0_Apprentice
I've been with my company for ten years but someone else got my promotion. That's messed up.
1_Wizard
It certainly is. Wage slavery is not a pleasant thing to experience. Your livelihood depends on your wages and job.
0_Apprentice
Exactly! I told my boss that and he didn't care. I can't afford to live on what I make now! I haven't had a raise in 5 years!
1_Wizard
It's exploitation of labor. With unions being gutted, bargaining power between management and workers has become unequal.
0_Apprentice
I wish we had a union where I work. Maybe I could check into joining one.
1_Wizard
The whole point of unions is to eradicate the inequality of bargaining between the concerned parties, especially as regards corporations.
0_Apprentice
That's just what we need at my workplace. It seems like we just keep missing out on more and more.
1_Wizard
You're not alone, unfortunately. The concept of wage labor and slave labor goes back as far as Cicero in Ancient Rome!