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Comment by skeaker

8 days ago

Being paid what you're owed doesn't necessitate gratitude.

For those who disagree with this, when was the last time you thanked your boss for your paycheck?

  • But, I bet many have thanked their boss for the opportunity given to them. This statement of gratitude is a tacit acknowledgement of salary.

    • > But, I bet many have thanked their boss for the opportunity given to them.

      I literally don't know anybody who has any desire of expressing gratitude to their boss for the "opportunity" given to them. What kind of servile lapdogs do consider their work an "opportunity"? How about the bosses realize that without workers, their businesses will implode, and thank their workers for the "opportunity" to have a working business instead?

      Jobs are an exchange of a worker's time and skills for a wage. If you expect workers with a touch servility on top, I suggest you go back to the medieval times of lords and servants.

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    • Depends on the worker I guess.

      In many skilled professions, you are more likely to see the boss thanking the worker, for chossing to work there and provide their badly needed skills, than the other way around.

      It probably depends on the local unemployment rate.