•  dogsoahC   ( @dogsoahC@lemm.ee ) 
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    31 month ago

    First, what does "paltry"mean (non-native and shit-faced at that, sorry). Second, why do US workers accept this (assuming you are US)? That sounds like kerosene to revolution.

    •  mosiacmango   ( @mosiacmango@lemm.ee ) 
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      1 month ago

      Paltry means “minimal, pitiful, lacking, without substance.”

      People put up with it because we have no social services of any note and need to keep a job to live indoors. Lots of times, people don’t put up with it long term, which is why lots of service jobs have horrendous turnover of staff.