title, im paid by the hour so im wondering if its calculable the amount of time id need to be clocked in n not work to match the surplus value extracted from me
or am i stupid n misunderstanding surplus value
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Some leftists have this weird imaginary understanding of economics where every minimum wage worker generates millions of dollars in profit and everyone with degrees is just a bullshit worker sucking away money.
The skilled union laborers on my projects cost the company in excess of $200 per hour, and that is me hiding the real number which is much higher for opsec. Companies are, in fact, keenly interested in knowing exactly how much an employee costs them. For projects, net margin is added on top of the costs as a percentage.
Every second those guys dick around instead of solving problems, money burns. Enough money burns, and union guys get laid off. Office people lose their jobs. The public and the disabled suffer from lack of services.
Yes, that also means the fucks at the top get richer. But we have to play the game. Get and hold a job. Advance your skills, personal development, and career. Use that superior leftist state of being to get promotions to gather capital to be used to at least help other people, if not directly fund a revolution.
This is not an insult to the OP at all, they asked a great question. But there is a prevailing attitude especially on the online left that needs some serious self crit if they are to be anything except “posting is praxis” performative leftists.