I’ve never heard of a job that paid on those terms. Historically, you’ve had hourly contracts on a fixed schedule, so you were functionally guaranteed a minimum number of hours. But modern service workers operate under Zero Hours contracts that don’t guarantee any kind of minimum.
while the comment stated A => B, you assumed the reciprocal B => A, thus making you wrong : you absolutely can be a salaried ergineer and be working class
If you punch a clock to pay your bills, you’re working class. Don’t let them turn us against each other.
I’m bourgeoisie, can I still be part of the movement or do I have to divest first?
No, by the very definition you are cosplaying as a poor. That might be worse.
Look to what Engels did. There are plenty of class traitors throughout history.
Do you make enough from those investments to live off of them? If not, you’re not bourgeoisie.
It’s more a family business which I work at and get shareholder value from.
Thats petit bourgoise, thats different
So I’m a salaried engineer and can’t be part of the movement?
The double-edged sword of western labor. Your options are:
Work hourly and get some middle manager rolling dice to see which hours/days you’re scheduled for every week, the day before the timesheet goes out.
Work salary and get sucked into late night deployments, lunch meetings, and assorted overtime projects you don’t receive pay for.
They catch ya comin’ and they catch ya goin’
Is this an US-specific problem?
Monthly salaries with hourly compensation for overtime is a thing too
I’ve never heard of a job that paid on those terms. Historically, you’ve had hourly contracts on a fixed schedule, so you were functionally guaranteed a minimum number of hours. But modern service workers operate under Zero Hours contracts that don’t guarantee any kind of minimum.
I think their point is we should be part of the movement. Although, IMO we should also recognize that there are definitely chose who have it worse
(I say “we” since I’m also a salaried engineer)
If you work in order to actually be able to to live, eat, and have shelter, you are working class.
while the comment stated A => B, you assumed the reciprocal B => A, thus making you wrong : you absolutely can be a salaried ergineer and be working class