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Half of these comments exist in some alternate reality where programming is unskilled labor, jobs are scarce, and wages are low. Weird.

• bjornlouser 7y ago
  Are they trying to unionize Google in your reality?
  • yxhuvud 7y ago
    The main issues at Google doesn't seem to include the size of salaries. That said I wish we had a dedicated code monkey union in my town. The existing choices either wouldn't cover everyone in the field or is covering way to many other fields. With the end result of doing a really crappy job at some parts (no, we don't need or want companywide agreements saying everyone get an extra 2.5%).
• spyckie2 7y ago
  I am exposed to low wage careers on the daily and while there are higher paying jobs than programming, programming is one of the more robust jobs in the market. There are very few jobs that are very stable in the modern economy. If you want a long term stable job, become a professional plumber or other technical service house-call. Steady demand, technology is not going to reduce needs for plumbing, not an attractive market so there's not that much growth.