Comments by "Aaron Okeanos" (@AaronOkeanos) on "TikToker Explains The Sad Reality Of Working In America" video.

  1. I suggest you ask older people like Alonzo and maybe also check other comparable countries what is possible and what is "normal" outside America because things don't have to be like that. Keep one thing in mind ... without you they make 0,- gains they even lose money because there are still costs and their own compensations to be paid for.
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  2. I think that's fair ... only doing what you are compensated for. It does not break the law and it's an excellent test to see if your employer values and/or needs you or not ... good for wage negotiations later and if they throw you out for it than it wasn't a good employer anyway.
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  3. They have tons of tricks to squeeze more money out of you. This video describes some of them. But perhaps the most insidious one is inflation ... and they managed to fear you in complicance. If your wage stays were it is you get a paycut without really noticing. If you get 0% in a year but there is 2% inflation you have a paycut by 2% (the experts saying "in real terms") because you get the same money, but all you need plus rent/morgage costs 2% more. And if you want more to get even you are threatened to be fired. Or you hear fake-arguments like the "inflation-spiral" which doesn't really exists for various reasons and is designed exactly for this reason to fear you into accepting paycuts in real terms. I am for a new law which is binding all wages, pensions and benefits automatically to the inflation rate meaning your wage has to increase every 3 months at least by the inflation rate without having to ask or negotiate. This is the absolute minimum everything else is exploitation. This makes the inflation rate harmless for you no matter how high it is.
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  4.  @johnassal5838  You cover a lot of ground. Thank you for the extensive response.
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