the office after being laid off by Microsoft (www.businessinsider.com)
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This is a whole new level of subservience.

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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was laid off in May, and per Danish law, as an employee of over nine years, I have a six-month notice period. I've been relieved of my duties, but I am still officially an employee until the end of November. I'm also entitled to three months of severance pay after my notice.

One of the many important pieces for those that only read headlines.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Ireland is way behind on severance, 2 weeks for each year...capped at 650 per week. Someone on 100,000 a year would get 13,000 after 10 years which is atrocious.

[–] Thebigguy@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Honestly this shows that solidarity is a big reason why people go to work, it’s not just the pay check. I get why people are hating but in all honesty this can be seen as a positive thing.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

I mean, I’d disagree. The fact that work has taken over so much of our lives that we have no community and solidarity outside of selling our lives by the day so we can eat is beyond sad

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

This is going on his resume. This will be used as an answer on an interview question. Nothing more than that, really.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tldr: They're still being paid until November because they live in Denmark and they actually have worker protection laws there. So it's definitely silly that they're still coming in and working, but they're definitely not a "slave".

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good labour laws can foster a work culture that can make people feel dedicated to their line of work, and give them room to wind down projects rather than be cut off inmediately.

He admits he made some bad decisions:

One of those decisions was working my butt off for years. Nobody told me to spend 20 hours on weekends or to work as hard as I did, but I did it because it felt like the right thing to do.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

who could have thought that giving workers good conditions would make them work better 🤔

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He’s a slave in the same sense that almost all of us are: a wage slave. What sets him apart is that he’s also a fool for giving his former master months of free labor.

[–] Regna@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It’s not months of free labour. He is still contractually obligated to do his job until the end of his notice period. I have the same rules in place. I have to give my employer three months notice if I decide to leave, but they have to give me six months notice if they decide to let me go. The duration can be negotiated. During those months, I will do my very best to finish my projects or prepare them to be passed on to colleagues. I am still being paid, but my employer can also give me the option to just take the time off, paid, and not come into work any more.

Unions, people, protect your unions and they might just protect you.

[–] juliebean@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

I was laid off in May, and per Danish law, as an employee of over nine years, I have a six-month notice period. I've been relieved of my duties, but I am still officially an employee until the end of November.

Emphasis mine. Seems like he doesn't have to keep working, in his case.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

However, I'm at the stage of life where I'm no longer interested in working 60-hour weeks.

I've literally never felt like putting in 60 hour weeks, but I also am salaried. I get out of the office ASAP.

[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

He's a sad case. Workaholic. Needs therapy, probably.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

thats actually sad as fuck.

[–] Coding4Fun@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

A clear example of a psychological damaged person.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stockholm syndrome

[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Rather Copenhagen syndrome in this case /s

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

Dude has mental health issues. Are his friends/family encouraging him to see someone about that ?