On: My Overemployment Story

[WorkerBee28474]

I think there's an interesting social conflict in these stories.

A state wants to maximize the output of its working population. More output, more taxes, more power. A company wants to capture all of the produced value of the employee's time and labor.

So, if an employee is underutilized, the state should want them to get another job and produce more, while the company would prefer they sit around and do nothing because they might get bored and produce something for the company's benefit.

Who will win?

[tybit → WorkerBee28474]

It’s usually a safe bet that the state will preference companies over both employees and taxation unfortunately.

[GoToRO → WorkerBee28474]

In my country the state decided anybody can work 16 hours a day.