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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Workers in Europe weren't handed the rights they have, in some cases people literally died fighting for them. The only tip I have for American service workers is "unionize".

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You think American workers haven't suffered and died fighting for their rights? I know this information is not exactly front and center in history books for reasons of shame and intentional obfuscation, but American worker rights history is stained in blood just as yours is.

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Lmao you think we were handed this? We've been fighting for our rights to unionize for literally decades on end. Our government works with companies to literally kill us if we don't go back to work. Men women and children have died fighting for the rights we DO have.

Fuck off with this "you're only getting this because you aren't trying hard enough to unionize" bullshit. Our rights have been bled for by hundreds of thousands over the years.

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Our rights have been bled for by hundreds of thousands over the years.

Exactly, so honour the people that paid for your rights with their blood, and fight your exploiter instead of picking fights with other workers.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And that’s why it’s moral for me to mislead someone who is paid $2/hour into serving me for money I’m not going to give them 😌

Sure is telling that nobody who thinks this will tell their server upfront they’re not tipping, lmao

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Whose misleading who? I would say that in this case, it would be the people that are not up front about the expected price of a service.

If tipping is required up front, then include it in the prices (and I don't mean as an half hidden fee tacked on the announced prices like American businesses started doing).

American service workers are putting the blame on the wrong people, the only ones scamming them are their bosses.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I would say that in this case, it would be the people that are not up front about the expected price of a service.

So when an employer is misleading you the correct response is to short change the underpaid employee, who will have it come out of their inconsistent, unreliable pay? Can’t relate.

And you’re absolutely misleading the worker when you come to a place where tipping is expected and then don’t tip. They aren’t being nice to you and paying attention because they’re so enthralled by you, it’s because you’re expected to pay them. If you aren’t, say so.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago

10000 Men Named George

[–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk -1 points 2 days ago

Don't make excuses, try harder.