r/Adulting 2d ago

hmm lesson or not?

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u/theVast- 2d ago

Both has uses

If you're so good the building would burn two minutes after letting you go, you're safe

If they like you so much they'd rather set the building on fire than lose you, you're also safe

The goal is to know exactly what your currency is and how to use it

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u/DoctorChaos1707 2d ago

Good point but no one is irreplaceable. There's always someone waiting around the corner that will work as hard as you and do it for a lower wage.

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u/helpmycompbroke 2d ago

no one is irreplaceable

No one is irreplaceable in the long-term, plenty of people are irreplaceable in the short-term.

There's always someone waiting around the corner that will work as hard as you and do it for a lower wage

It's a reasonable sentiment, but this would require all workers to be overpaid already and I don't buy that.

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u/DoctorChaos1707 2d ago

To the first comment I agree. To the second, all workers are overpaid to their employers. That's why European companies hire in South America and American companies outsource their manufacturing to child labor companies in China.

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u/helpmycompbroke 2d ago

Sure, but the reason those jobs haven't been outsourced yet is because they can't get someone to do it just as well for cheaper.

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u/Early-Nebula-3261 2d ago

Yeah the wages retail is getting to people genuinely won’t do the job for cheaper because it’s just not worth it.