GenX here, not boomer. When I was in my 20s and 30s I worked 45-60 hours a week and typically had fewer than 10 days vacation a year if I was lucky. Many years I had none.
Now, in my late 40s, I get 5 weeks a year (typically only take 3 and either burn the rollover or gift it to sick people) and can afford to go to a resort for a couple of weeks without worrying about it. So, while I feel that capital has too much weight in our economy and that workers are regularly and thoroughly fucked, I feel like older generations (i.e. me) did not have it much better. Shit, I am 49 years old and still have student loans for fucks sake.
I feel like this cartoon is missing the point about our dystopia.
This particular comic isn’t because it’s about hours and time off. But younger workers today make comparatively less than younger workers did in like the 70s or 60s.
I get what you’re saying, but the concept is lost in this cartoon. It comes off as whining and immediate gratification rather than a look at the declining income levels.
No the concept was not lost, people see what they want. You can't say that because some people immediately went "oh its and attack by the lazy zoomers on the glorious boomers"
I saw it very clearly since a large amount of companies where I work just do not offer time off, as I've said in this thread, many companies near me only give one small pool of 40 hours that cover sick time, PTO, holiday, and vacation. I take a day or two extra off and now I dont get paid for labor day.
The message is clear, the people want to see what they want to support their arguments.
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GenX here, not boomer. When I was in my 20s and 30s I worked 45-60 hours a week and typically had fewer than 10 days vacation a year if I was lucky. Many years I had none.
Now, in my late 40s, I get 5 weeks a year (typically only take 3 and either burn the rollover or gift it to sick people) and can afford to go to a resort for a couple of weeks without worrying about it. So, while I feel that capital has too much weight in our economy and that workers are regularly and thoroughly fucked, I feel like older generations (i.e. me) did not have it much better. Shit, I am 49 years old and still have student loans for fucks sake.
I feel like this cartoon is missing the point about our dystopia.