👏 Well written

"Interpersonal Skills" I'm dying!!! 🤣😂🤣😱☠☠☠

I am considering dropping working in the high pressure, tech company and finding more simpler, less technical work. I will not make as much however I will have more life left in me to live. Stress is driving my blood pressure up so I take pills to drive it down. This is insane.

@@VictorianMaid99 I met a guy in Puerto Rico who set up umbrellas on the beach and rented them out to people. He said, "work the job, don't let the job work you." If your job is making you sick get out of it. We have one life.

Well said

yepp. agree 100%

The system we are in is only RUN ...by Hell ...and only for a little bit longer. I doubt it will take a decade for complete collapse. Ayn Rand effect.

@@juliaevergreen9192It’s a matter of both as well as luck. Some of it falls on you and some of it’s outside your control. You can prepare and learn more, but you can only do so much.

@@juliaevergreen9192You’re leaving out a very important fact, and that is, “What is the system?” It’s a fake money printing scam that benefits a very small group of inbred central bankers and their cronies. They steal from wage slaves through inflation. Fresh Monopoly money is printed, it’s dispersed interest free to Blackrock, Buffet, etc. they buy assets at current price. Liquidity makes its way into system inflating money supply. You get paycheck. Assets go up in value. They sell to you at inflated price. Rinse and repeat. No one can game the system. Your time is being stolen everyday, and most people don’t even know how money comes into existence.

​@@juliaevergreen9192that just a very selfish way to look at it. Most people are slaves today without realising it. Everybody who "work the system in their favour" are the reason why the system continue to exist the way it does. 12 years as a teacher. Did you every think of how many people you helped the government to brain wash, so they can continue long after you are gone?

Never was a truer word said.

Work is not my identity...

There is no such thing as loyalty in a workplace. Employers won't hesitate to get rid of you at any opportunity. The only person you need to be loyal to is YOU as you can't trust anybody at work.

My last job used to call us a 'family', which went right out the window when they did layoffs

@@censoredeveryday3320 The same happened to me. The CEO got a 5 million dollar bonus and we all get 15 dollar gift cards for Christmas!

100% right

Loyalty is to family not company. The company was NEVER your family.

Never associate loyalty with employees apparently.

Maybe 50 years ago, but not in my working life.

People are just assets to companies. Nothing more.

I hope you doing better now. I am also a mechanical engineer. I feel fortunate that I am paid well. The main issue I deal with is I care about the success of our project so much when things do not go well it really hurts my mental well being. I always try my absolute best but even with that things can still go wrong. Sometimes I feel I have too many tasks to juggle and I am trying my best to not drop all of the balls. For the past 15 years I found that if I put in the extra effort by working many weekends I can avoid most issues but recently I have had a few problems and it has made me question if this career is good for my mental health. Do you ever struggle with this same problem?

@@Shawn-ho6de yes, I quit that job & took a career break. Feeling much better now. After reflecting on my work life, I've learnt a lot of things.. Just not having that big burden of work on my head, let's me introspect & take better decisions.. Yes I used to have the same problem, it's tough when we are expected so much, & it was my first job & I didn't know how to say no, reject work when I was already deep in work, etc.. One thing to mention is, I was & still am a politically left wing person. Just reading more about leftist economics, anti capitalist, content made me realise how much I am being exploited by my bosses & the toll it's taking on me... Slowly as I consumed more such content, I learnt how things actually work, how money works, how wage slavery works, etc & I got the confidence to quit. And I did quit. That one year of work I suffered a lot, both physically, mentally & it had made my life a hell. Now I've pretty much recovered mentally, but still suffer with health issues. That makes me feel, the salary is just not worth it.. I was able to quit because I had no dependants, & I live with my parents who take care of my needs. It may not be so others, so I suggest quiet quitting or reducing work as much as possible.. My advice would be, to keep spending at minimum, so that you can let your salary be less, so in turn demand to work less. Rat race just isn't worth it. Think of it this way, by default, everything is bound to go bad & worst. If you are able to work on a project to at least make it barely usable or working then that itself is a big thing to be happy about. & Remeber, without your labour, even that much progress wasn't possible. So be ok with things not turning out perfect. They just won't, majority of the times. Don't stress over it. If you have to many tasks, you'll have to give up some. Or else all that juggling will take a big toll on you. I'll share some books & other resources if you're interested(do let me know), & I also post on similar topics on my KZfaq channel also. Do subscribe if you're interested. Hope this helps :)

That sounds awful! I also graduated from mech e, and I never had a job like that. Hope you found something better

Thank you for sharing your story and the advice.

I agree and disagree. If employers would be loyal like they used to in our parents days, I'd retain the ability to extend my hands and loyalty back. Of course the world changed a lot, as such I agree that now you need to preserve yourself.

And that’s why no one with your attitude will ever be successful. Do you think for one second a successful person has that attitude? Stay poor

@@dcg590 Whoever said I was poor? I'm quite well off due to investments made earlier in life. No mortgage, no debt, no car payments. The wife and I are just fine. Maybe try not jumping to conclusions perhaps unless you have the full picture. I'm simply unwilling to be a corporate slave any longer. Life is worth living without the 9-5 for those of us who are able. At 45, this was the right choice for me.

​@@dcg590youre a slave

Yeah, they locked me out too and couldn't even write a farewell email after 11 years...just because I was too old.

Yeah.. its tragic. I heard the same story too many times. :(

I hope you realized that its the company thats the bad guy here.

It’s good to know this is a common practice now Goodbye social cohesion Hello pure transactional hell workplaces

You never know why a guy is getting fired, ...or ...you shouldn't. That said - I once walked out of a company obviously in trouble. I told them I would retire in 3 months but left early, unexpectedly turning in a letter of resignation. They were outraged. I told them that I had watched them do exactly that, zero warning terminations, HUNDREDS of them, and agreed they had the right to do that. It confused them, ...which was fun ...-ish.

Divide and conquer, that's the oldest game in town.

thats funny :)

So, don't accept a position if the salary doesn't meet your requirements. Why have a temper tantrum over compensation you agreed to?

​@youtubesucks1499 why have a tempertanrum because im not doing a job i didnt agree to do? Want more? Pay more.

@@TomScryleus It's acting your wage, not quiet-quitting.

​@@youtubesucks1499in Florida and Georgia your employer may change your wage at any moment without any notice,that happened to me,

I do it quietly in my head every time in my head. :)

Ah yes, a toxic "family" that will throw you out at any opportunity.

'welcome to the family' is such a red flag. last time i heard it was when i was in my first big girl job (at 19) and i didnt know any better. i lost the job after my mental health was destroyed bc i refused to kiss the boss' daughters ass and because a coworker who did in fact kiss ass disliked me. years later i finally heard that the owner all this time didnt fire that coworker solely bc they were a 'friend of the family' but they were aware they did a piss poor job and many high loss mistakes. its all about kissing ass and im not cut for that.

When I go home the work cell phone is TURNED OFF!

Yep, as a coworker and I used to say, "a lack of planning on your" (meaning manager), "part, should not constitute an emergency on my part."

Parents brought ruin to the greatest country on earth. Look at the debt. Nothing is new anymore. They act like they are witholding virgins when they were doing their austin powers shag the world in the 80s. But they have the gall to talk shit when you can’t afford a mcdonald’s burger that used to be 3 for a dollar when they were in our age.

Jeez, so sorry to hear that. That is so unfair to hear. We have been brainwashed by work. Our ultimate value is our job. It is so wrong in every way.

Not so. A lot of us old timers have watched our companies slowly go to hell. As new management would come in, new restrictions, worse treatment, more work, little changes crept in, like now you only get a quick lunch and one break instead of two. Oh, breaks are no longer required. Be glad you get a lunch. They kept raising the bar. More work, fewer people to do it. Over time, we were maxed out in terms of how much we could do for them. Then they would add new demands. More people quit and found work elsewhere. The ones who could retire, got out that way. People with adequate training left us and management had to hire people with little to no training, then train them on the job. Then forced overtime. Everyone was stressed. The only person who would accept a low level supervisor position was a jackass who was only there to power trip. I finally gave up and left. I'm so sorry for the young ones. The expectations are unreasonable. And again, I did see so many of the smart young ones simply nod, noncommittally, and then just do whatever they wanted. I knew of old timers who felt like they had to pick up the slack for them, but really, I never blamed them at all.

@@user-kl8lo6rj5i This reminds me SO much of where I work. For the last few years (after years in a decent well paid job which ended when the company went bust) I’ve found myself “coasting to retirement” in a dead end retail job with no prospects. My current company got rid of many of its experienced staff (team leaders and lower level managers) in a laughably short-sighted cost saving exercise a few years ago, replacing them with poorly trained cheaper and younger graduate type staff who don’t know how to say “no”. They take on all the extra responsibilities and work stupid hours for no overtime pay because they are wet behind the ears. Eventually they realise the job isn’t what they signed up to and that they are being taken for fools and they leave. Staff turnover is very high. Good people leave. Lower-level manager turnover is off the scale (we joke that managers should have their own separate entrance/exit which would be a revolving door). Everyone is stressed because they’ve cut man-hours to the bone, literally to the point where your department can’t function no matter how hard/fast you work, but the company just expects more and more from its minimum wage staff (whilst the people at the top get massive £ multi-million pay and bonuses). The company makes massive profits but the peasants at the bottom doing all the hard graft get no share in that.

Same situation here. Boss changed and decided i couldnt do my job and fired me for small stuff. Supposed to go through performance improvement plan but wasnt even given a chance. Didnt tell my parents as I know they will will not understand. Typical boomers. Well, at least i will have lesser emotional burden by not telling them. Tough times indeed.

I suggest you tell your current or future employer all of this. Good luck.

​@@larryb728r u the employer?

​@@larryb728why should he be up front with an employer, when they feel no such compunction?

@@TDC7594you aren’t owed anything as the employee.

@@dcg590 neither is an employer owed loyalty or anything else from an employee.

Yep. Notice the word PLOY It’s a hijack of enslavement in this cyst stem.

I used to work for Waitrose , a UK supermarket, where it tries to sell the idea that all it's employees are "partners" and that it's some employee cooperative when it simply is not Also employee of the month stuff is meaningless

​@@keithparker1346Another false title is calling the dumbocracy of Britain a "Kingdom." Yes, there is a crown, but it has no real power any more. Britanistan is appropriate. When the queen knighted a pirate, chivalry died in England.

A temporary resource.

I know just what you are saying. I was pushed off the treadmill when I turned 40 because of RA - I'm now nearly 70 and the brutal truth is that it has been a 'blessing in disguise'

I can actually imagine that. It makes sense to me. Your friends are stuck in the wage slave swamp.

yeah I know your story. I envy you in a way.

@@TomScryleus Hello Tom - have you ever thought about setting up a cattery - more and more people are just settling for cats instead of having babies - hope your fur babies are well.

@@Divergent-ji9ze That's where I'm at now

Thats happened to me. Ive been thinking of making a video sharing office horror stories. Have a nice weekend

@@TomScryleus you too, I can’t to see it

I wouldn't of taken it even once; leadership is not in title

Been there, told the guy he could fuck himself and left than and there, your self respect should never have a price tag

I don't see what the big deal is, business and companies have been "quiet screwing " the employees for years, forced overtime, cutting hours, layoffs, shitty assignments, taking away or cutting down on benefits ect, people need to understand the company dont care about you, they care about profits there's plenty of people looking for work......

100%

It's not what you know. It's WHO you know. But I will not kiss butt to get ahead. I will not be fake.

Addendum... I got laid off. The day after returning from visiting my mom, during which she passed away from cancer.

@@misterbrickest My condolences.

@@misterbrickest that is so fucked up. sorry for your loss

yes, and thats why.. i don't know if you noticed it in the video, while I do consider myself doing quiet quitting since the first day, I still get tired from work. My bar is set very high for "minimum work". so I would I say my goal is to work at 50% capacity, but my output is usually around 80-90%. we all want to be recognized for our hard work.

@@TomScryleus & what's more important is, we shouldn't be dependent on the job. That just takes out so much stress from head, & that's what enables me to quite quit. Just being confident that I'll be fine even if I got fired, is the best feeling ever .. that's why I don't have any debt, won't spend much, live a very frugal life. I'm ok suffer this way, rather than my friends who showoff & spend a ton only to be trapped in wage slave's cage & being a wagie entire life.

fuck em

"Quiet cutting" is their response to us

@@s5101984 let them cut then, because it costs them more money to hire another one than me finding another job

Sometimes I think it's the folks who are laid off who have it better than the "survivors", who look for a noose around every corner wondering when they will be next. Before managers, companies, complain about quiet quitting, they need to put their money where their mouth and treat their employees like the assets they are. Athletes will run through a wall for a coach who knows how to appreciate and maximize potential. Likewise, smart companies "get" that if you treat the help well, the help will make the operation succeed.

You’re very wise! No one says on their death bed, “ I wish I would’ve put more hours in at work!”

​@@cryptojoecoin5480lol

@@cryptojoecoin5480People keep telling me that, but I've been at it for 38 years and I have no idea what you're talking about. Maybe you should invest in yourself and get a job you like?

Less responsibility is freedom!

Remember American Beauty "i want as little responsibility as possible"

100%

I am about to take the leap into working for myself! 💪🏼😱

Solopreneur is the answer. The best decision I ever made.

​@@scottbriggs4960Cut the middleman. But it takes money to make money, and I literally have none.

Where do you find clients?

”Think of the children” lol. That is not a good argument. As a teacher you could say the same to to the employer. ”Hire more teachers, think of the children”

@@TomScryleus I was too manipulated to even THINK of that!! ..good reply. Though to be honest, when everyone is being played off each other and others are pretending to be fulfilling the tasks, no-one will admit to not fulfilling all the tasks, as then they look like the only one who can't do their job. A pantomime really, but a very exhausting and confusing one, until you figure out, no-one is giving individualised feedback on all the assignments.. they wouldn't have time to eat or sleep if they did!

I admit there is a problem in society. But at least we have to face it. we have to admit that we have a system thats flawed. I'm not sure what the answer is. but quiet quitting is a good step to protect your self for exhaustion.

​@@annastone5624I teach English in Cambodia. The only reason tests have to be four pages instead of the six a manager demanded was that another manager didn't want to do more work, as he was responsible for printing tests. A favour to underlings is actually a favour to themselves. Selfish. And the aforementioned stole all of my money five years ago but that's another story.

Teaching is an abusive relationship. No one should subject themselves to that. Unionize and demand fair pay and fair work conditions.

never have, never will

Or anyone in the workforce. You must include federal, state, and local government. Full of backstabbing narcissists. No better than corporate.

yes I agree. There is a part of me that thinks that its to late for me.

When you live in a society where the government controls everything, this is not an option any more. Basically the government collect all money, and decide who are allowed to get some of it and who's not.

My dad once told me, "you will start off collecting checks, if you do things right you will become the one signing those checks".

If you don't like working 8 hours a day as an employee, get ready to work 16 hours a day as an entrepreneur. You'll be a slave to your clients, many of who are worse than your boss.

@@s4nder86You make a good point.

yeah I know that feeling, the trick is to always look very busy. I often book meeting rooms.

Yes, my experience too. I work fast but I keep quiet about it because otherwise they give me twice as much work as everyone else.

You’re being punished for being conscientious and capable. Start dragging your feet.

Born in 1962. Like X. Generation I had been abused and mistreated so badly. I didn’t get raises. Our team was outsourced. My mental illness was getting so bad and I was getting sicker. It wasn’t worth it. I would have died at my desk. I was truly near severe depression. Besides, I had to slow down, because I couldn’t handle the amount of work.

Don't forget the Peter Principle. I've seen people too dumb to live get promoted to foremen and GFs.

At a government job you can use your sick benefits like crazy though and protection.

@@Jim1701XIt doesn’t help when you work in a viper pit. Every vacation (time off) I took, my employees used it to set me up while I was away. Nasty individuals.

@@cryptojoecoin5480 sorry to hear that. I hope things have improved for you. ❤️🙏

Yes the “profit” for a nonprofit are grants and donations, the “profit” for government is tax revenue and these entities are highly motivated just as corporations/companies are for the money. You will see the directors and administrators of government, universities, schools, orgs take quite a huge cut which doesn’t always translate to the value of the service they provide. They know it’s a house of cards soooo might as well extract as much off the top that they can. Most things in life seem to be scams given the value per dollar given for the service. It’s up to us to be discerning but a lot of people have their eyes closed.

Almost all workplaces are run along corporate mentality and financial structures these days. Even charities extract profits. They just label it 'surplus' or something similar.

Yeah they put you in a weird position. because its not like you can say no. But I would personally say "ok I will try, but remember I can only do 100%". and then I would contanstly ask them "hey I can't deliver on both these assigment, which should I prioritize?" Hope it works out for you

Additional responsibilities without additional compensation is unacceptable. I hope you find something else soon. They are taking advantage of you.

This is also what leads to mass suicides. People cant do all this extra, recieve no compesation, and still be left struggling to survive and make ends meet. Why even bother

Just tell them, I'm not doing their job and my job. They have to respect that. If not. Tell them find another sucker.

Simple solution: Only agree to take on the extra work if paid an addition 25% of salary for taking on more work responsibility. After all, the present salary you are paid was for a SPECIFIC JOB DESCRIPTION. Your bosses just changed your job description by adding more WORK to your plate. That requires a re-negotiation of SALARY to cover the period of time that you agree to do this until they hire the replacement. If they get mad, ask them this: If I wanted to change my JOB DESCRIPTION to something requiring LESS WORK, would you not rightly expect me to agree to be paid LESS MONEY for LESS WORK? Well, of course they would say “yes” to that. So now you have them, because the SAME PRINCIPLE applies if they INCREASE your work, they must INCREASE your salary.

I'm unsure how Europe does it, but in America they insist we shouldn't have a work life balance.

I think also people once they find work often stay in jobs they hate simply out of fear of finding a new job

Wisdom. And so few people see it. Minimalism & frugality isn’t sacrifice, it’s freedom. Debt and consumerism=slavery.

Sounds like you did allright.

You are like me. No kids. No debts. No problems.

He's not an idiot, you are short-sighted and negative-minded. He loved his job for 20 years. Few people get to experience that. That's all he wants for you. He doesn't care what company or job it is. And you turn around and call that "idiocy".

@@BearfootBob True. Just because he was fucked in the ass by his bosses does not mean his son should not be fucked the same way.

It’s sad people value a soulless entity over themselves and their families. Every person has inherent value - it’s your skills that are paid for on the marketplace. People are indoctrinated to give their soul to a company and be a pick me for a job - but you’re interviewing them just as much if not more than they are interviewing you. I learned that the hard way when I was fired for attending to a family emergency and a health condition. You’re a number to them, not a human being. I believe we can do better.

I used to work for them, i walked out after two weeks

“Corporate Circle Jerk!!!!” I never heard it stated any clearer than that!!! Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

​@@MrSeeuusame, I hit company parties

Ree Robindaughter, I sympathize.

you are being paid to paint... this involves prep for paint, that's usually cleaning.... It is literally your fucking job unless otherwise stated in the contract and I"m certain it wasn't.

Your boss was probably a good person. sounds like his company forced him to do that. Its usually not the bosses I blame. Its the company. That whole "getting escorted the same day", I just hate that. so distrespectful. Like they think you will set the place on fire or something. and as you said, all along they push the "we are family" theme down workers throats.

They’re not stealing wealth you generated. You accepted a rate upon hiring and that’s on you.

Don't forget, the "bosses" are also wage slaves themselves! 😂

@cocacolacaine3356 How does boot leather taste? Capitalism is absolutely stealing wealth that workers generate. It cannot possibly work any other way. A worker generates x amount of wealth for a company, and that company then pays the worker x - y for the labor. That y value goes into someone else's pockets who didn't actually work for it. You say we never risked all of our money and everything we owned to build the business. Maybe not, but if the owners of capital aren't dependent on workers, maybe they should try running the business without any help and see what happens.

Any firm that tells me they ‘are a family’ is a red flag; big boundary violation right there.

Of course. Some finessing is recommended. And it takes years of experience to master the skill of quiet quitting.

thank you!

you are sweet Katja. thank so much. I think the more I try to be authentic and humble, the more people recognize themselves in me. We are not alone. Im glad you are doing better.

Live below your means is a credo to live by ;-)

But thats not quiet quitting. sounds more like thet didnt do their job.

Quiet quitting doesn’t mean dossing.

My bad, i get the definition now.

​@@TomScryleusin the end, it's all the same, whoever is not quiet quitting, will have to work harder to make do for the quiet quitters. An older employee that is on the verge of being fired, doesn't want the bad attention that a team that doesn't deliver, gets. So, in order to keep having food, there are only two choices: cover for the younger quiet quitter, or manage to get the quiet quitter replaced. In the long run, I see quiet quitting as a positive thing, when the next economic crisis happen, possibly companies will lay off younger employee and keep older ones, for once in history.

The older people are the ones having to pick up the slack because they do not have the ability to quiet quit because we can not afford it. You guys dont realizr this is a luxury to be able to do and a privilege because i come froma poor family, we dont grt to decide that i dont like how people are treating me at work, i dont go to work to be liked anyways. I go to make money to survive. I am responsible for more than just myself in my house, and they rely on me to pay the bills. Quiet quitting is selfish. Because it burns out people like me who are just trying to make an honest living to care for my family. People used to care about how their work ethic looked. People used to take pride in it. It is sad how there are so many people like this because this mentality is destroying the next generation of workers that will run this country. Whose going to keep our power on and keep building our roads and buildings and ensure our water sources stay safe when everyone is constantly needing coddled to because stacy talked to you in the wrong tone or you think she looked at you wrong?? This is absolutely insane to me how so many people need their feelings catered to when all you guys dont realize when we have nothing properly running anymore, your feelings wont be priorty anymore, i can promise that. Stop complaining about everything in your life and start realizing you have it better than a lot of people have EVER had it. There are a lot of people that dont get the luxury of even thinking about what is wrong in their lives. If you dont like a job, do everyone a favor and just quit and move on. Because exasperating the situation never did anyone any favors.

and the companies do NOT care about your health. no matter what lies they tell you.

​@@TomScryleusutter truth there. I physically burnt out in a job and employers were crappy about it and even tried to claim I was faking it. I got signed off sick for months and never went back until I got sacked

Great read. Did he ever go up on wages?

When asking for fair wage after time invested i was told that a job isn't supposed to meet all your needs and you're still eating aren't you?

LOL, hope you gave them the finger immediately after that bs.

Thank you for the description of the value chain. :)

Except you're naive to believe you even have much choice. Even lower level managers have little choice

I reaaally don't miss any of the jobs where I was let go. :) I felt bad when it happened but... not anymore.

its terrible. And I've heard several very similar stories.

(So, not "quiet quitting" is actually unhealthy, I'm not even sure it is the right word, probably a capitalist-made expression. Let's call it "upstanding labor".)

on stress: stress management and workload management is also the responsibility of me as an employer. I know that I get the beat performance if someone is enabled to work at their capability. Overload does not bring a higher yield, just exhausts my employee. Plus, I care about my employees, as people, so I try to be a good friend. I think this is part of being human.

Same here, same here. 😔

Most people wont accept it though, until its to late. You know?

one of lifes sad facts. well, this year will change for me.

Becoming a union member would be far more beneficial in my opinion. But we are talking about USA which is shit for employees

oh cool. thanks for sharing that. have a great 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉

glad you enjoy my videos. I hope I don't disapoint with my future videos.

I saw your channel. I didn't understand the langauge though :) thank you for sharing your story with me. Sounds like you figured out a good life for yourself. have a great 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@@TomScryleus Thank you for visiting my channel! I have finally figured out a good life for myself :D I think after 2020 we all started to figure out different ways of earning money. What happened in that year made us think out of the box. Xo

Thats the thing, i dont want a worker revolution, as some are ok with being wage slaves. I hope for a work evolution. Where people essentially work less. Like 20 hours per week or less

@@TomScryleus Perhaps. But it depends on how expensive and how hard life gets. If the two arent balanced to personal life. People will revolt. Just that simple

​@@TomScryleus We need our own AI robot we can sent to work every morning.

glad you liked it.

I would say better workers rights and more union membership are more important

I assume you are from gen Z. Let me tell you something, it was just a part played by employees from former generations. Everyone always he seem the bullshit, it's not a goft from your generation, you ha e nnot discovered anything new. It's like wearing a tie to work, it was expected. You are not at a higher ground because you don't have to wear suits to work. Actually, I doubt you could afford to wear suits, leather sole shoes, shinned weekly, having a couple of dozen silk ties and pay to laundry your cotton shirts. Companies don't pay nearly enough for an average employee to afford it. Don't be fooled, the relationship between enployer and employee has been the same forever, no generation handles it better than the other. Alright, you don't stay longer in the office. On the other hand, you are forever studying on your free time to stay relevant; companies used to train their employees during working hours. As to imagine yourself as a contractor, here in Brazil, it is becoming a factual reality: companies "force" people to become one man companies, and hire them for the tasks. No salary, no health insurance, no unions, no rights. In the beginning, it's nice. Later when everyone has been forced to do the same and competition increases, people are back into working as slaves.