Are You Willing to Work for the Bare Minimum to Survive? An Inside Look at a Capitalist’s Proposition for Part-Time Work
#capitalism #parttimework #softwareengineering #stockoptions #bespaidwhatyoureworth
Have you ever been offered a job where the pay is barely enough to survive? A physicist-programmer shares their experience with a retired capitalist who suggested paying the minimum amount needed to sustain life.
### The Background:
– Physicist-programmer with experience in software engineering
– Contacted by an alumnus for a potential job opportunity
– Invited to discuss working on software projects at a rich retiree’s office
### The Proposal:
– Offered volunteer work, then stock options (which were declined)
– Final offer of an incredibly low monthly pay for part-time work
### The Reflections:
– Frustration with the control of capitalism over work and production
– Refusal to compromise on fair payment for skills and expertise
– Pursuing own projects while seeking sustainable part-time work
In a world where value should be respected and compensated fairly, would you accept less than you deserve for your work? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments. Let’s navigate the complexities of work, payment, and ownership together!
bro what $300 for 80 hours of work thats not even min wage lmao.
you could always go the construction company bidding route and bid the lowest then charge out the ass for random shit later in order to complete it
Fuck him. “Bare minimum to survive” isn’t a wage anyone should work for.
“I don’t work in survival mode”
You should take the job then write the bare minimum that qualifies as code. Make him fire you.
Wow, it sounds like this capitalist is trying to deal with you like you’re in a discount store! But hey, at least now you have a new skill: turning down offers with class and style! 💼💪
“What’s the lowest profit margin you can make off of my labor? I can work with the rest”
Pfff.
I would have some choice words for him.
“What do you think gives you the right to insult me with such piss-poor offers? Do you treat everyone in your life this way, or just people who you consider to be beneath you?”
Bare minimum? This house and the money to pay for it’s upkeep, taxes, utilities, etc for the next 70 years.
In cash
Why not offer to write the code and sell him a monthly license to use it? Fight capitalism with capitalism?
300k
You should have said – “the bare minimum I can take is 300 usd / hour. Maybe I shouldn’t have bought my second Labo, the upkeep cost is ridiculous.”
did you laugh at him and say 300$ back in your day could buy the whole dinosaur
He didn’t say where you had to “survive”? In my State in the US an article was just published that stated to be happy a family of four would need to make at least $300,000/year. I’m pretty comfortable making less, but if I was asked this question that’s the figure i’d use.
You should’ve told him $150,000. Lol
Speak to him in language he can understand.
“My services are in high demand at the moment, the minimum I can accept from you ix X/ hour. Let me know if you have a higher bid.”
To survive I need opulence.
If his idea is worthwhile code
It and own it yourself
Just say “bhak bsdk” and leave.
That was marx argument about labor wages: they want to play the bate minimum to survive so you can come to work tomorrow. They will do it all the time if they could get away with it.
The minimum to survive is fucking his wife if someone ever told me that shit
This is the way
To be fair – outsourcing has hurt my industry tremendously.
I get that it’s a lot cheaper to outsource things to india – some of you fellas have multiple doctorate degrees in shit us US based IT pro’s cannot compete with. But that’s not the majority of the IT jobs that are being outsourced, nor is it the standard.
This is a two prong problem. We’ve been outsourcing for too long, and now they are trying to undercut the outsourced labor.
I feel for ya OP, but this was going to eventually happen.
What a parasite.
Am I going to get banned for suggesting a polite beheading?
We’re all being gaslit by the rich.
I heard someone say that if capitalism pays a wage that is too low to live on comfortably, then capitalism is saying the job shouldn’t exist.
Ask him what’s the minimum HE would need to live on.
Sorry. If this was socialism or even communism you would be paid the same amount as as a Dr or plumber or fry jockey. I think you are the capitalist in this scenario. He wanted to pay you a low wage and you didnt accept. Congrats. You are a free market person!