• MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    6 days ago

    I wish I made 6% of the value of my labor. My power plant has $1M+ days sometimes and there’s only 30 of us running it. I make good money, but not $30k/day good. A couple months ago when we saw sustained deep freeze temperatures for like a week straight, we saw $5M+ days.

    We also work crazy hours for those situations. Last week I pulled 72, and the next couple weeks will be 84 hours. But at least they ordered pizza for us.

    • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      6 days ago

      When they make that much money, why don’t they hire another 30 or 60 people so everyone can have a normal 32h work week? Are the employee benefits really that good that it’s worth it? I hope they are much more than just pizza. Why would you let yourself be exploited by them, on such an insane level that you are willing to work almost triple work weeks? They are stealing your life while having the financial luxury to just hire more. Have you talked to your union? Work to live, don’t live to work mate.

      • MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        6 days ago

        Lol there isn’t a union here and my coworkers are too brainwashed to understand that a union would benefit them.

        I would love for a Danish company to headhunt me and yank me over to Denmark. I don’t think that’s gonna happen though.

        • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          6 days ago

          In my country (the Netherlands) there is help for expats to settle. Getting a job, house, etc. There’s even a tax cut for expats if you have a specialized job. Denmark might have something similar, I’m not sure. Their language is a pain to learn though (not like my language is fun lol). But like the Dutch the Danish are very good with English, especially in cities. Getting a job while only speaking English is not a problem. Denmark is a beautiful and amazing country, with amazing people. But we have bitterballen.