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I wanna work in a library. Not much people, quiet, simple.

But it doesnโ€™t pay, like, anything.

Then again, nothing I have ever done pays enough. Not even the things that used to be considered well-paying back in my fatherโ€™s time.

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I loved working in libraries. But even after becoming a manager, I couldnโ€™t feed my kids on the pay. It sucked. I miss it.

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I always wanted to be a teacher. I have a passion for teaching people new ways of looking at the world. I manage a team and used to open every Monday call with a chat about science news until the higher-ups started cracking down on โ€œunproductive time.โ€

Then I got to know a few teachers, and the way they have to work one or two other jobs on the side so they can afford to bring their kids art supplies and science books and I just donโ€™t have it in me. Massive respect to the men and women who stick with their teaching careers despite not being paid, respected or honored in any way by Western society.

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Massive respect to the men and women who stick with their teaching careers despite not being paid, respected or honored in any way by Western society.

America isnโ€™t the entirety of western society

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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.

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  • 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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