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For the sake of argument, you could ask for protected work hours, overtime, etc. I don't think we need it for this industry, mind you, but more so because there
by lr4444lr 9y ago
For the sake of argument, you could ask for protected work hours, overtime, etc. I don't think we need it for this industry, mind you, but more so because there's no monopsony on the labor market from a select few large employers, not because of the supply and demand.
- FussyZeus 9y agoAlso don't forget it would make it much easier for individual engineers to argue back at Management about employing dark patterns, or directives to make apps/websites addictive and generally harmful. For as much as people like to gripe about LinkedIn and their variously deceptive practices, marketing heads and executives don't write code. There are engineers in there making that stuff happen.
- ng12 9y agoDo you think that's because the developers lack power or it's because they don't really care?
- s73ver_ 9y agoSome of both. I'd imagine those that cared enough, and felt confident enough in finding another job left, whereas those who weren't in such a position shut up about it.
- paxy 9y agoWhat makes you think engineers are against these practices?
- hueving 9y ago>not because of the supply and demand. It's still supply and demand. When you have a monopoly on the demand side, you can significantly put downward pressure on the price. Supply and demand doesn't cease to exist even when the market is screwed up. It just puts constraints on the curves. Google "supply and demand graph in a monopoly" to see more.