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> The money we make pales in comparison with the size of our contributions to the company. Especially so if you are in a value-adding position and not something like internal tooling. Management and executives are DEFINITELY underpaying us relative to what we bring to the table for them

I mean, I’ve seen people working in retail make this same point. And I’m not saying either of you are invalid in your claim, thats just how work is, it seems



That's how capitalism works, specifically delivering to capitalists the difference between the product's value and the worker's wage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_of_labour#Surplus...

It can be difficult to remember that the system wasn't always like this.


I didn’t say it wasn’t how it works? Nor was I complaining, just pointing out that the sentiment is universal.




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