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Please, no. I do not want software engineering to become unionized.
by ralusek 6y ago
Please, no. I do not want software engineering to become unionized.
- smt88 6y agoWhy?
- reedf1 6y agoYou'll be the first to suggest it when a tech slump hits - and it will be too late.
- mrmonkeyman 6y agoNo, I'll do something else. This pedestrian shit is beneath me. I'm not some abused worker that needs to be sheltered by the forces of "good".
- namdnay 6y agoOr when they hit 50 and realize they can’t get a new job in 2 days anymore
- eru 6y agoWhat makes you think so?
- risyachka 6y agoIt would be really nice, especially in game dev industry where software engineers earn way less than web developers.
- garmaine 6y agoThis isn’t about game dev though.
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- tyre 6y agoWhy not?
- Rebelgecko 6y agoWhy's that? I used to work at a place where engineers were unionized and there were some downsides, but I think it was overall a positive. Probably the best benefits of any place I've ever worked
- ironmagma 6y agoBeing unionized is like growing chest hair for an industry. The best ones always do it, and it’s better than you think it will be.
- ralusek 6y agoTo those asking why: Because the need for unions arises when there is a severe power imbalance between employer and employee. If I'm ever put in a position where I feel as though I am simply unable to negotiate a wage that is aligned with how I value my labor, and I feel as though this is through an exploitative advantage that the entire industry has over me, then I would start seeking other individuals in a similar situation in order to collectively gain leverage. I have not found that the software engineering industry remotely resembles this scenario, and that it is actually us engineers that hold most of the leverage advantage. So while I recognize that there is a potential value to unionizing, short of a need for it, you're just introducing a middle-man into the relationships you establish, and unions eventually begin to take on all sorts of self-serving interests of their own. Many industries have developed to the point that the power imbalance doesn't exist between the employer and the employee, but rather the competent individual and the union.