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Unions are definitely not perfect and the institution needs to mature a lot as to keep representing the worker class long term, but I think the fact that most b

Unions are definitely not perfect and the institution needs to mature a lot as to keep representing the worker class long term, but I think the fact that most big companies are strongly against them should be a good enough heuristic for you to know you should join them.

2devnull 3y ago
The tech world needs something like that. Maybe certificates are the best solution.
- MSFT_Edging 3y ago
  Certificates are just some company that charges you to take their test and present the cert on the resume. They are by no means a method for employee solidarity, nor do they remotely have the ability to protect tech workers. They're as worthless of a piece of paper as your degree when shit hits the fan.
- ethbr1 3y ago
  The problem with certificates is that a third-party issuer is monetarily incentivized by volume, not quality. And a first-party issuer is essentially training you on specific software. Probably the most/only aligned scenario is first-party certificates from widely-used technologies (e.g. AWS/Azure/GCP).
lesuorac 3y ago
Big Gov is also against leaded pipes ;) I think in general a lot of the reasons against unions are fairly valid; it's just the same points are also valid in the scenario without unions. Everybody will get paid the same -- Your company already has pay bands for each title. You can just talk to us about your problems -- People complain so much about decisions and they happen anyways! Poor performers won't be fired -- My experience is you need to do something illegal to get fired anyways.