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I replied back to one of these and explained that due to their anti-union actions, and they way they treat employees, I would never be interested in working the
by plebianRube 5y ago
I replied back to one of these and explained that due to their anti-union actions, and they way they treat employees, I would never be interested in working there, no matter the salary. I thankfully have never received any more of their spam.
- CamperBob2 5y agoSounds like you both dodged a bullet.
- aerosmile 5y agoTo be fair, very few tech companies would hire someone who starts off by expressing their support for unionization. It's certainly a good "unsubscribe" tactic. For example, if you want to get rid of unwanted Linkedin outreach, just put into your title "Go unions!"
- CRConrad 5y agoGod, America is weird.
- plebianRube 5y agoBeing against anti-union tactics involving privacy and surveillance issues is not the same as being pro union.
- aerosmile 5y agoEmployers won't hold it against you for being against tactics that involve privacy and surveillance issues in general (eg: "I wouldn't want to work at a place that spies on every single Slack message I send to coworkers"), because they give you the benefit of doubt that from their bottom line perspective you will be a net-positive contributor. The minute you include the word U-N-I-O... (eg: I wouldn't want to work at a place that spies on unionization efforts), that benefit of doubt is lost, and now everyone is wondering why that topic is on your mind. None of this is a reflection of the value of unions from the employees' perspective. But it's important to realize that unions are one of the instances where the employees' and employers' interests are not aligned. So, emailing a recruiter and mentioning unions has only one possible outcome - none.