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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It’s not so much the argument it’s workplace policies that say 6 or more days a year means you can be fired with cause. A late clock-in counts as half of one of those.

At least that’s been standard at most places I’ve worked.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Brutal. There is a world beyond the American dystopia, you know.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 11 months ago

And I've learned it doesn't want us unless we wanna be nomads or we really have something amazing to offer.

(Maybe I'm setting the bar too high looking into Scandanavia lol)

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

You need a new career, yikes

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That's rough. Not even my shittier jobs have had that policy