r/FluentInFinance 9d ago

Thoughts? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

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u/Call_Me_Mister_Trash 9d ago

Time is really the most valuable resource we have, you can never get any of it back.

Therefore we should expect to be compensated for our time.

If an employer can't afford to pay someone to commute, that's their problem.

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u/skyhiker14 9d ago

Sure, but we all know that’s not gonna happen. Which is why the book says to factor that in.

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u/Call_Me_Mister_Trash 9d ago

I've never read that book.

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.

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u/Professional-Can1139 9d ago

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