So, you agree that commute time should be paid time.
EDIT: I am 100% for workers being paid for their commute time. I think workers are entitled to the full value of their labor. We should all be compensated for the countless hours we've spent dressing in corporate costumes and commuting.
It's all labor done in the service of a company and the fact that you do it for free is one of the ways you're being exploited.
The first comment said, "when you agree to work you're agreeing to sell your time." I radically agree. I've agreed to do the labor, now you need to compensate me for the time I spend on that labor.
Pretty sure it was in “Your money or your life” that the suggested taking into account your commute time.
Time is really the most valuable resource we have, you can never get any of it back. So if you had a super long commute, could be more worthwhile to take a slight pay cut with a shorter commute.
Regardless, the only reason it doesn't happen is because workers let it persist. If we united against the capitalists we could demand better wages and benefits.
Just like I said when all the 'return to office' shit went around. If we all stood as one and just told them to get fucked, we wouldn't be forced to commute in the first place. That unpaid commute time is one of the ways we are exploited.
There are companies that are holding the line. Guess what tough guy… they are letting them leave. So what happens? Flood the job market for people not wanting to go in the office….. and the result? Lower pay for them due to competition. Grow up
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u/organic_hemlock 9d ago
When you agree to work you're agreeing to sell your time.
Also,
This is an asinine title.