Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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TIL there is a law called Marchetti's Constant. Humans only tolerate commutes of less than ~1 hour. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 13 points 2 months ago

When I was young and dumb I took a job with a 70-75 minute commute. I made it maybe a few months before I just couldn't do it anymore. I was motivated by money and I hate to say that once I got some, I bailed.

These days my commute is 40 minutes which is fine because I don't even consider jobs over 45 minutes away. Wish it was shorter but 🤷‍♀️

For a handful of years I lived kinda remote and the commute to just the grocery store was 45, and thankfully my job was too in the same little podunk town. It was there that cemented 45 as my limit

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Housing will fail? That's not what it says

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Marchetti posits that although forms of urban planning and transport may change, and although some live in villages and others in cities, people gradually adjust their lives to their conditions (including location of their homes relative to their workplace) such that the average travel time stays approximately constant.

Yeah, that's a strange conclusion.

[–] phneutral@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

You are right. I just copied the title of the cross post. Will remove it.

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It follows that if a proposed housing solution is over an hour from the jobs, it wouldn’t work well. But still a weird conclusion because I can’t recall anywhere that proposed building housing over an hour away from the jobs as a serious housing solution.

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

True. People with long commutes are more likely to quit.

[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah i won't tolerate longer than 30 mins

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's 2 30min trips, there and back

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

In the US it takes 30 minutes to drive from the bedroom to the kitchen