Was thinking about what it would be like living under a post-capitalist system and this thought came into my head. Are there any behaviors or triggers associated with previously having lived in a capitalist system that still manifest in people who have lived in a capitalist system even when they are no longer doing so?
Wait till they get physically overworked for hours on a 10+ hour shift
or
their manager threatens them with firing because they didn’t upsell enough McFries™
or
they get abuse hurled at them hourly by abusive customers
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when their feet get sore and calloused from standing all shift and athletes foot from stood on a soaking bar and their joints and body hurts from the work
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when they burn themselves working with hot equipment or when they finish a grueling day of work to find they earn less than some people pay for a round of drinks in a bar
or
they don’t have Union representation and protection
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when they get told by everyone around them that they’re an unskilled scab despite people needing their industry to buy shit
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when travel to and from work is half your daily wage but you’ve got to work the smaller shifts and lose money otherwise your manager won’t give you more shifts
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Having to work insanely unsociable hours at night or during holidays because capitalism.
What a fucking disconnected shite article. I worked in hospitality for 6 years before, during and after uni and after going into desk work yes there is stress and mental exhaustion from scummy work practises and the like but the idea of going back to hospitality when my work was potentially closing made me breakdown in tears and have a panic attack. The idea of sitting behind a desk with three times the pay (entry level) does not elicit that response.
Get 👏 a 👏 fucking 👏 grip 👏