Turning the Working Class into the Working Poor (canceling the annual company Squid Game)

October 2021

“With more job openings than ever and more people quitting than ever, workers suddenly find themselves with a lot of leverage, and they’re using it to demand things like better pay, more flexible hours and canceling the annual company ‘Squid Game.’” —Trevor Noah

“And right now, workers from so many different industries are striking — although, it’s none of the bad industries that you wish would go on strike. Like, have you ever noticed how the people who collect student loans, they never go on strike. Or telemarketers? Come on, you guys deserve better pay!” —Trevor Noah

“Yeah, I’m not going to lie: When I heard how brutal these hours were, I was shocked. Like, what the hell, Kellogg’s? You shouldn’t be working people to the bone for cereal. We can all eat a pancake once in a while.” —Trevor Noah

“John Deere, for example, reported profits of $4.7 Billion in the first three quarters of 2021, spent over $1.7 Billion on stock buybacks in the first nine months and paid out $761 Million in dividends to shareholders; CEO John C. May’s salary grew by 160% during the pandemic. But the company planned to eliminate pensions for new workers. Some of these CEOs get so greedy that they become shortsighted. Because if they thought about it, they would realize they could probably get away with exploiting their workers for longer if they just exploited them a little less.” —Trevor Noah

“I hope that companies start treating their employees like people, and not just money-making machines. And if they don’t do that, then they should at least be honest in their TV commercials. If things don’t change soon Frosted Flakes will start airing ads boasting the brand as the only cereal made with the tears of the people who made it!” —Trevor Noah

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html 

“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night 

of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”