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newestindustry t1_jae6r68 wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in How much is remote work worth? New York City is about to find out. by arrogant_ambassador

You keep saying it's ridiculous, silly, childish, without giving any real reasons why blue collar laborers shouldn't seek cash compensation for a benefit (remote work) that they can't receive but more educated workers do. I feel like you're seeing a zero-sum game between blue- and white-collar workers where it doesn't exist. If they get more compensation for working in person, how does that harm you? You are very obviously not a blue collar worker, so why do you care if they make more money?

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mowotlarx t1_jaek3f9 wrote

Remote work isn't a fringe benefit. If we're playing this "everything is the same" game, give every office worker overtime eligibility.

Or, if they really want to work remotely they should change professions.

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newestindustry t1_jaeslwl wrote

Of course every office worker should be overtime eligible. That they aren't is unjust—and so is the fact that many essential and/or blue-collar workers are denied the benefit of remote work.

You saying remote work isn't a fringe benefit doesn't make that true. Not sure if you've changed jobs in the last few years but it's absolutely treated as one by recruiters. In the story we're both responding to, labor organizers, leaders, and activists also recognize it as one.

The idea that unionized blue collar workers should just switch jobs if they're unhappy with their working conditions is elitist and anti-worker, you sound like the "learn to code!" people we all hate.

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shivering t1_jaf1klh wrote

>If we're playing this "everything is the same" game, give every office worker overtime eligibility.

Damn you're so close.

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