White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

  • @LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world
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    3710 months ago

    Well. Getting more and more obvious that employers want to “own” their employees. Just a number in the grid - pro tip: Don’t mention that at work to a manager, ends terribly. Dead man talking.

    • @apollo440@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      It’s really there from the beginning: you don’t get paid to do work, you get paid for your time. What happens when you finish all your allotted tasks in 4 hours instead of 8, you think you can just go home?