So, to save a couple grand, they're terminating my contract 2 weeks early, fucking me just in time for Christmas. /4
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Now the economist in me sees the value in extremely flexible contracts like this, the fungibility of capital, blah blah blah /5
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But the dad in me says "what the fuck? I've got kids & you just fucking ruined my family's Christmas so you could buy an extra chair" /6
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That is how economists sound when they criticize the Carrier deal. They sound like cold-as-ice assholes who treat workers like shit /7
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We say "if Trump does this, over time it will be bad for the very people who are cheering it" That may be true. But it's bad for them now /8
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Company: We'll save a couple bucks by fucking you Workers: Fuck us? FUCK YOU! Economists: If you fuck the businesses, you'll be fucked /9
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Workers: Are you not paying attention? We were ALREADY FUCKED. At least those assholes will pay a price for it /10
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I *get* the idea of saving money. I've run a business. But there is an essential human decency that pundits & economists tend to miss /11
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Things like: Maybe it's not the best business practice, but it's morally right to not surprise people by firing them right before Xmas /12
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The politics of revenge *feels* good when stuff like this happens. Long term? Screw the long term. I'm worried about next week /13
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