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minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoYeah that’s what the law says. But there’s a big difference between the law and reality that those of us who have worked poverty jobs know well.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoDefinitely don’t exercise your rights, especially when someone is infringing on them.
minus-squareLaurel Raven@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoExercise your right Get fired for not being at work Is it wrongful termination? Absolutely. That’s not much comfort when you’re unable to make rent this month and can’t afford to sue for a barely above minimum wage job. It’s fucked up. But it’s the reality in the US.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 hours agoSometimes food and shelter are more important than your rights. I wish I were nobler but that has been the fact before for me. Never missed an election though.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 hours agoYou’re not wrong. I also suspect that most of the eligible voters who decided to stay home were not in a food or shelter crisis.
Yeah that’s what the law says. But there’s a big difference between the law and reality that those of us who have worked poverty jobs know well.
Definitely don’t exercise your rights, especially when someone is infringing on them.
Exercise your right
Get fired for not being at work
Is it wrongful termination? Absolutely. That’s not much comfort when you’re unable to make rent this month and can’t afford to sue for a barely above minimum wage job.
It’s fucked up. But it’s the reality in the US.
Sometimes food and shelter are more important than your rights. I wish I were nobler but that has been the fact before for me.
Never missed an election though.
You’re not wrong. I also suspect that most of the eligible voters who decided to stay home were not in a food or shelter crisis.
Absolutely correct.