Many of the top replies are about "I'm a top programmer, why would I need a union? change my mind" And, you don't. Not right now. When you're just "a common wo

Many of the top replies are about "I'm a top programmer, why would I need a union? change my mind" And, you don't. Not right now. When you're just "a common worker" you do. Because your bosses have convinced you everybody has to be a top programmer or they can die in a ditch even when it's impossible. It's called Stackhanovism.