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I would take exception to being called "dumb". If you can make sense of API documentation, then reading a contract is not too much of a challenge. Unfortunate

I would take exception to being called "dumb". If you can make sense of API documentation, then reading a contract is not too much of a challenge. Unfortunately, there are some people who are so keen to be a programmer that they will jump in without taking due care. As for bosses, you can push back. If you work with lemmings, then it might be time to find a job where your co-workers are not lemmings and the bosses are not PHBs.

hardwaresofton 9y ago
Well you maybe shouldn't -- I was referring to developers being collectively too dumb to unionize (which is basically the logical conclusion, asking for a raise that reflects the amount of extra work you'd be putting in would likely make the offer untenable and the company would move on). I worded it badly -- reading the contract isn't the hard part, avoiding a pattern of encroaching explolitation was the dumb move, considering most people consider tech to be filled with people who might be more intelligent than average. You can't push back once you've accepted a contract that includes that language, the only place to push back is before accepting it. I'm of the opinion that just about everyone is a lemming in one shape or form -- I no longer work for a small/midsize/large corporation with these sorts of rules, but I found that while I did, not many people gave it much thought, but a very small minority gave it A LOT of thought. It's anecdotal, but the minority I've witnessed that actually cares to think about this is too small.