> I think the key word that was keeping people from realizing software developers needed unions was "meritocracy" Anyone who spent a couple of years in a corp

> I think the key word that was keeping people from realizing software developers needed unions was "meritocracy" Anyone who spent a couple of years in a corporation will know that meritocracy does not dictate career advancement or compensation. I think the tide has turned in the past years and the 'veterans' are starting to feel the ageism and the new fantastic coders aren't as thirsty drinking the kool-aid.