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> About the time I had one PC opened up and was installing the NIC, one of the local IT guys dropped by and told me "You can't do that." 'Why not?', I asked. "T

> About the time I had one PC opened up and was installing the NIC, one of the local IT guys dropped by and told me "You can't do that." 'Why not?', I asked. "That's not your job.", he replies. I say this as a non-union IT Tech who works at convention centers and trade-shows regularly and really wishes at times I could just grab a hole saw to make the mouse-hole to run my cables through: It's not your job. If there was a need for more NICs to be installed the company needs to pay for the necessary labor to make that happen. Similarly anyone could pick up a broom and sweep the job floor, but without clear delineation that is ONLY the janitors job then why not make the electricians sweep the floors when they're walking back? > Unions, in my experience, exist to help keep mediocre, unmotivated employees employed. One has no incentive to excel, as promotions are based on years "served", much like prison. Great! Not everyone has to be motivated to work or excel! I come to my job, do the job, and go home. It's a business transaction.

xur17 7y ago
> Similarly anyone could pick up a broom and sweep the job floor, but without clear delineation that is ONLY the janitors job then why not make the electricians sweep the floors when they're walking back? They are not being forced to sweep the floors, sometimes people are choosing to step slightly outside of their role to do something when it is more efficient for them to do it rather than inefficiently finding and having someone else do it. If I make a small mess, I can: 1. stop working, contact the janitor, and ask them to clean it up, or 2. grab a broom, take 2 minutes and clean it up, and continue working In most cases 2 is the better option, and most good workers would prefer to just do 2.
- wcfields 7y ago
  I think you missed the point of adding additional responsibilities. In my example the electricians did not make the mess, but they, however, walk around the facility a lot so why not give them a broom so they can clean up messes on their way. Unchecked is how you lead to companies squeezing 3 jobs out of one person.

xur17 7y ago

> Similarly anyone could pick up a broom and sweep the job floor, but without clear delineation that is ONLY the janitors job then why not make the electricians sweep the floors when they're walking back? They are not being forced to sweep the floors, sometimes people are choosing to step slightly outside of their role to do something when it is more efficient for them to do it rather than inefficiently finding and having someone else do it. If I make a small mess, I can: 1. stop working, contact the janitor, and ask them to clean it up, or 2. grab a broom, take 2 minutes and clean it up, and continue working In most cases 2 is the better option, and most good workers would prefer to just do 2.

wcfields 7y ago
I think you missed the point of adding additional responsibilities. In my example the electricians did not make the mess, but they, however, walk around the facility a lot so why not give them a broom so they can clean up messes on their way. Unchecked is how you lead to companies squeezing 3 jobs out of one person.