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A lot of people on HN are entrepreneurial, and have started their own businesses or have worked at a small one and understand the perspective of management. I d
by seibelj 8y ago
A lot of people on HN are entrepreneurial, and have started their own businesses or have worked at a small one and understand the perspective of management. I do not want employees, no matter how low level, to view their employers antagonistically. Unions foster a sense of antagonism and inflexibility, which makes hard but necessary decisions more difficult. Ultimately it will kill the business, which helps no one.
- JMTQp8lwXL 8y agoDo unions practically matter to entrepreneurs? You'd might be better served worrying about whether your business will crash and burn (as most do in the first N years). Once you have a thousand people, then really think of the implications of unions. To have a dozen people and worrying about your totally-gonna-happen-exponential-growth and the consequential unionization seems like a short-sighted use of limited hours you have in ensuring your startup's success.
- seibelj 8y agoI’m saying you get an appreciation for management. You can steal the golden goose’s eggs for only so long, which is part of the reason why Delta acquired the unionized company in the first place - it was weak.
- droptablemain 8y ago--> "I do not want employees, no matter how low level, to view their employers antagonistically" The problem is, at its core, the employer-employee relationship is a type of exploitation. Exploitation of any kind generally does not come without antagonism.
- leereeves 8y agoIf you find it exploitative, try living without an employer, hustling for every customer. You'll learn how much of a service employers provide by providing a steady paycheck just for showing up.