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  • it’s not like large companies aren’t subject to layoffs

    Precarity is a defining feature of the worker’s condition under capitalism, yes. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t stratification on how precarious the situation is for individual workers. It goes homeless < gig work < temp work < small company < big company

    don’t forget that there’s a similar risk of negative money for the owner

    I’m not discounting the risks taken by small business owners. However the risks to them is a damaged investment portfolio. The risk to workers is a loss of livelihood.


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    Think about your job. It’s your livelihood, it (hopefully) covers all your expenses within the month, right? You’re therefore dependent on the stability of the company. A small company is not stable, meaning that workers are placed in a precarious position because their livelihood would disappear with the failure of that business. This is the math:

    • No paycheck=no rent money, no food money, no bill money.

  • a bunch goes to owners who fronted the startup costs and are on the hook if things go sideways

    Workers take a risk too when they work for a small company, and are often worse off than the owner when the business fails.

    why doesn’t this guy and his coworkers just do it on their own and pocket all that extra money?

    The question that should be asked is, why doesn’t the owner transform the business into a worker cooperative?