Existential Comics

I agree. The question is “compared to what?”.

Just imagine if we treated business like literally every other free association of humans, and ran things democratically, where the bosses were responsible to the people they managed. If only there were some kind of word for that...

It's a bummer you can't quit and find another employer who treats you right (oh, if that happens enough he will be out of business). Odd, all the jobs I've had no employer ever treated me "bad". Maybe it's the employee?

That only works in a country with a "full employment" situation. Anywhere that has more than 5% the "just quit and find a better job" is not an option, specially for low wage workers.

That was never my experience - worked near minimum wage for around eight years for maybe a dozen employers and my bosses (especially the owner) were always super respectful. My worst experiences were with middle managers hired straight out of college.

Concentration of wealth, hence of power, is what enables bosses to get away with such treatment of employees. Where wealth is less unequally distributed, employees find it easier to quit & find new jobs & working class holds political power to pass & enforce laws banning abuses.

Actually wealth concentration and not money per se is the root of all evil, and the increasing concentration of wealth in the US over the past 50 years is the most important driver of practically every aspect of social decay over the same period.

So the people who run the restaurants in non-capitalist societies never abuse their "comrades." Give me a break. As long as some people have power over others it will sometimes be abused. Capitalism gives people more choices.