• EatATaco@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I agree that it is wrong. However, in your example you were sold a bad car either way. Wage theft is stealing/keeping wages you are legally owed, while not sharing the profits, while again still wrong, nothing was stolen from you. You just weren’t given more.

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      3 months ago

      “you weren’t given more” is too weak. What happens is you are not given a fair share of the value of your work

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        3 months ago

        Correct, but, a contract was made. You agreed to work a certain amount of time doing a certain job for a certain pay. Upon completion of that work you’re paid what was agreed to in the contract.

        I don’t like it either but there’s a reason it’s not illegal. Immoral, maybe, but not illegal.

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        3 months ago

        You and your employer agreed on what that value of your work is prior to you completing it. So long as they do their part, it’s not wage theft any more than making a low-ball offer on something you see on Craigslist is theft of product. In either case, one party is free to refuse. Both can renegotiate from there, or either one can walk away from it all.

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        3 months ago

        Well “fair” is subjective, I was just objectively describing what is happening.

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      3 months ago

      it is stealing, even if it is in accordance with a contract. those contracts are signed between unequal parties, effectively under duress

      • EatATaco@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        I’ve never signed an employment contract under duress. But this is exactly why I suggest to people to always be searching for another job, which means the next contract you sign absolutely does not need to be made under duress. Every job ive left I’ve had something lined up.

        But that being said, even if what you say is true, that doesn’t mean any arbitrary thing you think should have been included actually should have been included. So trying to paint increased profits for the owner as theft because still doesn’t hold water. Sure you should have gotten more, but was that it? Probably not because plenty of people take these jobs not under duress with no profit sharing.

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            3 months ago

            You claimed they were signed under duress, I pointed out that I know this isn’t always the case. But I even addressed your point assuming your claim was true.

            It doesn’t sound to me that you are approaching this in good faith.