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kelseyfrog ◴[] No.45084668[source]
Companies have no morals. They only respond to profit.

Abolish the overtime exemption for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, and software engineers. Make it unprofitable to extract labor until someone dies. All other actions are impotent.

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1. majormajor ◴[] No.45084812[source]
Removing overtime exemptions (across the board, not just for software) seems like a clear winner on many axes.

* Folks working more can have direct immediate compensation for it, vs handwavy promises of maybe future promotions or stock option rewards

* Creates jobs by lowering incentives to just over-work the people you already have

* Spreads out the income tax load by creating more paid labor out of thin air to get the same amount of total work done - better to have that marginal change in the average person's pocketbooks and income tax than tax-sheltered locations for corporations or the highly-wealthy