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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000 a year package with a mixture of anger and admiration::Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.

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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think people just don't realize how underpaid they are. They think that because they make six figures, that means they're getting paid what they're worth.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you were paid what you were worth the company wouldn't make any money.

Corporations exist by the excess value of their workers' labor, by definition.

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh that's a paradox though. If the company makes no money, there's no job for you in the first place making you worth nothing.

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

It’s not a paradox. The money the company makes is profit. Profit is what’s left of revenue after costs are subtracted. People’s pay is a cost.