• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    5 days ago

    Not just standard, but a load-bearing component to keeping your job, which translates to food, shelter, health care, social connections, maybe residency…

    And many workplaces have very low tolerance for being late.

    So every morning, you’re surrounded by thousands of people who — in order to avoid life-threatening unemployment — woke up 10 minutes ago and immediately started operating heavy equipment beyond safe parameters.