You’re living in a townhouse as part of an apartment complex. The apartment complex has benefits such as a pool and hot tub, indoor gym, full size basketball court, a library, and a garden. You have 2 other roommate/coworkers, and you have 6 neighbor/coworkers. A Labor neutrality agreement is guaranteed, and both tenant unions and labor unions will be voluntarily recognized.
No.
We tried this before, they were called company towns and they got banned because they’re a horrifically abusive practice.
Imagine living around the same people you work with. Imagine a company that won’t even let you take a piss break having control over your housing situation. Imagine getting fired and having to move out of your apartment the same day.
The broader idea is that the job is paid by the government as part of a program to end homelessness
Then it’s housing that comes with a job, not a job that comes with housing. There’s an important difference.
Never thought of it like that
Really depends what the job is.
3 primary jobs; maintenance, librarian, and social work
Yes, but I’d immediately suspect I was joining a cult.
No lol it’s an idea I’ve had that I want to propose to my state to handle the housing crisis. Basically make really nice apartments with a lot of amenities nearby, and then hire librarians, maintenance crews, and social workers. The folks that rent have payments set to pay off the cost of construction plus an emergency repair fund with no profit margin
We can’t even open homeless barracks in my state.
Are you in the US? If so, you sound psychotic.
I am in the US. Are you saying you wouldn’t support this if it was proposed?
People like you and me are kept far the fuck away from making governmental decisions.
I’m not going to go to government, I’m going to go to tenant unions and housing advocates and get their support, then use my union connections to get time with the AG
I used to work on cruise ships. I worked over 80 hours a week, and was making $1075/mth.
That’s about $13.50/hr.
But, i had room and board paid for (but had a roommate), and actually saved money during that time.
What about food?
That’s what “board” means.
I guess I never knew that, TIL
I’ll take it. Where do I apply?
In my mind part of if being free is being paid enough to afford travel. It also includes being able to seek out a better job.
It doesn’t seem like either would be true in this arrangement.
If the pay was scaled to today’s costs, and the housing guaranteed between jobs, then it would sound much more appealing.
Fair point. I was struggling to think about how much a living wage would be with provided housing
I make more than enough to offset that at this point in my career, so no.
For someone younger starting out? Absolutely a decent deal.
