I've started seeing this more and more on this sub, as well as a few others here and on sale FB groups.
People are complaining that “getting ready for work” is essentially the same as “unpaid labor,” and that commuting is wage theft as it's unpaid.
I'm as bleeding heart liberal as they come, but I still can't wrap my head around this concept of wanting to get paid for showering and getting dressed.
Some jobs you can WFH, so I get being annoyed with a commute. But others can't. You applied for the job, you got the job, you accepted the job, so go to the job. Some cities, commuting is a part of life. I lived in Orlando, FL for a long time. All of my salaried jobs were a minimum 35-45 min away from home. That was the nature of living in that city. Yes it sucked, but part of having a job is going to work.
Maybe someone can help me understand what I'm missing, but why can't we reserve terms like “wage theft” for the real examples, and not add definitions that are meaningless and only serve to undermine the real problems that exist.