THREAD:
Employees vs Employers
The corporation you are employed by has a psychopathic level of indifference as to whether you live or die.
It is in your best interest for wages to be as high as possible, while it is in your employer’s best interest for wages to be as low as possible.
However, you must never be overtly hostile towards your employer.
In many relationships dependency is what governs the balance of power; whichever party needs the other less wields power over the other.
Employment relationships are the epitome of this.
If the employee were to suddenly quit their job, it would be a minor inconvenience for the employer.
As an employee, do what you can to maximize your employer’s dependency on you and minimize your dependency on them.
Be so useful that if you were to suddenly die in a car crash, your superiors would actually lose sleep over it.
The ultimate way to minimize your dependency on your employer is this; have a side business that generates enough profit to cover all your basic living expenses.
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