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    1 day ago

    Good ol shadow work.

    Ikea is the greatest.

    • You look up the items in inventory and find their warehouse locations
    • You traverse the warehouse, locate the items, and load them on your dolly
    • You take them to the front and self checkout
    • You load them in your delivery vehicle and complete last mile delivery
    • You unbox and assemble the item with minimal instruction and provide your own tools

    All of those used to be paid work, some even being part of the “white glove” service. Instead, we pay with our time, a finite resource.

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        10 hours ago

        You’re missing the entire concept of what shadow work is. And why it’s being pushed further and further.

        I use ikea myself. I DIY’d my grid tied solar system, battery and all. I’ve no problem performing the labor. That’s not the point here.

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        1 day ago

        In theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.

        Though, that was also said about digital games instead of physical ones, that the savings get passed onto the consumer. Not a 1:1 but that one is going swimmingly right now 😅

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          12 hours ago

          In theory, yes, I agree. But make sure you properly value yourself! You only have so much time to give.

          My dude, if you can’t assemble the shelf just go pay more for one that is built. No one needs to run around computing their implicit value for such a simple task.